Passive House Podcast

In this episode, Passive House Podcast host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Simone Schenkel, director and Certified Passive House Designer at Grün Eco Design in Victoria, Australia. Schenkel is the Victorian Chapter lead of Australia Passive House Association and an advocate for moving the building industry toward energy efficient, high performance buildings. Matthew and Simone touch on the importance of production builders in this transformation and the role of regulation to help spread high performance building to all segments of the housing market. 

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Matthew and co-host Zack Semke discussed upcoming events and trainings, which can be found in the Accelerator's "Passive House Week In Preview" for September 28, 2020. 

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's Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Andrew Peel, Passive House innovator, educator, certifier, consultant, and owner of Peel Passive House Consulting in Toronto. Check out:

• Video of Andrew's Global Passive House Happy Hour presentation about his work on the world's first Passive House certified car dealership. 
• Our Q&A interview with Andrew in February 2020.

Matthew and co-host Zack Semke discussed a bunch of upcoming events and trainings, which can be found in the Accelerator's "Passive House Week In Preview" for September 21, 2020. 

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's Sydney Fishman and Zack Semke interview Chris Benedict and Henry Gifford, the pioneering pair of practitioners behind some of New York City's most exciting high performance buildings, Passive House projects, and deep energy retrofits. Check out:

• Henry's book, Buildings Don't Lie.
• Chris' "Singing Into Darkness" article .
• Video Chris and Henry's play, "The Perfect Energy Code."

Upcoming events and trainings:

1. WED: Global Passive House Happy Hour with Marine Sanchez
   Featuring University of Toronto's latest student housing project. Join us.
   
   
2. SAVE THE DATE: PHIUS Hootenannies in October
   Oct 26: Builders
   Oct 27: Educators
   Oct 28: Architects
   Oct 29: Policymakers/Developers
   Oct 30: Design Competition
   
   
3. FALL: International Passive House Events (PHI + iPHA)
   Don't miss!: 24th International Passive House Conference (Sep 20 — Oct 8).
   Prepare for the conference: PHI Passive House Fundamentals Course.
   Join Passive House Open Days (Nov 6–8).
   
   
4. SOCIALS: Passive House/Building Science Gatherings
   Passive House Canada’s Building Conversations (Wed, Sep 16)
   Global Passive House Happy Hour
   NAPHN Lunchtime Special with Ken Levenson (Thu, Sep 17)
   Fine Home Building’s BS+Beer Show (Thu, Sep 17)
   Dave Cooper & Mark Wille #BS Fridays (Fri, Sep 18)
   
   
5. EDUCATION: Upcoming Passive House Trainings
   Passive House Canada Online 101:
   Intro to PH High Performance Buildings (Tue, Sep 15)
   Passivhaus Trust:
   PH for Educational Buildings: Universities (Wed, Sep 16)
   New York Passive House
   Window Modeling, Components, Mullions and Reveals (Tue, Sep 22)
   Passive House Alliance US
   PHIUS Certification Process Q&A with Lisa White (Tue, Sep 22)
   
   

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 episode, Passive House Podcast host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Graeme Verhulst, principal of Waymark Architecture. Graeme was one of the earliest adopters of Passive House design in Canada. In his conversation with Matthew, Graeme shares the story of striking out on his own, early in his architectural career, to build a Passive House practice when larger firms were still slow to embrace it. He also discusses the recent Passive House headquarters that Waymark designed for the technology firm Charter Telecom, in Victoria, British Columbia. That striking project won the 2020 Canadian Green Building Commercial/Industrial (Small) award.

After the interview, Matthew and co-host Zack Semke reflect on the interview and share upcoming Passive House events and trainings:

1. International Passive House Open Days (Nov. 6-8)
   Prepare a video tour of your project, participate in panel discussions, and spread the word about Passive House with your network.
   https://bit.ly/328McL3
   
   
2. Upcoming PHIUS Trainings:
   September 14: PHIUS CPHC Training Phase II
   November 2: PHIUS+ Rater Online Training
   November 9: PHIUS+ Verifier Online Training
   https://bit.ly/2R5bgfo
   
   
3. Level Up with the PHI Passive House Fundamentals Course:
   Receive 6 months access to the PHI Passive House Fundamentals Course (a 20-hour course of study online) for € 95 if you register by October 8. Plus, apply your registration fee as credit to registration at the 24th International Passive House Conference (September 20 through October 8).
   https://cms.passivehouse.com/en/training/courses/e-learning/
   
