Measure Twice, Cut Once

Renovating 20+ kitchens every year, Julie Hale from Trail Appliances knows a thing or two about how to determine which appliances will work for you and how to design the ultimate kitchen that works for you. Tune in the hear the latest kitchen design and appliance trends, and optimize your next renovation!

Join Mike and Jennifer-Lee.

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Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Meet Sara Goldvine from BC Housing. Looking at housing through a holistic lens,  Sara dives into the concept of housing as a system, providing an overview of BC Housing and solutions to address our housing crisis such as the BC Builds program, the new Secondary Suite Incentive Program, and benefits to consumers of builder licensing, and the 2-5-10 Home Warranty Program.

Join Mike and Jennifer-Lee.

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Meet Laurel James, the design-half of the award-winning Novell Design Build team. Passionate about building homes for families of all configurations, Laurel approaches design with a curious and thoughtful eye to ensure the dwelling spaces nurture our creature comforts. Listen in as Laurel shares her thoughts on multi-family dwellings and the latest provincial regulations.

Join Mike and Jennifer-Lee.

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Mike and Jennifer-Lee explore the benefits of working with an Energy Advisor to calculate the building envelope, mechanical systems, and the air-tighness of your home to help provide choice, manage budgets, and above all, increase the comfort of your home when building new or renovating. A performance-based process, tune in for tips from Barb Silverthorn of Capture Energy.

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Looking into windows, one quickly realizes there are many considerations and potential unintended consequences that can impact the heating and cooling, plus the affordability, and comfort of your home. Speaking with Anton Van Dyk of Layton Consulting, Mike and Jennifer-Lee look into the importance of proper window selection.

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Discover the remarkable journey of resurrecting Phoenix House, a home devastated by fire, as Best Builders, Nick Bray Architecture, and Carbon Wise unite to rebuild it to the prestigious Zero Carbon certification standard from the Living Future Institute. Join Mike and Jennifer-Lee as they delve into the extraordinary efforts undertaken by passionate homeowners, determined to pioneer Canada's inaugural Zero Carbon residence for their multi-generational family and the legacy it holds for future generations. 

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Discover the challenges and triumphs of renovating a 112-year-old home as we bring back the builder - TQ Construction, and the homeowner, Dr Janet Simons, to review the high-performance whole home renovation project. Including lessons learned, scope creep, and pesky woodpeckers, this episode is packed with information to help you on your next home renovation.

Listen in as co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee talk whole home renovations.

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Zane Erickson from ZED Studio believes every home has a soul, and dreaming of homes on a large luxury scale, Zane’s passion for design helps to navigate the realities of construction.

‘When clients walk into a building that has been designed and built with care and attention, and each person involved in it has put their best foot forward, it's just a feeling you have when you walk through the space’, says Erickson. “It's beautiful. You feel welcomed. You feel comfortable. You feel at home”.

Listen in as co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee talk luxury home design.

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, Vicostone Canada, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

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Graeme Huguet, Renovator of the Year from My House Design Build Team, is joined by the Chu family who chose to renovate their bungalow. 

‘This is the first home to be a certified Platinum Built Green Plus Net Zero renovated home in all of British Columbia and received a national award for Best Net Zero Renovated or New Home, and two HAVAN Awards; Best New or Renovated Space, and Best Character Home Renovation’, says Graeme Huguet.

Listen in as co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee have the podcast guests recount their renovation journey during the pandemic.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, Vicostone Canada, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

LISTEN: Meet the Burden Family and follow their real time reno 

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Co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee chat with Interior Designer of the Year Katerina Vastardis, joined by Paul Shepski of Geography Contracting.

‘When you are taking a house and turning it into two homes, space can become quite tight, but there are bylaws in Vancouver that allow more square footage in a Passive House or a Passive House duplex’, says Paul Shepski.

Two siblings took their grandma’s home gifted to them and transformed it into a duplex for two growing families.

‘Turning this house into two 1,200 square foot duplexes, knowing that you have an X number of basic things that you need to store, these things don't really change whether you live in an apartment, duplex or single-family home’, explained Katerina Vastardis.

Winning the 2023 HAVAN Award winner for Best Renovation: 1 million to 1.5 million, and 2023 HAVAN Award for Best Energy Labeled Home: Whole Home Renovation, the home is packed with solutions.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, Vicostone Canada, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

LISTEN: Meet the Burden Family and follow their real time reno

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