Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 18th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Sophia Rini of ROCKWOOL North America. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit pas...
Aug 01, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 17th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Mikhail Haramati of NYSERDA and Bronwyn Barry of NAPHN. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest progr...
Jul 31, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 16th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Lori Atwater of Transformation Village. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit pa...
Jul 30, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 15th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Mary Anne Akers , Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House a...
Jul 29, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 14th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, Kevin Brennan flips the script and interviews Zack Semke, Director of Passive House Accelerator and cohost of the Passive House Podcast. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about P...
Jul 27, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 13th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Kevin Brennan of Brennan Brennan Airtightness and Insulation and cohost of Passive House Accelerator Construction Tech. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn ...
Jul 26, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Mark Wille, Carpenter and Storyteller at Tstud and cohost of Passive House Accelerator's Construction Tech program every Tuesday. Mark shares his childhood growing up a stone's throw from the lumberyard his dad managed, his early adoption of green building principles and materials, and the opportunities for scaling up Passive House construction. Near the end of the episode, Matthew and cohost Zack Semke refer to upcoming events and pro...
Jul 26, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 12th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Eddy Voltaire of Design Construction & Sustainability, Inc., and of the NAPHN Board of Directors. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive...
Jul 23, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 11th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Ken Levenson of NAPHN. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseacceler...
Jul 22, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 10th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Craig Stevenson of Auros Group and NAPHN. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit ...
Jul 21, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 9th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Shannon Pendleton, principal of Sanderson Sustainable Design. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest ...
Jul 20, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 8th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Bronwyn Barry, outgoing Board Chair of NAPHN and principal at Passive House BB. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abre...
Jul 19, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Norm Horn, CPHC, CPHT and Design+Build Project Manager at Envinity in State College, Pennsylvania. They discuss Norm's path from landscape architecture student to builder to reluctant energy efficient building practitioner to full bore Passive House tradesperson and consultant. They also dive into Norm's current project, an EnerPHit Passive House retrofit of a 12,000 square foot, 3-storey masonry building in State College. Near the end...
Jul 19, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 7th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews In Cho, founding principal at ChoShields Studio. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, ...
Jul 18, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 6th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Derrick Tillman, President and CEO of Bridging the Gap Development. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our l...
Jul 17, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 5th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews José Sosa, founder of the Panama Passivhaus Chapter at Latin American Passivhaus Institute. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and ...
Jul 16, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 4th of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Beth Eckenrode Co-Founder of Auros Group. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit p...
Jul 16, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 3rd of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Edie Dillman, CEO and Co-Founder of B.Public Prefab. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programmi...
Jul 14, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 2nd of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Lois Arena, director of Passive House Services at Steven Winter Associates. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast ...
Jul 13, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Catch this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, recorded at North American Passive House Network’s conference, “Passive House for All", in June 2021 in New York City. In this, the 1st of 18 interviews we recorded amidst the hustle and bustle of the conference hall floor, cohost Zack Semke interviews Michael Ingui, principal at Baxt Ingui Architects and founder of Passive House Accelerator. Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and ...
Jul 13, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Chris Ballard, CEO of Passive House Canada . Chris took the helm of PHC in 2019 and he brings a timely skillset to the role: deep knowledge of and experience with the levers of policy and government action. He has a strong history of climate-related work, most recently as Ontario’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change. He also served as the Minister of Housing, the Minister responsible for Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, and the Exec...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview Grace Park-Bradbury, general manager west and head of strategic initiatives for Blocpower. Since Blocpower’s founding in 2014, the company has retrofitted more than 1,000 buildings in disadvantaged communities in New York City, with projects underway in 24 cities. Grace discusses her role in stitching together financing incentives for their customers, ensuring that health and comfort are not exclusively available to those with money. To access the links for ...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Shaun St-Amour, education and outreach expert at 475 High Performance Building Supply, Passive House evangelist, and a frequent fixture at Passive House Accelerator as Q&A Concierge at the Global Passive House Happy Hour and Co-host of Construction Tech Tuesday. Matthew and Shaun discuss Shaun's family legacy in construction, his background in prefab, his journey to Passive House, his work establishing the Ice Box Challenge in Vancouver and its subsequ...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews architect Kyle Mills, Director of BluKube Architecture in Sydney, Australia, and pioneer of both Passive House practice and education Down Under. Their conversation touches on Kylie's early builder apprenticeship with her father and the insights that has brought to her work with tradespeople onsite, her experience watching the trades in Australia ramp up on Passive House practice enough to start enabling deeper...
Jun 21, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this, the first special Passive House Component episode of the Passive House Podcast , cohost Zack Semke speaks with Rob Conboy, CEO of Glavel , an industry innovator and founding sponsor of Passive House Accelerator. Rob and Zack dive into Glavel’s origin story, its commitment to 100% clean energy use in the production of its foam glass gravel, the firm's moves to weave equity and inclusion into its company DNA, and its quest to eliminate operational and embodied carbon emissions from buildi...
Jun 17, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Mary James and Ilka Cassidy talk with Meleny Thomas, executive director of the South Baltimore Community Land Trust (SBCLT), about the organization’s mission to create community-led development and her decision to target Passive House for their initial development of 10 new homes. The choice sets a precedent for healthy homes not being restricted to affluent communities, Thomas says, in discussing how she first heard about Passive House and why she chose it as a target. SBCLT grew out of a decad...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 43
Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Brian Guinan, Certified Passive House Consultant, Certified Passive House Tradesperson, and Owner/Director of ISMART Building Group in Perth, Australia. The two discuss Brian’s apprenticeship as a builder in his native Ireland, his time in construction in New York City, and his journey to Passive House construction in Western Australia. Brian shares his insights around transforming industry practice, and the importance of focusing on i...
Jun 07, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 42
José Sosa trained as a structural architect in Panama City before attending New York City College to complete a Masters in Sustainability in the Urban Environment. Professionally, he’s worked in both Panama and New York, often on high-performance projects. As well as working as an architect, José has also supported other designers with the specification and supply of high performance windows, often for Passive House projects. José became a Certified Passive House Designer in 2018 and the followi...
May 31, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Guest co-hosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy talk with architect Petra Wörner, managing partner of wörner traxler richter, about heading up the design of the world’s first hospital targeting the international Passive House standard. Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst, currently under construction in Frankfurt, Germany, will open its doors next year. The 839,585sf facility recently passed the all-important airtightness test with an impressive result of 0.13 ACH50, bringing the hospital a giant step closer t...
May 24, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this episode, Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Bomee Jung, recently of NYCHA (NY City Housing Authority) and now principal of Topsight Advisors. Bomee discusses her involvement in early efforts to address climate action and buildings, the role that affordable housing providers are playing to reset our collective understanding of what “housing quality” should mean (ie. Passive House), and the ways that Passive House practitioners and organizations can help advance racial equi...
May 17, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 39
