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Episode Synopsis
00:00:00 Intro & setup00:00:53 Cocktail: Whiskey Sour (recipe + dry shake)00:06:50 Basements: the "free room" myth00:08:48 When a basement makes sense00:10:47 Concrete & embodied carbon reality check00:13:52 Phil’s numbers: foundations vs CO₂e00:19:09 Water 101: drains, dimple mat, daylight00:22:21 Insulation: outside vs inside00:27:16 Slab build-up & vapor control00:34:34 Capillary breaks + the termite shield tale00:38:16 Foam glass underfoot (Glavel 101)00:41:02 Slabless slab: concrete-less floors00:46:03 ICFs: pros, cons, pour-day realities
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