BS* + Beer

(*building science)

After moving to central Maine, I missed the camaraderie and peer education at the building science discussion group at Performance Building Supply in Portland, ME, so I started hosting a group at local microbrewery Lake St. George Brewing Company. I called it Building Science and Beer, or BS + Beer.

When the pandemic hit, my friend and colleague Emily Mottram and I took it to the Zoom platform, where it grew into a weekly talk show with expert guests and audience members from all over the US and beyond. After two years of weekly shows—now with the “Brew Crew” including Travis Brungardt, Ben Bogie, Kylie Jacques and Hans Breaux—we have scaled back to once a month, but they are still the same fun, easy way to learn about building science. (The beer is optional.)

Check out our website below, including a link to all past shows. There is also a list of local groups you can join and tips for starting your own group!