The Conscious Builder Show with Casey Grey

Casey Grey joins an expert panel discussion on Innovative Technologies in New Home Builds at the 2021 SMARTNet Alliance Sustainability Showcase. GOHBA Ottawa's Executive director Jason Buggraff hosts, and RND construction's Roy Narendram and Chris Wiessflog of EcoGen Energy & Build round out the panel.

If you can handle some less than stellar audio, you won't be disappointed with this episodes' conversation! One audience member even gets a little spicy.

01:13 - Chris Weissflog Introduction - EcoGen Energy & Build - passive house and retrofit

2:32 - Casey Introduction

3:17 - Roy Nandram Introduction - RND Construction

4:10 - What makes a house efficient: Chis

5:57 - Roy

6:48 - What's most important for the building envelope:

Casey - house as a system

8:14 - What is short cycling: Casey

8:45 Recent projects that showcase energy efficiency:

Casey - 161 Year old Stone Home Retrofit

10:59 - Chris - recent projects and his own passive house - ground source heat pump

13:02 - Roy - Ottawa's 9 First Net zero development

14:07 - House as a system - airtight and breath: Casey

15:42 - Roy heat exchanger

16:30 - Air Vapour Barrier Systems: Roy

17:51`- Casey assume water gets in water assembly

19:12 - Chris

22:58 - Embodied Carbon: Casey

23:48 - Different Energy Rating's/Standards: Roy

26:35 - Passive House: Chris

29:37 - Automation in energy efficiency:

Roy - thermostats, fireplaces

31:12 - Chris

33:23 Casey - house as system: Don't mess with it.

34:21 Chris - education, like purchasing a vehicle

35:29 Question: old house with addition, cold floor on piers, getting passive solar and windows, what is the best way to insulate the floor?

36:51 Casey's Answer: Airtightness, "Fresh Air", ERVs, SHGC, triple pane glass

39:38 Roy add heating option

40:46 Chris prevent thermal breakage, energy advisor, grants

44:35 Question 2: heat loss on Chris's house

45:01 carbon dioxide monitor why not use one: Chris

49:15 Roy - ventilation

50:00 - Casey - Voc's, 4

53:14 - Question: Sustainable countertop choice: Roy

56:55 - last comments: Chris direction of building codes

58:10- Casey: How do we speak to the general public, not preach to the choir? You need to experience these houses.

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Roy's Website: http://rndconstruction.ca/

Chris's Website: https://ecogenenergyandbuild.ca/

GOHBA's Website: https://www.ohba.ca/members/gohba-eo/

Special thanks to the other panelists and SMARTNet Alliance for having us

SMARTNet Alliance Website: https://smartnetalliance.ca/

In this episode we focus on geo-thermal - the upfront cost, the long term costs, the types of buildings that geo-thermal can provide the most value in, and so much more. Wyatt Roberts is the Director of Pre Construction for Dandelion Energy, the nation's leading home geothermal company offering heating and cooling solutions for the 21st century. Dandelion's state of the art heat pump system combines wifi enabled monitoring and secure cloud storage creating a smarter, more responsive, and more innovative approach than any other heating/cooling system on the market. Wyatt is a veteran in the building industry, and prior to joining Dandelion, he specialized in high-performance home construction in upstate New York.

01:50 Background

03:50 How Wyatt became more focused on energy/sustainability

08:30 How geothermal works

12:30 Geothermal in a Passive House

16:30 Long term costs of Geothermal

20:30 Pre-heat hot water from home - Desuperheater

21:08 Warranties/Maintenance

25:45 Future outlook for heating

28:30 ERV independent from geo system

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Dr. John Demartini is a world-renowned specialist in human behaviour, a researcher, author, and global educator. He has authored 40 books that have been translated into 39 different languages and has shared the stage with some of the world's most influential people. Dr. Demartini has studied over 299 academic disciplines throughout the past 48 years. A global educator, he is the founder of the Demartini Institute that has helped thousands of people around the world transform their life according to their highest values and create their "life masterpiece."

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In this video we get into why you need a general contractor, what a general contractor does, and what's required to become a general contractor.

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Kayla Andrade is a wife, a mother, a landlord and now, an advocate. She prefers actions with tangible results rather than sitting back and ignoring the issues. Ms. Andrade has a long record of successfully guiding local and provincial landlords through many issues and policies. Many have noticed her motivation and advocacy skills. ​ This strong commitment and dedication are how Ontario Landlords Watch was born, finally providing an avenue where Landlords could share their experiences and struggles. Over the years, this grassroots advocacy organization has built a solid foundation of supporters through their supportive services involving the rental housing market, the Residential Tenancies Act and the Landlord and Tenant Board legislation. This strong team has evolved to fight for the rights of Landlords and the plight of good Tenants and the heavily burdened Taxpayer. They seize every opportunity to meet with elected Officials, Taxpayers, Landlords and tenants to discuss solutions to the Housing Crisis.

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We have been recording podcasts for almost five years and over the years we have interviewed a wide range of people from entrepreneurs, building experts, TV personalities, DIY builders and hobbyists and realtors, to name a few. In this episode we are showcasing some of these valuable conversations, specifically for builders.

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We're switching things up this week!

We have been recording podcasts for almost five years and over the years we have interviewed a wide range of people from entrepreneurs, building experts, TV personalities, DIY builders and hobbyists and realtors, to name a few.

In this episode we are showcasing some of these valuable conversations.

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Building trainer and specialist Andrew Oding joins us this week to talk about the building science missing link in programs and codes - and why basements are a bad idea!

With an extensive background as a builder for 20+ years Andrew brings a real-life practicality to building science principles and their in-field applications. An engaging speaker and industry recognized leader, Andrew and the BKC team works with over 350+ builder clients across N. America . As a recognized building science trainer by the government of Canada-Office of Energy Efficiency, Building Science Specialist (University of Toronto), and HVAC designer(HRAI), is working closely with the development of the new National Building Code of Canada: 2020 Proposed tiered code -Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency in Housing and Building, the re-development of ASHRAE 90.2 SSPC Energy efficiency standard for low-rise residential buildings. 90.2 and many advanced building programs (i.e. ENERGY STAR®, Net Zero Homestm, LEED for HomesTM, etc.) across North America

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We're talking about factors that can affect the humidity and why you need to control humidity in your home.

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This week we're talking about real estate investing and entrepreneurship with Riley Oikle. We cover a lot of topics in this conversation but we are focusing on the "BRRRR Strategy".

What does "BRRRR" stand for?

Buy

Renovate

Rent

Refinance

Repeat

Riley Oickle is a graduate from Western University where he studied Business & Kinesiology while competing in Varsity Track & Field. From the age of 18 to 24, he started multiple businesses including 'Home Maintenance London' & 'RO Business Consulting' which combined surpassed $2 million in revenue. Since then, Riley still operates his businesses from afar, and now focuses his career in Real Estate Investing full-time. He is passionate about helping people take their first step toward financial freedom through the investment vehicle of Real Estate.

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