The Conscious Builder Show with Casey Grey

In this episode Casey explains some of the pro and cons of using SIP's for your building envelope.

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Today's episode is about windows. Windows are a big part of the comfort of your home. They determine if your house has enough light and if your house is sufficiently airtight. You have many choices from different manufacturers. The question is, what are the criteria you have to judge these choices?

In today's episode, we are going back to answering home-related questions. Casey will explain why airtightness is important. It will give you a better view on our previous episode: Interview with Stephen Magneron

For more information, visit our website TheCosnciousBuilder.com/Podcast

Today's guest is Stephen Magneron. Stephen is an Advances Building Specialist, and he is one of the first people we call when we are building an energy efficient home. In this episode, Stephen talks about the different types of building standards and how they are different. He gives tips on how better take advantage of the government rebates and programs.

To find out more, go to https://homesolbuildingsolutions.com/about-homesol/about-homesol-building-solutions/our-people/stephen-magneron/

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Today's guest is Rob Black, VP of Sales & Marketing and part-owner of Logs End Inc. Casey and Rob talk about how LogsEnd recovers the logs form the Ottawa river and how those logs end up becoming wood flooring.

More about Rob and LogsEnd here: https://www.logsend.com/who-we-are/about-us/

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Today's guest is Paul Cairns, the Executive Director at SmartNet Alliance. He is very enthusiastic and passionate about green/sustainable movement in Canada and in the world.

To learn more about SmartNet Alliance go to https://www.smartnetalliance.ca/

Recording and edit by Veronica Druta

Today's guest is Chris Straka, the founder of Vert Design. The Conscious Builder and Vert Design have been working on projects together for a couple of years. Casey and Chris have become friends given the similar life values that they share.

About Vert Design: http://vertdesign.ca/ About Chris: http://vertdesign.ca/chris/

Projects The Conscious Builder and Vert Design worked together:

http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/portfolio-item/dufferin-passive-house/ http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/portfolio-item/passive-house-red-castle/

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More about the Passive House: http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/passive-house/

and

http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/portfolio-item/passive-house-red-castle/

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How much does it cost to renovate? - http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/cost-renovate/

How much it cost to build a custom home? -http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/cost-build-custom-home/

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Collaboration leads to innovation

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Integrated Design Process - http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficie...

"An integrated design process (IDP) involves a holistic approach to high-performance building design and construction. It relies upon every member of the project team sharing a vision of sustainability, and working collaboratively to implement sustainability goals. This process enables the team to optimize systems, reduce operating and maintenance costs and minimize the need for incremental capital. IDP has been shown to produce more significant results than investing in capital equipment upgrades at later stages."

How much does it cost to renovate? - http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/cost-renovate/

How much it cost to build a custom home? -http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/cost-build-custom-home/

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Ra2Select - http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/WholeHomeSystems/RA2Select/Overview.aspx

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Homeworks – http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/WholeHomeSystems/Homeworksqs/Overview.aspx

Shades - http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/ShadingSystems/SivoiaQSTriathlon/Overview.aspx

Flux Lighting - http://fluxlighting.ca/

How much does it cost to renovate? - http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/cost-renovate/

How much it cost to build a custom home? - http://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/cost-build-custom-home/

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