Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 472)

Our guest this episode is John Penny talking about BAS/BMS, smart systems, state of play in Australia and much more.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• How COVID reset building expectations
• The 80/20 of cost vs impact
• Bringing building controls engineering into early design phases
• Using controls to mitigate energy costs and building pressurization

And much more…….

More on John

John on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-penny-60615a379/

Website https://www.honeywell.com/au/en

Bio

John Penny is a seasoned Business Development Specialist based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with a career spanning over two decades in intelligent building systems and smart technology solutions. Currently with Honeywell, he serves as a Projects and Services Business Consultant, helping clients harness integrated building automation systems encompassing HVAC controls, security (access control, intrusion detection, and CCTV), fire and smoke detection, energy management including renewables and ICT networking, all within a cohesive whole-of-life framework.

Prior to joining Honeywell directly, John spent nearly 23 years as Principal Consultant at Viscon Systems, where he served as the representative for Honeywell's advanced environmental control solutions for research and laboratory facilities across Australia. He also brought global perspective to his work through a five-year tenure as Senior Consultant at Arup, the renowned multidisciplinary consultancy, where he focused on asset renewal, instrumentation, controls, and building commissioning.

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Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 472)

Our guest this episode is Larry Clay talking about high end residential construction, running a construction business, life and much more.

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In this episode, we discuss:

1. Near death by Bobcat excavator
2. Journey from PE Teacher to Master Builder
3. Spec Vs custom builders
4. Cathedral thinking

and much more…….

More on Larry

Larry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theclayway/

Website: https://clayconstruction.ca/

Bio

Larry Clay is a Canadian Master Builder and founder of Clay Construction Inc., an award‑winning luxury custom home building company serving Metro Vancouver since 2003. As Immediate Past President of the Canadian Home Builders Association National, he combines hands‑on construction expertise with industry leadership, championing better‑built, high‑performance homes and healthier living environments.

Recognized for his collaborative approach, Larry focuses on clear communication, education, and transparency so homeowners feel confident and informed throughout the building process. Drawing on his Master Builder designation and decades of experience, he leads teams that deliver highly customized, sustainable homes while elevating standards across the residential construction industry in British Columbia and beyond.

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Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 471)

Our guest this episode is Dr. Forrest Meggers talking about thermal comfort, distributed Vs central building controls, using the university campus plus his home as a laboratory and much more.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• How a thermostat is the worst device in human history
• How air-conditioning is over
• Exergy
• Mean Radiant Temperature as a measure of comfort

And much more…….

More on Forrest

• Forrest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmeggers/

• Website: https://engineering.princeton.edu/faculty/forrest-meggers

• Website: https://chaos.princeton.edu/

• New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/nyregion/forrest-meggers-princeton-green-home.htm

• On Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KFKMy1gAAAAJ&hl=en

Bio

Dr. Forrest Meggers is an Associate Professor of Architecture and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, where he also serves as Co-Director of the Architecture and Engineering Program and Co-Chair of the Princeton Sustainability Committee. Since arriving at Princeton in 2013, he has been a key voice in the university’s ambitious effort to move toward a zero-carbon campus by mid-century, using Princeton itself as a “living laboratory” for rethinking how we heat, cool, and power buildings.

He directs the C.H.A.O.S. Lab—short for Cooling and Heating for Architecturally Optimized Systems—where his team experiments with advanced heating and cooling, geothermal and seasonal energy storage, and alternative thermal comfort strategies that challenge conventional HVAC thinking. Before Princeton, Forrest led low-energy building research in Singapore and Zurich, and he still embraces his roots as an Iowan and bicycle mechanic who prefers ideas that can be tested and touched in the real world, not just simulated on a screen.

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