Breathable Walls: Why we need them

Breathing walls: Why we need them

The energy crisis after WWII pushed the building industry from natural materials to synthetic, sealed-box homes. Drawing from a highly relevant, 20-year-old publication, 'Breathing Walls' by George Swanson, Oram Miller, and Wayne Federer, this podcast dares to question the contemporary approach. It explores the downsides – sick building syndrome, rotting homes – and asks: Have we forgotten how buildings should interact with their environment?