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In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Luke Dolan, owner of Capital Home Energy, and a well-known airtightness expert about his career, when and how to do your blower door test and some tips for using the integrated design process to improve your airtightness score.

Capital Home Energy: https://capitalhomeenergy.com/
Capital Home Energy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capitalhomeenergy/

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In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Reza Varzidehkar founder of OVOU and well-known marketing expert about his life, starting OVOU and how you as a person and business owner can market yourself to your clients.

OVOU: https://ovou.com/
Reza on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rezavee/

My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
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In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with director at Passive House Accelerator and well-known industry expert Zack Semke about his career, how to make clients care about high-performance, and the future of the Passive House Accelerator project.

Passive House Accelerator: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/
PHA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passivehouseaccelerator/

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In this week's episode of Better Construction I talk with Owner of Risinger Build and well-known YouTuber Matt Risinger about his career, some of the most common mistakes builders make when starting in high performance and the future of his popular Build Show Youtube channel and production company.

Matt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MattRisinger
The Netflix of construction knowledge: https://buildshownetwork.com/
Matt's company website: https://risingerbuild.com/
Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingerbuild/

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In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Ben Bogie, Production Manager at Kolbert Building in Portland Maine. Ben is passionate about historical renovation and creating high-performance homes, and is an active member of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. He specializes in building science, low-energy designs, and high-end custom finishes.

Some of Ben's articles: https://linktr.ee/BenBogie
Kolbert Building website: http://kolbertbuilding.com/
Ben's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbogie/

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On this bonus episode of Better Construction, I talk with Sanjeev Dhillon, Field Marketing Manager of Procore. Procore was founded 18 years ago with a vision of providing people in the construction industry with technology that makes their lives easier, safer, and more productive.

Sanjeev and I talk about his journey to Canada, how Procore works, and some of the benefits you can expect to receive by implementing a holistic, non siloed, approach to communication and data sharing on your Jobsite.

Procore website: https://www.procore.com/en-ca
Procore Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/procoretech/
Sanjeev on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjeevdhillon/

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This week on Better Construction I talk with Chris Arkell and Cinci Csere, cofounders of Sea to Sky Removal. Sea to Sky Removal is on a mission to change the construction industry’s waste disposal practices, and educate workers in the process. As part of their service, they provide recycling tutorials to crews who are used to tossing everything – plastic, wood, cardboard, carpet, stone – in a single trash bin. They also provide photo documentation and diversion percentage reports for Built Green and LEED projects, so contractors know exactly what materials were diverted from the landfill.

Chris, Cinci, and I talk about how they got started in the industry, using service to differentiate their company from the competition and why Sea to Sky is a B Corp.

Sea to Sky Removal website: https://www.seatoskyremoval.ca/
Sea to Sky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seatoskyremoval/

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This week on Better Construction I talk with Aaron Miller, President, and Co-Owner at HummingbirdHill Homes. HummingbirdHill was started because they knew that they could do something to positively change the world of construction. Aaron talks about how they started by rethinking the impact of the built environment on our lives and how that impact can enhance both their clients and the environment’s capacity to thrive.

Aaron and I talk about how he got started in the industry, using all 5 senses to design and build a living space and some future technologies they are already preparing for today!

Hummingbird Hill Homes website: https://hummingbirdhillhomes.com/
Hummingbird Hill Homes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hummingbirdhillhomes/

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This week on Better Construction I talk with Andrew Stiffman, Senior Business Development Manager at Kalesnikoff. Since 1939, the Kalesnikoff family company has grown a legacy of trust and integrity in the wood products sector here in BC. Inspired by forests, their wood experts have evolved through four generations of specialty timber manufacturing experience.

Andrew and I talk about how he got started in the industry as a building scientist, his thoughts on mass timber and answer some of the most common questions about using CLT and other timber products as a building material.

Kalesnikoff website: https://www.kalesnikoff.com/
Kalesnikoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalesnikoffcompany/

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This week on Better Construction I talk with Michael Cairns, Architectural product representative at Innotech Windows and Doors. Innotech is a Canadian manufacturer that was established 20 years ago with the vision of manufacturing German engineered windows and doors that reach beyond industry standards. Today, they are proud to offer their customers a full line of high performance, energy-efficient and long-lasting windows, and doors that are specifically designed and tested for our North American climate.

Michael and I talk about how he got started in the industry, his thoughts on who should be using high-performance windows and doors and we take a dive into the future of fenestration for our industry.

Innotech website: https://www.innotech-windows.com/
Innotech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innotechwindowsdoors/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com/