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Passive House Podcast
Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Zack Semke, Mary James, and Ilka Cassidy
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In this episode of the Passive House Podcast Matthew Cutler-Welsh sits down with Joseph Lyth an Associate Registered Architect, Certified Passive House Designer based in New Zealand. Joesph walks Matthew through his decision to build a passive house to create a healthier environment for his family. Believing that healthier, lower energy and affordable buildings are possible for everyone in New Zealand, at standard budgets.
Lower Saddle Passive House Tāhekeroa: https://nzgbc.org.nz/case-studies/lower-saddle-passive-house-t%C4%81hekeroa
In this special episode of the Passive House Podcast Ilka Cassidy is joined by Kristoff Irwin of Positive Energy at NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston '25.
Ilka and Kristoff are joined by the following inspiring speakers and organizers of NESEA 25:
- Jacob Deva Racusin, New Frameworks Natural Design/Build
- Andrew Himes, Carbon Leadership Forum
- Laura Bailey, Vermont Council On Rural Development
- Heather Ferrell, Prism Design Lab
They dive in to the conferences main take aways, lessons learned, and calls to action.
Speaker links:
https://www.newframeworks.com/
https://carbonleadershipforum.org/
https://www.prismdesignlab.org/
https://positiveenergy.pro/
https://positiveenergy.pro/building-science-podcast
Ilkas call to action resources:
https://www.echo-project.info/
https://www.greencommons.net/peer-networks
https://www.climateheritage.org/
https://nesea.org/about-buildingenergy-bottom-lines
http://massdesigngroup.org/work/research/bio-based-materials-collective
In this fifth episode of The Reimagine Edit (TRE) series of the Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of insights from Ryan Abendroth (how to get into PH consulting), Michael Ingui (how to sell Passive Hosue), Kristof Irwin (paradigms in high performance building), and Tom Bassett-Dilley (retrofits and embodied carbon).
The Reimagine Edit is a special series of the Passive House Podcast that shares curated insights from our Experts-In-Residence at the Reimagine Buildings Collective, our membership community of building professionals stepping up to tackle climate change. Learn more about the Reimagine Buildings Collective at https://www.reimaginebuildings.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 episode of the Passive House Podcast, Mary James and Jay Fox sit down with Tonje Wold-Switzer, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Long Term Recovery Group. Tonje shares her personal journey of losing her home, navigating the recovery process, and advocating for fire-resilient, sustainable rebuilding solutions—including Passive House design. Tune in for insights on disaster response, and how communities can prepare for future wildfires.
How This Family Rebuilt Their Home Stronger after Wild Fire video: https://youtu.be/becjK7WMNXA
Santa Cruz County Long Term Recovery Group: https://www.santacruzcountyca.gov/OR3/Recovery/LongTermRecoveryGroup.aspx
