Passive House Podcast

In the latest installment from his recent visit to Massachusetts, cohost Zack Semke visits the Cambridge Finch Passive House affordable project to interview Michelle Apigian, Associate Principal at ICON Architecture, a leader in the boom of Passive House development underway in Massachusetts today. Michelle guides a tour of the building as she discusses her Passive House work at ICON.

Zack and cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-july-18-2022

Read/view Michelle's "Passive House Divas" presentation at Phius' national conference in 2019: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/sheroes-of-passive-house-michelle-apigian

Read an interview with Michelle, James Petersen, and Tom Chase. about the Finch Cambridge project: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/nesea-interview-finch-cambridge-passive-house-affordable-housing

View Michelle's Global Passive House Happy Hour presentation, "Passive House Details for Multifamily Projects": https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/nesea-interview-finch-cambridge-passive-house-affordable-housing

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.

As part of his recent visit to Massachusetts, cohost Zack Semke visits the Salem Heights Passive House retrofit project to interview Julie Klump, Vice President for Design and Building Performance at POAH (Preservation of Affordable Housing). The two discuss the details of the Salem Heights project, as well as Julie's extensive portfolio of Passive House work. 

Zack and cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-july-11-2022

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 Fourth of July episode, cohost Zack Semke interviews Brad Mahoney, Director of Sustainable Development at MP Boston, about his firm's revolutionary development work in the heart of Boston. The two recorded the interview on the 19th floor of the iconic Winthrop Center, a 691-foot tall, 1.8 million square foot high-rise project that will house the world's largest Passive House (PHI) commercial office space once it's completed in early 2023. Brad shares technical details about the project, the performance and health benefits that it will confer to tenants, and why Passive House makes sense for this $1.3 billion development.

Zack and cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-july-4-2022 

Note: The interview took place on the 19th floor of construction, which will be the 21st floor of the building once complete.

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.

Guest Cohosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview Sophie Tremblay of LGA Architectural Partners in Toronto, where her projects include a new housing co-op for Innstead and several Toronto Community Housing tower renewal projects.

Mary and cohost Zack Semke discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-june-27-2022

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 Passive House Component episode, Chris Benedict of Chris Benedict R.A. and Zak Veres of Sto Corp. join Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke to discuss Passive House practice in New York City, the Casa Pasiva building retrofit designed by Chris that incorporates Sto's EIFS system, and the future of innovation in Passive House and high performance building. 

Visit Sto Corp.: https://www.stocorp.com/
More about EFIS: https://www.stocorp.com/eifs/

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 cohost Zack Semke interviews AJ Patton, Managing Partner & CEO of 548 Capital and 2019 recipient of the Energy News 40 Under 40 Award for his impact on America’s transition to a clean economy. They discuss AJ's mission at 548 Capital, his work on two of Chicago's most significant Passive House developments (3831 W Chicago Avenue and Galleria 89), and his green building development plans for the future. 

A special "thank you" to Steven Winter Associates for being Passive House Accelerator's Sponsor of the Week this week! Steven Winter Associates provides research, consulting, and advisory services to improve commercial, residential, and multifamily built environments for private and public sector clients. 

See AJ Patton's presentation at Passive House Accelerator LIVE! here: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/a-developer-s-perspective-transforming-communities-with-passive-house

Zack and cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-june-20-2022

Find details about International Passive House Open Days here:
https://passivehouse-international.org/index.php?page_id=262
https://naphnetwork.org/international-passive-house-open-days-june-2022/
https://passivehouseaustralia.org/APHA/iCore/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=56ae1f8d-330c-4b4b-ac60-ac0371f15704

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 episode recorded at the Passive House Canada conference in Victoria, BC, Passive House Podcast guest co-hosts Mary James and Shaun St-Amour interview Chris Ballard (Passive House Canada), Maddy Kennedy-Parrott (RJC Engineers), Andrew Peel (Peel Passive House), Graeme Verhulst (Waymark Architecture), Ruffy Ruan (Impact Engineering), and Rick Gregory (Brivia Group). Don't miss this sampling of insights from Canada's flagship Passive House event. 

Co-host Zack Semke shares upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-june-13-2022

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 Passive House Component Episode, Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Adrian Dymarczyk, founder of Ikon Windows + Doors, a Champion Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator and supplier of high-performance European fenestration with a home base in the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. 

Adrian, who comes from a window family with European roots, talks about his unique journey to Passive House windows, shares his strategies for communicating about the value of high-performance windows as deliverers of comfort and health, talks about some of the cool projects he's working on, and reveals his plans for Ikon's future.

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 cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Dr. Priscila Besen, lecturer at the Huri Te Ao School of Future Environments at Aukland University of Technology. The two dive into the findings and insights from Besen's research into the technical feasibility and best approaches to deep energy retrofits of historically significant buildings, viewed with an EnerPHit lens. 

A special "thank you" to Emu for being Passive House Accelerator's Sponsor of the Week this week! Emu helps construction industry professionals navigate the journey from research to reality by providing a supportive community with access to training, services, and standardized systems. 

Matthew and cohost Zack Semke discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here:
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-june-6-2022

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 cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Jamie Harte, architect and Certified Passive House Designer at PUBLIC in Vancouver, BC about his Passive House journey, his work on the UBC Skeena Student Residence, and his current project, Vienna House. 

View Jamie's Passive House Accelerator LIVE! a presentation about the Skeena Student Residence here: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/ubc-skeena-student-residence 

Read the Accelerator's article about the Skeena project here: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/skeena-residence-a-community-asset

Matthew and cohost Zack Semke discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode. Links to those can be found here: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-may-30-2022

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.