In this episode of This Must be The Place Shawna exchanges net-zero knowledge and industry best practices with Brad McLaughlin. He is the General Manager of the multi-award winning company MCL Construction Ltd. based in New Brunswick, Canada. MCL has been serving the greater Saint John area for over 40 years specializing in building custom homes and renovations.

In this episode:

• MCL was featured on CBC for building the first net zero home in the province. Yet, it sat on the market for longer than anticipated. Tune in to find out if it eventually sold and what this tells us about the challenges of getting to net-zero.

• Why builders, bankers, appraisers and homeowners all have a role to play in achieving net-zero goals by 2030 and 2050.

• The connection between air tightness and power usage.

Website mclconstruction.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MCL-Construction-Ltd-1252519918195053

Host/Producer - Shawna Henderson [email protected]

Producer - Tanya Chedrawy [email protected]

Technical Producer - Michael Boyd [email protected]

Social Media – Anita Kirkbride www.twirp.ca

A Production of: Blue House Energy bluehouseenergy.com/

Tanya Media tanyamedia.com

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Blue House Energy’s Website by R & G - The Sustainability Agency https://www.rgstrategic.com/

Music from Arches Audio - https://archesaudio.com/ Title of Song - "Road Trip"