Passive House Podcast

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.

In this special bonus episode recorded at the PhiusCon 2021 conference in Tarrytown, New York, Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke interviews Michael Ingui, principal at Baxt Ingui Architects and founder of Passive House Accelerator, and Shannon Pendleton, principal at Sanderson Sustainable Design and cohost of the Accelerator's Construction Tech program.
Thank you to ROCKWOOL North America for underwriting our interviews at PhiusCon2021. https://www.rockwool.com/north-america/
View a video version of this episode at: https://youtu.be/6q1i1ZtP7kA

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.

On Episode 36 of the Passive House Podcast. cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Robyn Wark, Manager of Advanced Demand Side Management at BC Hydro about the groundbreaking Energy Step Code in British Columbia.

Robyn is a sustainability strategist, partnership builder, and coach on low carbon communities. Her sustainability work has won awards from Real Estate Foundation of BC, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC). In 2013 she was awarded the PIBC Individual Award for Leadership in Advocacy & Innovation.

The BC Step Code provides a roadmap of 5 steps to guide the AEC industry and BC cities from today's base building code to an endpoint of Passive House-levels of performance. This highest level of performance, “Step 5”, will become mandatory for all buildings in British Columbia by 2032. Because everyone knows exactly where code is headed, as well as the steps to get there, early adoption of higher levels of performance can be incentivized in a clear and rational way.

In her conversation with Matthew, Robyn describes the BC Energy Step Code, how it came to be in British Columbia, and how its lessons might be applied elsewhere in the world. (She’ll expand upon these ideas at our Passive House Summit on Monday, April 26, too!)

Read more about BC Energy Step Code here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/construction-industry/building-codes-and-standards/reports/bcenergystepcode_lessons_learned_final.pdf

Matthew and cohost Zack Semke discuss upcoming events. Link to those in Passive Hosue Accelerator's Week in Preview: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-week-in-preview-april-26

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 Encore Episode of the Passive House Podcast (originally aired as Episode 29 on International Women's Day, March 7, 2021), guest co-hosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy interview two exciting guests who are collaborating on a retrofit guide for common building typologies found in cold climates.
Nina Sharifi is an assistant professor at Syracuse University’s School of Architecture and the Director of the Applied Sciences and Technology Research and Architecture Lab. Gabrielle Brainard is an architect, facade specialist, and educator. She consults on Passive House projects, conducts academic research, and teaches architecture and building science at Pratt Institute and the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.

The envelope retrofit guide that they are collaborating on will provide technical guidance to architects in the early stages of net-zero retrofit projects. The guide focuses on the building envelope, a critical component of high-performance retrofits that is the primary responsibility of the architect. During their interview with Mary and Ilka, Nina and Gaby discuss the retrofit guide project, dive into an explanation of the field of architectural sciences and how Passive House design meshes with it, and explore the overlap of architecture, construction, and technology in Passive House project delivery. They also reflect on their experience as women in the fields of architecture and construction, and in working to catalyze the transition to high-performance, low carbon building.
Mary, Matthew Cutler-Welsh, and Zack Semke mention upcoming Passive House Accelerator programming for September, including:

1. The Global Passive House Showcase (formerly known as the Global Passive House Happy Hour): https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/our-happy-hour-to-become-the-global-passive-house-showcase
2. Construction Tech Tuesday: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/construction-tech-is-back-soon

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 host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews John Beurle, board member of Australian Passive House Association and principal of Passive House Services, about his unique PHI Low Energy Building home made of a straw panel system. Also, view John's video tour of his home at https://youtu.be/WAQ0uyakJH8.
In the interview, John mentions Stuart Lee of Craftsmen Quality Builders and Andreas Luzzi of Laros Technologies as among the key players in the project. The pre-fab straw bale panels, or SITUPS (super insulated tilt-up panel system), come from Huff 'n' Puff Strawbale Constructions.
After the interview, Matthew and co-host Zack Semke reflect on the interview and share upcoming Passive House events and trainings:

1. Partel Becomes Patron Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator
   Partel is a manufacturer of tapes, membranes, adhesives, and thermal breaks for high performance buildings.
   https://www.partel.com/
   
2. PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Training:
   August 31 through September 11
   ow.ly/7AEa50B3Q0j
   
3. PHI Passive House Fundamentals Course — 6 months access for € 95 (Must purchase by October 8):
   Credit to registration at 24th International Passive House Conference (September 20 through October 8)
   https://cms.passivehouse.com/en/training/courses/e-learning/
   
4. Lois Arena of Steven Winter Associates to Headline September 2 Global Passive House Happy Hour.
   https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/global-happy-hour

Questions or interview suggestions? Please contact [email protected]. And don't forget to visit us at passivehouseaccelerator.com.
Our work at Passive House Accelerator is made possible by support from our Founding Sponsors: Baxt Ingui Architects, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, RDH Building Science, Sto Corp, and Zola Windows. Thanks, too, to support from our Stakeholder Partner: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

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.