Talking to builders, architects, designers, suppliers, owners, and other experts in the Passivhaus and high-performance building space. We discuss the benefits of Passivhaus buildings and what to say when spreading the word beyond those who already know.
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PassivHaus Podcasts
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Interviews with the leaders, practitioners, and change-makers in the global Passive House movement. A production of Passive House Accelerator.
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Maine Architects Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan share their experience, knowledge, music preferences, and cocktail recipes. --Imagine going to a Building Energy conference, donning your name tag lanyard, attending a great session on an interesting topic, taking a bunch of notes, and filling your quota of power point slides for the year. This podcast is nothing like that. This is like going out to a bar afterward with the speaker and fellow architects and talking about that forum session. --Chr ...
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The Coin Collecting Podcast aims to inform and entertain, connecting with collectors of all types, regardless of their experience. The show explores the history of the hobby and places the modern market into that context. Meet decisionmakers and stay up to date with market movement, all on The Coin Collecting Podcast.
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Highly respected Australian residential architect Stephanie Skyring interviews industry experts to share the latest environmentally sustainable home design ideas, products and materials. Each podcast season demystifies a specific topic. Episodes are released weekly on Tuesdays. Australian Architects can claim their formal CPD hours for listening to the podcasts and completing an online quiz. Find out more at www.renovationcollaborative.com.au
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Zero Ambitions is a consultancy and weekly podcast about sustainability and the built environment. We find interesting and experienced guests who know what they're talking about, usually to discuss how we navigate the complexity of decarbonisation and sustainability in the built environment and its many related sectors. The success of the podcast has seen it grow into a consultancy, Zero Ambitions Partners. The consultancy works with blue chip clients, public sector institutions, and niche-m ...
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Today's Architecture is a podcast about how to create a more sustainable architecture enhancing life and nature on this planet.
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My mission is to educate builders, architects, designers and home owners so you can create the most comfortable, healthiest buildings possible. When you know better, you can do better.
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The Home of Self Build, Custom Build & Renovation • 67,000 sq. ft. year-round resource centre with 200+ stands • Independent advice on everything from planning to plastering • Self Build courses, exhibitions and Architect consultation days • Free entry, plenty of parking and easy access just off the M4 These episodes will investigate various subjects in more detail, with expert guests, and previewing upcoming shows and events to help you with your potential or current self build and renovati ...
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The majority of homes currently being built are bad for the earth, the occupants and the builder’s health. Every fortnight, join Jeffrey Hart as he talks to designers, builders, makers, dreamers and doers. Exploring the wide world of sustainability in the built environment by talking to wonderful people who are doing excellent things. Whether you want to learn more about natural materials, are navigating your own self build, or just want to know that better alternatives are out there, this i ...
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268: Building the Future: Insights from the 2025 Passivhaus Conference
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40:49In this episode of the Passive House Podcast Matthew is joined by Caroline Ashe Brady, Ann Marie Fallon, and Nathan Campbell at the Passive House Association of Ireland Conference held in Belfast. They share their insights on the current state and future of Passive House standards in the UK and Ireland. Discover the driving forces behind the shift …
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Tessa Bradley is the principal architect and CEO of the Artisans Group Architecture and Planning Company, a woman-owned, woman-led firm based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Tessa was in the second round of PHIUS trainings, and Artisan's Group did the second certified Passive House in Washington State ... so they've been in this spac…
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269: High-Performance Building with Ben Bogie
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1:05:45In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, co-hosts Jay Fox and Ilka Cassidy interview Ben Bogie, a third-generation high-performance builder and Director of Outreach and Education at BPC Green Builders. Ben discusses the foundational lessons learned from his family's history in building super-insulated, airtight, thermally broken structures sin…
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In episode fourteen of The Reimagine Edit series of the Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of conversations from the Reimagine Collective. Featured speakers in this episode include Beth Campbell, Ryan Abendroth, Mike Fowler, Kevin Brennan, Kara Haggerty Wilson, Nakita Reed, and Michael Ingui. In addition to specific deep d…
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HPH393: How can you reduce the embodied carbon of a project? – with Elly Deacon Smith and Kirk Rushby
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38:37Elly Deacon Smith and Kirk Rushby from Arbor Architects explain why they consider the embodied carbon of their projects, how they do it and how it is balanced with competing factors. Check out the show notes for more information.By Ben Adam-Smith
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Designing Homes That Stay Strong When It Counts
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46:5800:00 Welcome back 01:09 Storm chaser cocktail 04:05 Passive house wildfire 10:37 Resilience vs durability 15:23 Designing for hazards 22:35 Durable cold climate details 28:54 Resilience and equity 33:52 How buildings learn 38:56 Future ready services 43:04 Outboard module ideaBy Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan
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267: Ecological Building Systems at the 2025 Passivhaus Conference
