Passive House Podcast

Passive House Podcast co-hosts Ilka Cassidy and Mary James speak with Elisabeth Baudinaud, Founder of Carbon Wise. As an esteemed leader in policy development and community resiliency, Elisabeth's wealth of experience and dedication to advancing low-carbon construction practices have propelled the establishment of Carbon Wise. We talk with Elisabeth Baudinaud who started Carbon Wise to help homeowners, builders, and policy makers understand the carbon emissions implications of design and construction choices.

Carbon Wise
https://carbon-wise.ca/

Reimagine Buildings 2024
https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

Passive House Podcast co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh talks with Stefan Goebel and Ryan Abendroth from Build Zero Consulting. From Solar Decathlon award winners to Passive House advocates, they discuss their journey, Phius 101 training sessions, resilience, and the importance of finding low-carbon solutions for emissions-heavy interests such as flying.

https://www.buildzeroconsulting.com/

Vertiport Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHuGrFyePic&si=XF1QaVSicSgZjd1o

Reimagine Buildings 2024

https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator

Upcoming Events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-january-22nd-2024

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

Passive House Podcast co-host Jay Fox speaks with Brittany Coughlin, Principal and Energy & Sustainability Specialist at RDH Building Science. Brittany describes her Passive House journey and what inspired her to pursue a career in high-performance building before talking about her work on such notable projects as the Doig River Cultural Center, which is one of the northern-most buildings in Canada to receive Passive House certification; her work as a teacher at the British Columbia Institute of Technology; and what role the building industry can play in educating consumers about decarbonization.

https://www.rdh.com/

Reimagine Buildings 2024
https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

After 475 High Performance Building Supply conducted a round of focus groups asking North American Passive House practitioners what new Passive House materials and components they needed, one clear message kept coming through: give us a new alternative for HRVs and ERVs. Enter Brink and their FLAIR line, now available in North America through 475. In this special Component Podcast episode, Gabrielle O’Grady of 475 and Arthur Dijkstra of Brink discuss the FLAIR units and their exemplary performance in efficiency, power consumption, size, quiet, and cost. They also share the history of HRV/ERV development in Europe and the role that Brink has played over the decades in driving the evolution of this technology that is so vital to Passive House practice.

https://475.supply/products/brink-flair-erv-hrv

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_recovery_ventilation

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

Passive House Podcast co-hosts Ilka Cassidy and Mary James speak with with Amanda Bonelli, an Associate at Bright Common, a Philadelphia-based firm. Amanda shares insights into her impactful work, where she passionately addresses resiliency and social equity within urban environments. The discussion covers a wide spectrum, including topics such as scaling deep-energy retrofits, scattered site affordable housing projects, and innovative approaches like prefabricated Passive Houses and mixed-use urban infill work.

Bright Common
https://www.brightcommon.com/

The Passive Row House Manual
https://greenbuildingunited.org/newsroom97/it-s-here-the-passive-rowhouse-manual

Reimagine Buildings 2024
https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator

Upcoming Events
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-january-8th-2024

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke sits down with Sarah Nuamah, board member of Passive House Northwest and a Systems Design and Services Agent at Small Planet Supply. Sarah shares insights into her distinctive journey within the high-performance building industry. She discusses her passion for incorporating advanced building techniques into the realm of trades labor, with a focus on imparting these skills to a younger generation. Sarah's dedication to advocating for sustainable building practices, coupled with her commitment to social impact and environmental consciousness, serves as a driving force behind her impactful contributions to the industry.

https://phnw.org/
https://www.smallplanetsupply.com/

Reimagine Buildings 2024
https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator

Upcoming Events
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-january-1st-2024

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

In this special bonus episode recorded at the PhiusCon 2023, Co-Hosts of the Passive House Podcast, Shaun St-Amour and Mark Wille interview Joseph Lstiburek of Building Science Corporation.

https://buildingscience.com/

https://phius1.zohobackstage.com/PhiusCon2023

Thank you to our sponsor, Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at the Passive House Network Conference possible.

https://www.zolawindows.com/

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

In the second part of Passive House Podcast co-host Jay Fox’s conversation with Marine Sanchez, the two explore the importance of collaboration, creating energy budgets early in the design process, and communicating to developers that improving building performance is a way of future proofing their building. Sanchez, one of the more prominent voices in the Passive House community and a Passive House Specialist at RDH Building Science, also discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in creating a more complete vision of the challenges many communities face and how better building can provide solutions.

https://www.rdh.com/

Upcoming events:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-december-18th-2023

Reimagine Buildings '24 Reel:
https://youtu.be/und2LvGNzmk?si=tJ9A4lCUV-tyvGny

Reimagine Buildings Conference registration link:
https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

Passive House Podcast co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh engages in a conversation with Steve McKee, the owner of North Carolina-based QRS Quality Renovation Services and a seasoned general contractor. Join us as we explore Steve's journey, transitioning from a background in disaster renovation to his current role as a player in the Passive House movement.

https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

In this special bonus episode recorded at the PhiusCon 2023, Mary James, PHA Director of Publications interviews Maren Longhurst of Sam Rodell Architects.

https://rodell.design/

https://phius1.zohobackstage.com/PhiusCon2023

Thank you to our sponsor, Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at the Passive House Network Conference possible.

https://www.zolawindows.com/

Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.