Wed, 9 September 2020
Architect Russel Hayden explains how he sought to renovate a derelict 1960s house to EnerPHit standards. Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 26 August 2020
Russell Smith of Parity Projects explains why a whole house plan is the best way forward for tackling a renovation. Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 12 August 2020
Martin Brown from Fairsnape explains how the Living Building Challenge is a holistic standard that benefits health and the environment. Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 29 July 2020
Dr Judith Thornton of Aberystwyth University explores how plant-based materials are being used in the building industry, and why they are so important for our future. Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 1 April 2020
Calum Taylor and Opinder Liddar talk through the design and construction of the 'Self Build Education House' at Graven Hill. Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 25 March 2020
Tim Martel explains how to model the embodied carbon of your build using PHribbon, a tool that plugs in to PHPP (Passive House Planning Package). Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 18 March 2020
Nick Grant shares his thoughts on the lessons learned from 30 years of the AECB (Association of Environment Conscious Building). Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 11 March 2020
Tully Gallagher of Beartooth Passive House, explains what it was like to take a leap of faith in swapping a desk job with building a 'forever home' for his family. Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 4 March 2020
Chief Executive of the Passivhaus Trust, Jon Bootland, explains the processes and benefits of building your house to the Passivhaus Standard. Check out the show notes for more information. |
Wed, 26 February 2020
Lee Fordham from Architype simplifies some of the terminology you might come across if you're thinking about doing a sustainable self build. Check out the show notes for more information. |