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48:15In this Episode of the Passive House Podcast Matthew interviews representatives of Ecological Building Systems, including Niall Crosson, the Group Technical Director, and Neil Turner, the UK Technical Manager. They discuss the company's inception 25 years ago, its growth, and its innovations in bio-based construction and air-tightness solutions. Th…
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TRE 13: Starting Out and Rethinking Retrofits
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41:55In episode thirteen of The Reimagine Edit series of the Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of insights from Al Mitchell, Kimberly Llewellyn, Greta Tjeltveit, Ya’el Santopinto, Wolfgang Feist, and Lisa White. This episode is split between two topics. The first addresses one of the most common questions veteran members of th…
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Trey Farmer - Forge Craft Architecture + Design
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35:54Trey Farmer is a Principal and Partner, as well as the Chief Sustainability Officer, at Forge Craft Architecture and Design, based in Austin, Texas. His Passive House journey began in Grad School, where he got his CPHC as part of the program. He is one of the team of friends who bring the Humid Climate Conference to life, looking forward to the six…
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HPH392: What's the difference between good and bad retrofit? – with Marion Baeli
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53:44Marion Baeli, author of "Residential Retrofit," offers hands-on experience of designing and retrofitting high performance homes. As well as drawing on her personal retrofit she shares the lessons learnt from revisiting properties that took part in the Retrofit for the Future competition over a decade ago. Check out the show notes for more informati…
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266: From Retrofits to New Builds: River Architects
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46:56In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, Mary James interviews James Hartford and Juhee Lee Hartford of River Architects in Hudson Valley. The discussion covers the firm's focus on Passive House projects, mostly single-family homes with a mix of new constructions and retrofits. They touch on their first retrofit project affected by Hurricane S…
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Michael Quast is the CEO of Passive House Canada. With a career that spans marketing, PR, executive management, and communications, including being executive producer for the successful HGTV renovation show, Holmes on Homes, and then later CEO for The Holmes Group, Michael feels that his role at Passive House Canada is something of a unicorn job, p…
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In this episode of the Passive House Podcast co-host's Jay and Mary chat with Emily Mottram, founder of Mottram Architecture, about her architectural firm and her passion for building science and low-carbon residential architecture. Emily discusses her firm's focus on retrofits and new builds, explaining their approach to sustainable architecture u…
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Jeremy Clarke is the founder and CEO of Simple Life Homes and Simple Life Building Systems, based out of Bowmanville, Ontario. They combine the principles of passive house design with off-site (prefabricated) and carbon-conscious construction to produce sustainable, healthy home packages. In this episode, we talk about Passive Houses, Pretty Good H…
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Jeffrey Hart from the Earthen Floor Company gives us the lowdown on natural earth floors, explaining what the components are, how they are mixed and the process of installing them. He also outlines the benefits and limitations, and highlights what makes them a great choice for an eco home. Check out the show notes for more information.…
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264: Navigating Local Law 97 with Katie Schwamb
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51:12In this episode of The Passive House Podcast host Mary James meets with Katie Schwamb, Managing Director at Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) to discuss emissions reduction and compliance with Local Law 97 in New York City. Local Law 97, sets carbon emissions limits for buildings over 25,000 square feet to help achieve near-zero emissions by 2050. M…
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Get Started: Climate Action in the built environment across Australia
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1:03:11Across Australia numerous groups are taking meaningful climate action and working hard to develop inspiring solutions. Today, I speak with representatives from five different organisations from the built environment to find out what’s happening. These groups tackle climate change from various angles, employing different structures and methods. They…
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00:00 Welcome & scope creep defined 02:02 Cocktail: Classic Bramble 05:51 Why projects grow beyond plan 09:38 Program exercise: rooms, office & garage 14:45 Square footage reality check 17:40 Basements & garages aren’t “free” 21:54 Program–budget method (checklists & meetings) 28:33 Contingency & finish tiers 38:58 Fork in the road: cut scope or ra…
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263: Best of Retrofit with Andrea Michael
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54:33In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, host Jay Fox talks with Andrea Michael, an architect from Love Schack Architecture in Bozeman, Montana. They discuss Andrea's comprehensive home retrofit, aimed at improving energy efficiency and comfort. The retrofit included air sealing, adding insulation, installing a heat pump, ERVs, solar panels, a…
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Get Started: Reducing Embodied Carbon – Lucy Humphrey, Studio Ecology
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1:12:57Reducing embodied carbon in all new buildings and renovations is fast becoming a global priority, and in Australia new regulations are on the horizon. In today's episode, we move on to our final theme - Getting Started - and the first of two episodes to conclude the season. I talk with environmental architect, artist and well known Australian clima…
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Jacob Deva Racusin is the lead researcher at Builders for Climate Action and the co-founder of New Frameworks. Jacob comfortably bridges the gap between seemingly (though not, in fact) disparate worlds, valuing both the intuitive comfort of building with the natural materials our ancestors have used for millennia and the cutting edge of building an…
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TRE 12: Changing the Conversation on High-Performance Practice
