Passive House Podcast

Cohost Zack Semke interviews Amy Failla, Principal at Baxt Ingui Architects, the NYC-based firm known for its Passive House retrofits of historic buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and beyond. Amy shares about how she was drawn to architecture as a young child, how she made the leap from architecture school straight to Baxt Ingui, her recent work managing the Engine 16 project (a Passive House retrofit of an historic firehouse into a 6-unit multifamily building), and her role on the board of Passive House New York. See Baxt Ingui Architects's work: https://www.baxtingui.com/ Amy's appearance on the Global Passive House Happy Hour, presenting about Engine 16: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/amy-failla-historic-firehouse-retrofit Amy's appearance on Passive House Accelerator's Construction Tech, along with Ed May of bldgtyp: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/construction-tech-ed-may-bldgtyp-and-amy-failla-baxt-ingui-architects Links to Passive House events coming up: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-december-12th-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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Accelerator's Director of Publications Mary James interviews Michael Hindle of Passive to Positive. https://www.passivetopositive.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 Bronwyn Barry, principal of Passive House BB and longtime board member and leader at The Passive House Network. The two dive into Bronwyn's recent presentation to COP27 in Egypt about the mutually supportive role that the international Passive House standard and building energy code development can play. She shares an analogy of Passive House as high-speed rail and code development as the local train; both are important, both ultimately reach the same direction, and the advancement of one supports the other. Passive House BB: https://www.passivehousebb.com/ The Passive House Network: https://naphnetwork.org/ Learn about the BuildingToCOP Coalition: https://globalabc.org/news/cop27-buildingtocop-coalition-keeps-focus-built-environment-critical-solutions-provider Bronwyn's previous appearances on the Passive House Podcast: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/podcast/passive-house-podcast-ep-8-bronwyn-barry https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/podcast/bonus-episode-bronwyn-barry-at-passive-house-for-all-interview-8 https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/podcast/bonus-episode-mikhail-haramati-and-bronwyn-barry-at-passive-house-for-all-interview-17 Bronwyn's previous appearances on Passive House Accelerator's live programming: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/how-to-transition-to-a-passive-house-practice-with-bronwyn-barry https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/global-passive-house-happy-hour-bronwyn-berry-cycling-toward-industry-transformation Links to Passive House events coming up: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-december-5th-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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Mark Ginsberg, Partner at Curtis + Ginsberg Architects. https://www.cplusga.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Dan Whitmore, longtime passive building trainer and Phius board member. Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Accelerator's Director of Publications Mary James interviews keynote speaker Julie Klump of POAH. https://www.poah.org/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh Ryan Abendroth of Passive Energy Designs and Stefan Goebel of Goebel Consulting Group. https://www.passiveenergydesigns.com/ https://www.gcg-us.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 co-host Zack Semke interviews Lauren Thomsen, architect and principal at Lauren Thomsen Design. The two discuss Lauren's attraction to architecture at a young age, her fine arts training in Paris, and her journey to Passive House as an architect, including the Northern Liberties Passive House in Philadelphia. Link to the Grand Designs New Zealand episode that co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh shares in the intro: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/grand-designs/130537676/grand-designs-nz-aucklanders-swap-city-rental-for-good-life-passive-house Link to video of the Northern Liberties Passive House presentation at the Passive House Accelerator LIVE! Project Showcase: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/northern-liberties-passive-rowhouse Link to the Phius Certification Guidebook, which includes detail about the airtightness targets that Zack and Matthew discuss in the episode's outro: https://www.phius.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Phius%20Certification%20Guidebook%20v3.02.pdf Links to upcoming Passive House and Passive House-adjacent events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-november-28th-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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews keynote speaker Graham Irwin of Essential Habitat Architecture. http://www.essentialhabitat.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Accelerator's Director of Publications Mary James interviews keynote speaker Lois Vitt Sale of Wight & Company. https://www.wightco.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews keynote speaker John Woelfling of Dattner Architects. https://www.dattner.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Accelerator's Director of Publications Mary James interviews keynote speaker Christoph Stump of Trinity Financial. http://www.trinityfinancial.