<description>&lt;p class="paragraph" style= "margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Grant learns about military veterans joining the local construction workforce with help from the Department of Defense. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Josh Salinger and Grant help Brian address listener feedback and questions. They also talk about Josh's new Fine Homebuilding course called&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://courses.finehomebuilding.com/a-homeowner-guide-to-durable-efficient-comfortable-home"&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;A Homeowner's Guide to a Durable, Efficient, Comfortable Home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;. &lt;span class= "eop"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="paragraph" style= "margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="paragraph" style= "margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Tune in to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/11/14/podcast-episode-711-training-ex-military-for-trade-work-questioning-carbon-and-wheres-the-sheathing"&gt; Episode 711&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="paragraph" style= "text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;The Department of Defense's Skill Bridge Program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="paragraph" style= "text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Decarbonizing houses and the proliferation of data centers and AI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="paragraph" style= "text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Boosting the energy performance of houses without sheathing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="paragraph" style= "margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;Have a question or topic you want us to talk about on the show? Email us at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:fhbpodcast@taunton.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #467886; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"&gt;fhbpodcast@taunton.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in; background: white;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji', sans-serif; color: black;"&gt;➡️&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', serif; color: black;"&gt;Check Out the Full Show Notes: &lt;a href= "https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/11/14/podcast-episode-711-training-ex-military-for-trade-work-questioning-carbon-and-wheres-the-sheathing"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FHB Podcast 711&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; ➡️&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Sign up for a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.finehomebuilding.com/members"&gt;Fine Homebuilding All-Access Membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 7.5pt; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji', sans-serif; color: black;"&gt;➡️&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt; Follow Fine Homebuilding on Social Media:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 7.5pt; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/finehomebuilding/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: teal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"&gt;Instagram&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/FineHomebuildingMagazine" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: teal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@finehomebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: teal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"&gt;TikTok&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="https://www.pinterest.com/fhbmagazine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: teal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"&gt;Pinterest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/finehomebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: teal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"&gt;YouTube&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji', sans-serif; color: black;"&gt;⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;  If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you prefer to listen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

#711: Training Ex-Military for Trade Work, Questioning Carbon, and Where's the Sheathing?

NOV 14, 202562 MIN
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

#711: Training Ex-Military for Trade Work, Questioning Carbon, and Where's the Sheathing?

NOV 14, 202562 MIN

Description

Grant learns about military veterans joining the local construction workforce with help from the Department of Defense. Josh Salinger and Grant help Brian address listener feedback and questions. They also talk about Josh's new Fine Homebuilding course called A Homeowner's Guide to a Durable, Efficient, Comfortable Home. Tune in to Episode 711 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about: The Department of Defense's Skill Bridge Program Decarbonizing houses and the proliferation of data centers and AI Boosting the energy performance of houses without sheathing Have a question or topic you want us to talk about on the show? Email us at [email protected] ➡️ Check Out the Full Show Notes: FHB Podcast 711 ➡️ Sign up for a Fine Homebuilding All-Access Membership ➡️ Follow Fine Homebuilding on Social Media: Instagram • Facebook • TikTok • Pinterest • YouTube ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you prefer to listen.