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41:22In the twelfth episode of The Reimagine Edit series of the Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of insights from Jake Bruton, Ben Bogie, Michael Ingui, Ed May, Kristof Irwin, and Ashley Wisse. This episode explores how practitioners across the Reimagine Buildings Collective are evolving the language and practice of high-perf…
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HPH390: Practical considerations when looking for a plot of land – with Ben Adam-Smith
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40:29Ben Adam-Smith shares a few thoughts about what to look for in a plot of land for a low energy house build. Check out the show notes for more informationBy Ben Adam-Smith
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262: Deep Dive into Deep Energy Retrofits with Kara Haggerty Wilson
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52:39In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, host Mary James speaks with Kara Haggerty Wilson, Design Director at Onion Flats. Kara discusses the company's focus on scaling up deep energy retrofits. She highlights their journey from initial projects in Pennsylvania to more extensive work in Massachusetts, including the challenges and successes of …
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Water & Ecosystems: Delight in your environment – Tim Bennetton, Tim Bennetton Architects
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48:04Careful consideration of water is now a critical part of design as we confront increasing floods and droughts due to climate change. In today's episode, we move on to our next sustainable design theme - Water and Ecosystems. We'll investigate the design of a small extension to an old timber home located in suburban subtropical Brisbane. This projec…
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Beth Eckenrode is the co-founder of AUROS Group, "where building science meets data science." Beth co-founded the AUROS Group with Craig Stevenson in 2017 to provide building owners with more confidence in their sustainable building investments. Together with academic sustainability expert Robert Sroufe, they co-authored the book, "The Power of Exi…
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261: The ARKATA Way with Ben Walsham
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1:22:12This week on the Passive House Podcast we welcome Ben Walsham, the founder and director of ARKATA, based in Brunswick, Victoria. Trained in architecture and now a registered NatHERS Accredited Energy Efficiency Assessor, Ben empowers architects—as well as homeowners, builders, and developers—across Australia to create homes that are not only energy…
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Enrico Bonilauri is an architect, trainer, passive house certifier, and the CEO of Emu Passive. Started as an architectural practice in Italy in 2009, they soon discovered passive house as the building science handrail they needed to guide their design decisions. In 2016, they decided to get into education to promote passive house ideas and methodo…
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Healthy Buildings: Hempcrete and materials for a healthy home – Michael Leung, Balanced Earth Architects
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58:46Prioritising health when selecting materials and products is simply common sense, and the best thing about healthy materials – they are also brilliant for the environment. In today’s episode we move on to our next sustainable design theme – healthy buildings. We’ll investigate the design of a house on an off grid site located in Mullumbimby in the …
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HPH389: Air-to-air mini split heat pumps – with Es Tresidder
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51:59Es Tresidder from Highland Passive explains what an air-to-air mini split heat pump is, why he believes it's a good choice for heating a high performance home and the various pros and cons of going down this route. He also reflects on one of the toughest stages of his retrofit when they took the roof off the existing dwelling and then faced torrent…
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In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, Ilka Cassidy and Kristof Irwin are at PhiusCon 2025, highlighting key sessions and interviews with industry experts. The conference explored a variety of themes including performance, purpose, and the power of community in the Passive House movement. Key takeaways included insights on air tightness, ven…
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Prefabrication: Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS) & Passivhaus – Murray Robertson, Robertson Architects NZ
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35:42SIPS, or structural insulated panels are a fast and efficient way to achieve very high thermal performance. In today's episode, we continue exploring prefabricated panel solutions. We investigate the design of a passive house built from SIPS on a very challenging site in the oceanic temperate climate of Wellington, in New Zealand. Architect Murray …
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Shefali Sanghvi is the Director of Sustainability at Dattner Architects, a mission-driven, women-owned design firm based in New York City and focused on civic spaces and the urban experience. One of the things she loves about being a director of sustainability in an architecture firm with multiple studios is the opportunity to leverage what she lea…
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259: Inside Stonewater's Push for Sustainable Housing
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48:27In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, Matthew Cutler Welsh talks with Matthew Crucifix, Director of Development at Stonewater, they discusses the organization's efforts in providing affordable and sustainable housing in the UK. Crucifix outlines Stonewater's expansive reach, managing around 40,000 homes, and their current focus on retrofitt…
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Build Tight, Ventilate Right: Don't Be an Airhole
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1:01:2100:00 Intro & Cocktail of the Day 02:42 What We Mean by “Airhole” 08:05 Why Air Sealing Matters 14:47 Ventilation vs. Infiltration 21:19 Building Science in Action 36:31 Common Air Sealing Mistakes 42:50 Tools and Techniques 50:04 Audience Q&A and Wrap-upBy Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan
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Prefabrication: Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) design & construction - Jae Warrander, Makers
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53:23House prefabrication using flat pack panels delivers multiple environmental and cost benefits and is the way of the future. In today's episode, we dive into our next sustainable design theme, prefabrication, and we'll explore house design and construction using cross laminated timber. Architect Jae Warrander, director of Makers, shares the story be…
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