   
4. Carbon Positive RESET! 1.5°C Global Teach-In.
   September 8, 2020 - North & South America
   September 17, 2020 - Europe, Middle East & Africa
   September 22, 2020 - Asia, Asia Pacific & Oceania
   https://carbon-positive.org/register-now/
   
   
5.  PH Simplicity IS Affordability: Sept 9 Global Passive House Happy Hour.
   Todd Rothstein of Avesta Housing will present the data that proves out the Passive House story of simplicity over complexity, and its implications for affordable housing.
   https://bit.ly/3bxe3Yk

Questions or interview suggestions? Please contact [email protected]. And don't forget to visit us at passivehouseaccelerator.com.

Our work at Passive House Accelerator is made possible by support from our Founding Sponsors: Baxt Ingui Architects, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, RDH Building Science, Sto Corp, and Zola Windows. Thanks, too, to support from our Stakeholder Partner: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). 

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 host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews John Beurle, board member of Australian Passive House Association and principal of Passive House Services, about his unique PHI Low Energy Building home made of a straw panel system. Also, view John's video tour of his home at https://youtu.be/WAQ0uyakJH8.

In the interview, John mentions Stuart Lee of Craftsmen Quality Builders and Andreas Luzzi of Laros Technologies as among the key players in the project. The pre-fab straw bale panels, or SITUPS (super insulated tilt-up panel system), come from Huff 'n' Puff Strawbale Constructions.

After the interview, Matthew and co-host Zack Semke reflect on the interview and share upcoming Passive House events and trainings:

1. Partel Becomes Patron Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator
   Partel is a manufacturer of tapes, membranes, adhesives, and thermal breaks for high performance buildings.
   https://www.partel.com/
   
   
2. PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Training:
   August 31 through September 11 
   ow.ly/7AEa50B3Q0j 
   
   
3. PHI Passive House Fundamentals Course — 6 months access for € 95 (Must purchase by October 8):
   Credit to registration at 24th International Passive House Conference (September 20 through October 8)
   https://cms.passivehouse.com/en/training/courses/e-learning/
   
   
4. Lois Arena of Steven Winter Associates to Headline September 2 Global Passive House Happy Hour.
   https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/global-happy-hour

Questions or interview suggestions? Please contact [email protected]. And don't forget to visit us at passivehouseaccelerator.com.

Our work at Passive House Accelerator is made possible by support from our Founding Sponsors: Baxt Ingui Architects, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, RDH Building Science, Sto Corp, and Zola Windows. Thanks, too, to support from our Stakeholder Partner: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). 

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 host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews James Goodlet of Altereco Design about his mission-driven architectural practice and the role of Passive House design in delivering on that mission.

After the interview, Matthew and co-host Zack Semke reflect on the interview and share upcoming Passive House events and trainings:

1. NAPHN Lunchtime Special: an Introduction to Passive House
   Ken Levenson: Every Thursday, alternating between 12:30pm EST and Noon PST https://www.naphnetwork.org
   
   
2. PHIUS Certified Passive House Builders Training
   Starts August 31
   https://www.phius.org/become-a-professional/phius-certified-builders-training/overview-and-registration
   
   
3. 24th International Passive House Conference
   September 20 through October 8
   https://passivehouseconference.org
   
   
4. Carbon Positive RESET! 1.5°C Global Teach-In
   September 8 for North & South America (9/17 Europe, Middle East, Africa —and— 9/22 Asia, Asia Pacific)
   https://carbon-positive.org/register-now/

Questions or interview suggestions? Please contact [email protected]. And don't forget to visit us at passivehouseaccelerator.com.

Our work at Passive House Accelerator is made possible by support from our Founding Sponsors: Baxt Ingui Architects, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, RDH Building Science, Sto Corp, and Zola Windows. Thanks, too, to support from our Stakeholder Partner: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). 

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.

Join hosts Matthew Cutler-Welsh and Zack Semke, as well as Passive House Accelerator founder Michael Ingui, for a conversation about the Passive House community, the Passive House Accelerator, and this new podcast exploring high performance, low carbon building design and construction.

Questions or interview ideas? Email [email protected].

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.