Podcast Passive House

Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cuttler-Welsh interviews Nick Sowden of Sowden Building Solutions in Australia. Nick is a master builder, green living builder, and CPHTP. They speak about his early curiosity for sustainable home building, his interest in Hempcrete, and his thoughts on workforce training. Sowden Building Solutions: https://www.…

In this special bonus episode recorded at the 26th International Passive House Conference, Passive House Podcast co-host Ilka Cassidy interviews Emma Osmundsen of London based Sixty Bricks. https://sixtybricks.co.uk/ Thank you to our sponsors for making the Passive House Podcast at the International Passive House Conference possible. Ikon Windows a…

In this special bonus episode recorded at the 26th International Passive House Conference, Passive House Podcast co-host Mary James interviews Juan Manuel Castaño Salvador of Castaño & Asociados Passivhaus based in Seville, Spain. https://castanoyasociados.com/ Thank you to our sponsors for making the Passive House Podcast at the International Pass…

In this special bonus episode recorded at the 26th International Passive House Conference, Passive House Podcast co-host Mary James interviews Sally Godber of WARM: Low Energy Buildings Practice based in the UK. https://peterwarm.co.uk/ Thank you to our sponsors for making the Passive House Podcast at the International Passive House Conference poss…

In this special bonus episode recorded at the 26th International Passive House Conference, Passive House Podcast co-host Mary James interviews Anne Vogt of VAND arquitectura based in Madrid, Spain. https://vandarquitectura.info/ Thank you to our sponsors for making the Passive House Podcast at the International Passive House Conference possible. Ik…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Akshayaa Kariyakkar and Jeremy Latriano, Daylighting Product Consultants with Lamilux. As part of the 475 team, Akshayaa and Jeremy have worked with Lamilux to bring hundreds of daylight projects to life across North America. They discuss the history of the company as well as some of the different …

Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke interviews Eddy Voltaire, Urban(ist) Designer, CPHT, and sustainability consultant with New York based Design Construction & Sustainability Inc (DCS). They discuss his path to Passive House, his recent involvement as a Passive House Network board member, current projects, and the new PHN DEI Series. PHN DEI …

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Sam Meyers, Building Scientist at Retrotec. Sam speaks about his product development and training roles at the company as well as his use of blower door tests and applications of other diagnostic equipment. Retrotec website: https://retrotec.com/ Contact Retrotec USA: sales@retrotec.com Contact Ret…

Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke interviews Leonard Wyeth, Principal and architect at Wyeth Architecture, and Sara Holmes architect at Wyeth Architecture. They speak about the ambitious deep energy retrofit on an 18th century colonial building that they are currently working on and will eventually serve as the Wyeth Architecture office. Leo…

Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke interviews Andrew Steingiser, Associate, Senior Project Architect, and Passive House Consultant at RDH Building Science's Boston Office. Andrew shares Massachusetts's exciting new Stretch Code and Opt-In Specialized Code, both of which feature Passive House. He discusses the impact that these new building po…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Jessica Grove-Smith and Jan Steiger, both Managing Directors of the Passive House Institute (PHI), about the upcoming 26th International Passive House Conference in Wiesbaden, Germany (March 10-12). They dive into the theme of the conference—Efficiency NOW—as well as the conference's focus on Passi…

With the 26th International Passive House Conference right around the corner (March 10-12, 2023 in Wiesbaden, Germany), Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Dr. Wolfgang Feist, founder of the Passive House Institute (PHI), about PHI's Efficiency Now campaign and the role that efficiency can play in weaning Europe off of dependence on …

Passive House Podcast guest cohosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview Kelly Moynihan, Principal at the women-led firm, HPZS (https://hpzs.com/). With certifications in Passive House design, Living Building Challenge, WELL Standard, and LEED, Kelly's work to decarbonize the built environment spans Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Links to upc…

Passive House Podcast co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Jessica Allen, Technical Manager at Climasure in South Australia, about her transition from "worrying about how buildings look" to "caring about how they work". She shares her journey from energy modeling, to focusing on airtightness, to learning about and harnessing Passive House design…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Edie Dillman, Co-Founder and CEO of B.Public Prefab, the high performance prefab envelope manufacturer. The two discuss her mission-driven work at B.Public, her board service for both the Passive House Network and Santa Fe Art Insitute, and the theme of disruption. Links to events: https://passiveh…

Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cuttler-Welsh interviews Jesse Clarke, Innovation and R&D Manager at Pro Clima in New Zealand and Australia, about his pathway to Passive House and the healthy building movement. The question "why?" has played a key role in Jesse's journey of discovery in building science and building regulations. In the convers…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Adam White, CEO and Founder of Intelligent Membranes, maker of the Passive Purple line of intelligent liquid membranes for Passive House airtightness and water and vapor management. Adam shares his background as a builder, the near-death experience that led him down the pathway to becoming a manufa…

Passive House Podcast guest cohosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview Tessa Bradley and Roussa Cassel, co-owners and principals of Artisans Group in Olympia Washington. The interview delves into women's leadership in architecture, Artisans Group's Passive House practice, the firm's exciting new project with Habitat for Humanity, and Tessa's and…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews architect and Passive House consultant Jose Sosa, Passive House Accelerator's host for the new PHA LIVE! 101 Series. The two discuss Jose's work at Bright Power, his recent move to London, the latest from the Latin American Passive House scene, and Jose's hopes for the new series that launches on F…

Passive House Podcast guest cohosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview Leslie Billhymer, Principal at Corona Partners Real Estate, about her 15-plus years of experience in real estate and her work as a Certified Passive House Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. The conversation centers on her work in Philadelphia project managing a number o…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Ralph DiNola, Chief Executive Officer of New Buildings Institute (NBI). The two conducted the interview in the PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, the site of NBI's headquarters and Oregon's first full Living Building. Ralph shares what's coming for NBI and what he sees on the horizon for buil…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Mark Lyles, Senior Project Manager at New Buildings Institute (NBI). The two conducted the interview in the PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, the site of NBI's headquarters and Oregon's first full Living Building. Mark shares news from NBI's work on the International Energy Conservation Code…

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Josh Salinger, founder and principal of Birdsmouth Design-Build in Portland, Oregon. Josh shares his journey from student of science, to bartender, to builder, to leader of a mission-driven design-build firm, to dedicated communicator about how to address the climate crisis by improving the built e…

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 ma…

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/ http…

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 devel…

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…

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.zolawind…

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.zolawin…

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 Phi…

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…

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.…

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/ ht…

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.z…

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.stoc…

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 subseq…

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/ Th…

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…

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:/…

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.…

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 t…

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/ ht…

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…

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://…

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 i…

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…

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 …

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/n…

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 ad…

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 e…