359 episodes
House Planning Help Podcast Ben Adam-Smith
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4.9 • 124 Ratings
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If you want to build a house, where would you start?
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What is Passivhaus certification? – with Kym Mead
Kym Mead from Mead Consulting explains what Passivhaus certification is, how the process works and why there is a difference between certified Passivhaus buildings and those that just adopt a 'Passivhaus principles' approach.
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The Story of Upfront Carbon - with Lloyd Alter
Lloyd Alter explains the term upfront carbon, its relevance to us all as consumers, and why he felt compelled to write a book on the topic.
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How natureplus helps you identify sustainable building products - with Tilmann Kramolisch
Tilmann Kramolisch from natureplus explains why their eco label was established, how materials and products are assessed, and what it means to use a natureplus certified product on your project.
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12 tips for a successful Passivhaus project
Speakers from the Passivhaus workshop event at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon each share a top tip.
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Encouraging and supporting home retrofit in your local area
Neighbours Wookey and Rob Leedham explain why they were motivated to retrofit their homes, how they built up knowledge and why engaging with others on a similar path has been extremely useful.
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Creating affordable, high quality, low carbon homes - with Linda Farrow
Linda Farrow from Agile Homes explains how their prefabricated panelised system can deliver high quality and truly affordable homes that are good for the planet.
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Customer Reviews
Amazing library for self-builders (and others)
Ben has created an amazing library of self-build information. Essential listening for those considering a project, either now or in the future.
House Planning Help
I broke ground on my retrofit and extension build of family’s home 12 months ago. I wished I had found this podcast series before I planned my project as it has been immensely helpful. HPH has proven the more you know about building good homes and related fields the more you realise you don’t.
For both building professionals, and laymen like myself, the show is very accessible and informative. It’s not too dry either and the guests who are either experts in their building fields or people who have gone through a new build or retrofit project provide a wealth of experience and insight.
A fantastic resource…
I have now listened to every single episode and finally joined the hub. What a fantastic resource for anyone building or retrofitting a home whether that be a self builder or ‘professional’ contractor. Learn learn learn and we might just build better homes. I’ve built my own passivhaus and now starting a deep retrofit barn conversion for my mother-in-law. Never stop learning. Great work Ben keep it going. Stuart in South Yorkshire.