E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with another female entrepreneur/contractor in Maine. This time to discuss Tiny Homes. Corrinne not only builds and designs tiny homes with her husband, but she employs individuals in the construction industry in rural Maine. Tiny homes aren’t for everyone, but Corrinne let us in on a few myths that surround tiny homes and how we can start thinking a little different about this solution to housing in the US.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. This week I had a request to talk about how to get into this field. I don’t think it was specifically about architecture, so much as, how to offer energy efficiency when the market isn’t asking for it yet.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. This week we have resident building science expert, Mike Maines, back with us to discuss something that is critically important in the building industry - Air Barriers. Not only where do they belong, but why do we even need them?

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. For the month of October we are very excited to have some stellar female guests join us on the podcast. For the month of October we have been highlighting some amazing women in construction. It all started when a client of mine shared an article with a movement labeled #moveoverbob. So today we get to talk to the founder of MOB and hear why she started and what it means to be a woman in the construction industry.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. For the month of October we are very excited to have some stellar female guests join us on the podcast. The movement #moveoverbob is gaining some traction on highlighting the brilliant women who work in the construction industry. So today we had the pleasure of talking with Patrice Cappelletti of Live Solar Maine. Patrice and I have been working together for years. What I love most about working with her is her attitude. She’s fun, she’s thoughtful, she’s non-combative when an issue comes up and she’s fearless. She’s willing to try anything. People who meet Patrice instantly love her energy. Being a woman and general contractor, she felt that creating nests comes naturally for her. So here’s a little glimpse into the dynamic relationship that exists when building with Patrice.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. For the month of October we are very excited to have some stellar female guests join us on the podcast. The movement #moveoverbob is gaining some traction on highlighting the brilliant women who work in the construction industry. So today we had the pleasure of talking with Heather Thompson, Owner of Thompson Johnson Woodworks, Inc. Not only is Heather in the minority 9% of females in construction, she’s also highly focused on building science and best building practices for current and future generations. We are lucky enough to have Heather here in our home state of Maine. We took the opportunity to sit down with her to hear more about what she’s doing in the world of construction.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. For the month of October we are very excited to have some steller female guests join us on the podcast. The movement #moveoverbob is gaining some traction on highlighting the brilliant women who work in the construction industry. So today we had the pleasure of talking with Kerry Lewis, a landscape architect and colleague. She gives a lot of valuable insight on how to prep a site, how not to start from scratch, how to incorporate native plantings, and why it’s so important to have a plan and work with a landscape architect to spend less on your landscape in the long run. Better planning = better projects.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. For the month of October we are very excited to have some steller female guests join us on the podcast. The movement #moveoverbob is gaining some traction on highlighting the brilliant women who work in the construction industry. So today we had the pleasure of talking with Kerry Lewis, a landscape architect and colleague. She gives a lot of valuable insight on how to prep a site, how not to start from scratch, how to incorporate native plantings, and why it’s so important to have a plan and work with a landscape architect to spend less on your landscape in the long run. Better planning = better projects.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. So, unless you had your head buried in the sand, you probably heard something about the UN Climate Summit in NYC this week. Sadly, the US didn’t speak - in fact we said nothing - which pretty much stands to reason that our current administration plans to stick with pulling out of the Paris Accords - and even if they don’t - they’ve pulled back so many EPA policies that we are not on track to meet any of the goals! - Yikes. So when it’s just me on my soapbox, i’m going to try and keep these podcasts short. But they say you should talk about the things you’re passionate about and this is something I am passionate about. So tell me what your thoughts on climate change are.

E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. TODAY - is - GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE 2019 - See show notes for information on the cause, how to get involved, and more on climate change.