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 co-hosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview Zoe Kaufman of NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). As a research engineer, Zoe focuses on guiding building fabrication toward replicable, low-carbon design. In her conversation with Mary and Ilka, Zoe shares her collegiate experience in the Solar Decathlon, and her subsequent work at the Levy Partnership and Bright Power in New York City. She also dives into her work at NREL doing hygrothermal modeling in the context of a changing climate and what implications that has for building envelope durability moving forward. Links to organizations, software, and articles mentioned in the interview: https://www.nrel.gov/ https://blokable.com/ https://wufi.de/en/software/wufi-pro/ https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/nrel-set-to-receive-54-million-in-funding-to-research-turning-buildings-into-carbon-storage-structures.html https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2019/the-role-fungi-will-play-in-nrels-biomass-research.html https://homestylegreen.com/why-adding-insulation-causes-moisture-issues-in-buildings/ https://homestylegreen.com/173-using-wufi-to-keep-buildings-dry-and-healthy/ Links to upcoming Passive House and Passive House-adjacent events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-november-21-2022 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Marine Sanchez of RDH Building Science. https://www.rdh.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Dylan Ingui, featured speaker at PhiusCon Youth and incoming freshman at the University of Michigan. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-ingui/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews PhiusCon 2022 keynote speaker Andreas Holm of FIW Munich. https://fiw-muenchen.de/de Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Accelerator's director of publications Mary James interviews Beth Campbell of Unity Homes. https://unityhomes.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 o-host Mathew Cutler-Welsh sits down with Clint Gollop, of CBG Construction. Clint, an eighth-generation builder based in Wanaka, New Zealand, speaks about his introduction to Passive House, becoming a Passive House Tradesperson, and the shift in the general public’s understanding of what makes a well-functioning home. Links to upcoming Passive House and Passive House-adjacent events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-november-14-2022 A partial list of Passive House tradesperson/builder training resources: https://www.phanz.ac.nz/ https://passivehouseaustralia.org/APHA/APHA/Certified_Passive_House_Tradesperson_Online_Course.aspx https://www.phius.org/phius-certified-builder-cphb-program-overview https://emu.systems/learn/learn-passive/ https://passivehouseaustralia.org/APHA/APHA/Certified_Passive_House_Tradesperson_Online_Course.aspx 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Sam McAfee, NYC/LA Regional Sales Manager with Zola Windows. https://www.zolawindows.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Sloan Ritchie, President of Cascade Built, the Seattle-based Passive House builder and developer. https://www.cascadebuilt.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 bonus episode recorded at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago, Passive House Accelerator's director of publications Mary James interviews Tessa Bradley, co-owner of Artisans Group. https://artisansgroup.com/ Thank you to Sto Corp. and Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon 2022 possible. https://www.stocorp.com/ https://www.zolawindows.com/ 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 Mariana Pickering, co-founder of Emu Passive based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Emu Passive trains the trades in Passive House construction and provides Passive House consulting services. Mariana shares about what's new in Emu's work, including reflections on Emu's recent tradesperson training held in Santa Barbara. She also discusses the recent Marshall Fire outside of Denver, the ongoing rebuilding effort there, and the role that Colorado's Passive House community is playing there to help "build forward". Rocky Mountain PBS stories on Marshall Fire and the role of Passive House in the rebuild: https://www.rmpbs.org/colorado-voices/passive-houses/ https://www.pbs.org/video/passive-house-incentives-after-marshall-fire-3qadku/ https://www.pbs.org/video/marshall-fire-rebuild-passive-house-expo-nivmaz/ https://www.pbs.org/video/marshall-fire-victims-tour-passive-house-2bnw12/ NPR story on Marshall Fire and the role of Passive House in the rebuild: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/13/1128623971/victims-of-a-colorado-wildfire-can-choose-a-green-rebuild-thats-within-their-bud Colorado Green Building Guild Marshall Fire resources: https://cgbg.org/resources Info on support available for rebuilding after the Marshall Fire: https://rebuildingbetter.org/ Passive House Accelerator LIVE! Construction Tech appearance by Mariana Pickering and Enrico Bonilauri: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/mariana-pickering-and-enrico-bonilauri-mock-ups-installation Links to upcoming Passive House and Passive House-adjacent events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-november-7-2022 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 Zack Semke catches up with Mahnaz Nikbakht and Robert Blount of ROCKWOOL North America. The three discuss the personal Passive House advocacy of both Mahnaz and Robert, the product innovations and design guidance offered by ROCKWOOL, and the application of mineral wool in two major projects (the Ken Soble Tower retrofit in Ontario and the Winthrop Center Passive House office tower in Boston). After their interview, cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh catches up with Robert in person at the PhiusCon 2022 conference in Chicago. https://www.rockwool.com/north-america/ ROCKWOOL's 2021 Sustainability Report: https://www.rockwool.com/group/about-us/sustainability/sustainability-report-2021/ ROCKWOOL's Passive House Solutions Guide: https://www.rockwool.com/syssiteassets/o2-rockwool/documentation/technical-guides/commercial/passive-house-solutions-guide.pdf More about Ken Soble Tower: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/ken-soble-tower-enerphit https://youtu.be/92ToKizwzyI More about Winthrop Center: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/standout-passive-office-takes-shape-in-boston https://youtu.be/q0dBdHecjZ4 https://youtu.be/4S6-XfvILKY Info about the Passive House Massachusetts Symposium on November 16, 2022: https://passivehousema.org/symposium Website of Batiment Passif Quebec: https://batimentpassifquebec.com/ 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.

Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview Kim Dupont-Madinier of Atelier Dupont-Madinier. Kim shares about her work weaving textiles into architecture, as well as her exploration of incorporating Passive House into traditional Mongolian architecture. Matthew Cutler-Welsh and Zack Semke join Mary and Ilka in person at the PhiusCon conference in Chicago to record the intro and outro of this episode. Atelier Dupont-Madinier: https://www.dupontmadinier.com/ For links to upcoming Passive House events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-october-31-2022 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.

Zack interviews Lisa White, Associate Director at Phius, about her 10-year service there, the role of passive buildings in supporting and accelerating the clean energy transition, the new ASHRAE passive building standard underway, and the big Phius conference coming up this week in Chicago, PhiusCon. Info about ASHRAE 227P: https://www.ashrae.org/news/esociety/new-ashrae-passive-building-standard-to-boost-use-of-strategy Notable Passive House news stories this week: https://www.fastcompany.com/90796385/why-new-apartment-buildings-should-adopt-ancient-cooling-techniques https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/projects/2022/10/vancouver-art-gallery-gets-50-million-funding-boost-for-new-home https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffsteele/2022/10/19/upstate-new-york-becoming-bastion-of-passive-house-design/?sh=215c29821767 Links to the events mentioned: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-october-24-2022 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 Zack Semke catches up with co-founder and CEO of Glavel, Rob Conboy. The two discuss the new production facility for the foam glass gravel manufacturer, based in Vermont, and the steps Glavel has taken to produce its product with clean energy, dramatically reducing the embodied carbon of the material. Rob shares what advice he would give his past self as he was just getting started with building Glavel, as well as Glavel's work in progressive hiring practices. He also discusses Glavel's plans for future expansion out west. https://www.glavel.com/ To learn more and to request product samples, visit: https://www.glavel.com/learn/ 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.

