Passive House Podcast Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Zack Semke, Mary James, and Ilka Cassidy

In this episode, Matthew Cutler Welsh dives into the highlights of the 2024 Thrive Passivhaus Conference, in Melbourne Australia. Matthew chats with:Joe Karten of BuiltEmilia Lacovino of Detailed GreenKristie Wulf of the Australian Hemp Building DirectoryTalina Edwards of EnvirotectureHamish White of Sanctum HomesAndy Marlow of the Australian Passivhaus AssociationHighlights include the first certified Hempcrete Passive House in the Southern Hemisphere, the role of health in sustainable build...

In this episode, co-host Mary James speaks with Angie Horner, co-founder of Quantum Passivhaus, based in Minden, Ontario. Angie shares the inspiring journey of how Quantum started as a husband-and-wife team in 2013, driven by a passion for sustainable building practices and the desire to address common construction issues. We dive into the development of their innovative prefabricated passive house panels, their expansion into multifamily housing, and the exciting new retrofit panels designed...

In this bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, co-host Ilka Cassidy is at the Sustainability Symposium hosted by Green Building United. In the first interview Ilka talks with Robert Fleming, Brian Fullen, Carolina Downey and Sarah Harvey of FCA along with Kayla Reddington and Sarah Murphy of Turner Construction about their sustainability framwork. In the second interview Ilka speaks with Scott Kelly and Drew Lavine of Re:vision Architecture about their project, the first Livi...

In this bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, co-host Ilka Cassidy is at the Sustainability Symposium hosted by Green Building United. Ilka talks with Paul Thompson of BluPath, Lauren Thomsen & Matt Gindlesparger of Lauren Thomsen Design, Justin Iovenitti & Norm Horn of New Ecology and David Gavin of Quinn Evans. Ilka talked to the presenters of a row house renovation in Baltimore and a new construction row house in Philadelphia.https://blupath.us/https://www.newecology.org/http...

In this special bonus episode of the Passive House Podcast, co-host Ilka Cassidy is at the Sustainability Symposium hosted by Green Building United. Ilka talks with Rich Freeh the Executive Director of GBU and Sangeetha Sambandam of WRT. They give insight into Green Building United and the Symposium, its history, goals, and strategic planning. And looking ahead to Greenbuild in Philadelphia.Links: https://greenbuildingunited.org/event/2024-sustainability-symposium/https://greenbuil...

Passive House Podcast Co-Host Mary James and Ilka Cassidy had the pleasure of speaking with Cindy Wilson, co-founder of Intelligent City, a company based in British Columbia, Canada. Cindy shares the innovative journey of Intelligent City, which began with a vision to improve urban living through sustainable, efficient construction. She delves into the company's evolution from traditional architectural practices to the use of advanced robotics in manufacturing building components. Cindy...