📺 Watch the Video on Spotify, YouTube & RumbleJoin our FREE CommunityYou've upgraded your light bulbs. You get outside when you can. You've done the work. But if your windows were installed in the last 25 years, they're quietly stripping out the very wavelengths your biology runs on — and the fix is simpler than you think.Guest BioJoe Menchefski is a chemical engineer with an MBA in Marketing whose career has been shaped by one question: how do we build spaces that actually support the people inside them? His introduction to the glazing industry came in 1996, managing polycarbonate and acrylic sheet extrusion operations, and he has worked with Advanced Glazings for 18 years. An experienced marketing and sales professional and entrepreneur, Joe is also the host of Better Buildings for Humans, a YouTube channel featuring conversations with the world's leading researchers on daylighting, views, indoor environmental quality, and sustainability.Timestamps00:00 Why Sunlight Matters for Health00:24 Recording Setup Near Windows02:13 Listener Question on Quantum Biology04:56 Sponsor Mention05:08 Meet Joe Mancheski05:25 Natural Light in Buildings08:07 Glare and Thermal Comfort15:24 Circadian Lighting Workarounds16:38 Advanced Glazing and Diffusers17:14 Low-E Glass and Light Loss19:53 Light Exposure and Myopia Risk25:32 Full-Spectrum Window Technology27:15 Aerogel Explained32:24 The Shift Toward Healthier Buildings33:32 Retrofitting Windows Costs34:41 Which Windows to Replace First37:34 Honeycomb Shades and Heat Control38:25 Aerogel Insulation Breakthrough39:20 Diffused Full-Spectrum Light Indoors39:46 Ordering Options for Homeowners40:11 Low-E Tradeoffs43:49 Next-Gen Glass Technology47:04 Simple Window Improvement Hacks49:22 Building Codes and Health Standards51:46 Responsibility for Healthy Buildings56:08 Sunlight as a Human Right58:50 Schools, Recess, and Sunlight01:04:51 Wrap-Up and ResourcesConnect with GuestWebsite: https://bbfhpod.advancedglazings.com/Socials:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-menchefski-b-eng-mba-4b42617/https://www.linkedin.com/company/better-buildings-for-humans-podcasthttp://instagram.com/bbfhpodResources MentionedAdvanced Glazings — advancedglazings.comBetter Buildings for Humans (Joe's YouTube channel) — search on YouTubeDr. Glen Jeffery — University College London; research on infrared light and healthScott Zimmerman — researcher on light spectrum and biological healthThere's more to QBC: You can join the FREE QBC online community here: https://qbcpod.com/freecommunityThe Institute of Applied Quantum Biology, a non profit organization translating the new science into practical application: https://www.iaqb.foundation/certificationFrom our sponsor: For red light therapy devices, blue blocking glasses, circadian friendly nightlights & more, visit boncharge.com and enter QBC in the discount box at checkout.MyCircadianAppDownload to your device from the App Store, use code QBCPOD. Make it easy to get your light right: this app tracks everything you need to have a circadian optimised life. Link: https://get.mycircadianapp.com/cXOl/QBCAPPRecommended Products:Lifewave phototherapy patches. Highly recommended for women 45+ or anyone with a condition or symptom they'd like to see shift. Start with x39.Purchase retail: https://lifewave.com/qbcpodcast/store/products/40825027-6466-4cb8-92d3-dfc318d34a65For more info from Meredith, fill out this form: https://qbcpod.com/patches/Join Us On Social Instagram: https://instagram.com/quantumbiologycollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuantumHealthTVRumble: https://rumble.com/c/QuantumBiologyCollective?e9s=src_v1_clrX/Twitter: https://x.com/QBCPODIAQB ResourcesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iaqb.ceThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacy

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