Matthew interviews Enda McDonagh, Certified Passive House Consultant and principal at Montgomery Sisam Architects. Enda studied and worked as Architectural Technician in Dublin where he developed a passion for detailing. In 2010 he moved to Toronto, Canada where he has worked at Montgomery Sisam ever since. His portfolio includes projects for the education, supportive housing, and mental health sectors. Montgomery Sisam is currently working on an affordable housing development in downtown Hamilton. All 24 of the studio apartments are being built offsite and the whole building will be Passive House Certified. Hamilton Passive House Modular Housing: https://www.montgomerysisam.com/project/hamilton-passive-house-modular-housing/ Passive House Stories: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/08/passion-project-the-passive-house-that-raised-the-roof-on-sustainable-living-passivhaus https://homestylegreen.com/181-hutt-tomorrows-house-today/ https://connectingtoplace.org/sustainability/ https://mithun.com/project/the-bush-school-new-upper-school/ Info about upcoming events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-october-17-2022 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 Zack Semke interviews Carmel Pratt, VP at Bright Power in New York City. Carmel discusses her firm's work delivering affordable multifamily Passive House projects, including the recently-completed Park Avenue Green project, as well as two projects underway, Chestnut Commons and Vital Brookdale, all in NYC. Carmel and Zack also discuss the state of building energy policy in New York and Bright Power's collaboration with several other NYC groups in gathering data and putting together a report to demonstrate to lenders that Passive House energy savings bring real and predictable financial savings for building owners. Link to the Multifamily Passive House: Connecting Performance to Financing report that Carmel discusses: https://www.brightpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Multifamily-Passive-House-Performance-to-Financing-1.pdf Links to news stories that Zack and co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh discuss: https://www.cpr.org/2022/09/30/marshall-fire-climate-friendly-homes/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/10/inflation-reduction-act-climate-economy/671659/ Info about upcoming events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-october-10-2022 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 Zack Semke interviews Mark Siddall, Principal at LEAP Architecture in Durham, United Kingdom. Mark's work focuses on the design, delivery, and operation of ultra-low energy buildings and Passive House buildings. In this interview, Mark discusses his recently published paper on avoiding thermal bypasses to optimize building performance and improve the health & comfort of occupants, "Thermal Bypass Risks" published by Passivhaus Trust. Info about upcoming events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-october-3-2022 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 Glenn Murdoch, Design Director at Theca Architecture in Christchurch, New Zealand. They discuss Glenn's early adoption of Passive House design, his role in the early days of Passive House Institute New Zealand, and his practice of using PHPP and Passive House design in all of his work, whether PH-certified buildings or not-certified. Links to the articles referenced by Matthew and cohost Zack Semke in the news segment of the episode: https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/sustainable-hotels-setting-a-new-standard-for-the-industry https://www.showhouse.co.uk/news/blenheim-estate-homes-plans-britains-biggest-rural-passivhaus-community/ Info about upcoming events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-september-26-2022 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 Zack Semke interviews Scott Kennedy, Partner at Cornerstone Architecture in Vancouver, British Columbia. Trained as an engineer and an architect, Scott is a leading exponent of multifamily Passive House design, trailblazing the approach in Vancouver and championing the adoption of Passive House across Canada. He's also a longtime member of the Board of Directors of Passive House Canada. In the interview, Scott speaks about his discovery of Passive House, the parallel evolution of his practice and building energy policy in Vancouver, the projects and the design puzzles that excite him the most these days, and what is on the horizon. In the news segment of the episode, cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh share an article in Fast Company about the Clayton Community Center: https://www.fastcompany.com/90768017/how-ancient-design-techniques-helped-this-stunning-civic-center-use-72-less-energy At the end of the episode Matthew and Zack discuss upcoming events. Links can be found here: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-september-19-2022 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.

Cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Jon Iliffe, a Director and co-founder of eHaus, the nationwide building company in New Zealand focussing on delivering Certified Passive Houses and high-performance homes. Jon discusses some of his previous experiences, including working for Rolls Royce in the UK and the exciting times ahead as demand grows for healthier, more efficient and lower carbon buildings in New Zealand. Matthew and Cohost Zack Semke discuss Passive House news item at the top of the show, including: HalifACT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfv_xnMM-AQ https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/energy-environment/halifact-2050-acting-climate-together 3,500 Deep Energy Retrofits in Renfrewshire: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/scotland-s-renfrewshire-council-commits-to-major-retrofits At the end of the episode, Zack shares upcoming events. Details can be found at: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-september-12-2022 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.

Terry Bryers is an Auckland-based Certified Passive House Builder. Having worked on one of the first and most incredible EnerPHit projects in New Zealand, he has started his own building company to focus on Passive House and high-performance homes. Matthew Cutler-Welsh caught up with Terry recently and discussed his discovery of Passive House. Stuff Magazine feature on EnerPHit project by Terry: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/127462495/no-expense-spared-on-nzs-first-passivhaus-enerphit-rebuild-now-selling Case study: https://sustainableengineering.co.nz/casestudy/piha-enerphit/ Matthew and cohost Zack Semke discussed Passive House-related news items at the top of the episode: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/homes/article-11162825/What-passive-house-Ultra-eco-friendly-Queensland-home-heated-hairdryer.html https://www.nine.com.au/property/news/the-home-in-queensland-that-can-be-heated-with-a-hair-dryer-for-20-minutes/ce3e09d9-9e3a-414f-b2ee-ca39fc1d0306 https://passivehouse-database.org/index.php?lang=en#d_6650 https://homestylegreen.com/248-what-does-a-passive-house-have-in-common-with-an-f-111/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/climate/california-lawmakers-climate-legislation.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/01/california-moves-to-ban-new-oil-wells-within-3200-feet-of-homes.html Info about NESEA's upcoming Building Energy NYC event: https://nesea.org/conference/be-nyc 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.

Cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Karen Manson, Director of Meta Architects, a design-led practice in Christchurch specializing in high-performance building. Karen returned to New Zealand after gaining experience in a variety of projects in the UK. She completed Passive House training and established Meta Architects in 2015 and has recently been working alongside Pete Bielski of Ethos Homes (episode 13) to create Bushland Park, an inspiring community of passive house homes in an idyllic setting below the Port Hills of Canterbury. Matthew mentioned the Skagen project in Coquitlam: https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/rare-52-unit-passive-house-project-coming-to-coquitlam-promises-80-energy-savings-5718925 Cohost Zack Semke mentioned two Passive House-related stories by PBS Rocky Mountain:Colorado Voices: Building Back Better after the Marshall Fire: https://www.rmpbs.org/colorado-voices/passive-houses/ Tour Colorado's First Passive House: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/leading-the-way-in-building-highperformance-and-fire-resistant-homes/ And here's a link to Andrew Michler's book, "Hyperlocalization of Architecture": http://hyperlocalarch.com/ours/ Here's the link to Passive House Accelerator's upcoming launch of a new season of Passive House Accelerator LIVE!, to be held on September 7: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/event-announcements/be-nyc-2022-conference-preview-what-we-have-learned-from-many-built-multifamily-passive-houses 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.

Matthew Cutler-Welsh and Zack Semke kick off Season 3 of the Passive House Podcast with an interview of Richard Yancey, Executive Director of Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) based in New York City. Richard shares his early training in high-performance building in Seattle in the 90s and early 00s, his introduction to Passive House during a visit to Brussels, and his work advancing building decarbonization in NYC. At the top of the episode, Zack references the Inflation Reduction Act incentive calculator at Rewiring America: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator. At the end of the episode, Zack shares info about the on-demand "Passive House Summer School" being offered by Building Energy Exchange. Take any on-demand course free until August 31st with the coupon code "PH SUMMER". View courses here: https://be-exchange.org/ 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.

To mark the Passive House Podcast's 100th episode, cohosts Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Mary James, and Zack Semke interview Passive House Accelerator's founder, Michael Ingui. Michael shares why he founded the Accelerator, the precursor networks that inspired the effort, and how the Accelerator has grown. At the end of the episode, Zack shares info about the on-demand "Passive House Summer School" being offered by Building Energy Exchange. Take any on-demand course free until August 31st with the coupon code "PH SUMMER". View courses here: https://be-exchange.org/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.

Jennifer Hogan joins Mary James and Ilka Cassidy for the 99th episode of the Passive House Podcast! Jennifer is senior project manager and the technical and service leader for environmental performance services at Pretium Engineering in Burlington, ON. Currently, Jennifer and her team are working on a phased retrofit of 20 story social housing building in Windsor, ON. Listen to the full episode for to learn about how Jennifer is mitigating thermal bridging, repelling from buildings, and solving technical challenges in the EnerPHit process. 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.

Luke Middleton is an award-winning Passive House Designer based in Melbourne, Australia. With early inspiration drawn from a brief period in London and then Czechoslovakia, Luke now has almost two decades of experience creating community, educational and residential buildings in Australia. He is one of a growing number of Australian designers exploring and evolving contemporary sustainable architecture for the southern hemisphere and warm temperate climates.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.

Michelle Lambert, principal and founder of Lambert Sustainability, chats with Mary James and Ilka Cassidy about the Northland Newton Development in Newton, MA. The project is transforming 22 acres of abandoned industrial property and unused land into a mix-use community with 800 residential units and 14 new buildings. The Northland Newton Development is another jewel in Massachusetts Passive House crown, listen to episode 97 of the Passive House Podcast to learn more about the project.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 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-housingThank 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-11-2022Thank 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-27-2022Thank 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-ac0371f15704Thank 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-13-2022Thank 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-6-2022Thank 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-30-2022Thank 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 Paul Grahovac and Pat Downey of PROSOCO, provider of the R-Guard system of fluid-applied air and water barriers since the early days of the North American Passive House movement. Paul and Pat share how the R-Guard system was originally an outgrowth of building rescue work, how PROSOCO worked with the International Living Future Institute to remove phthalates from their product chemistry in order to be included on the Bullitt Center project, and how a recent code-built high school in Washington State became an "Accidental Passive House" due to the Passive House-level of airtightness that was accidentally achieved by the project team after they applied PROSOCO's fluid-applied membranes.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.