E3: Energy & Efficiency With Emily: Recent Episodes
Emily Mottram
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. We hope the podcast will connect building science, sustainability, and home building through a series of technical discussions, homeowners sharing their experience, and Emily sharing her thoughts on building a truly integrated home that is comfortable, durable, and healthy to live in.
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Sean Vo LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanvvo/
Vanessa Wright LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-wright-1831098/
Levven Website:
https://levven.com/
Levven Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@levvencontrols
Levven TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@levvenelectronics
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Kali Sudbrook
Website: https://beachsideinteriorsremodeling.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalisudbrook/
Instagram:
Kali the Contractor: https://www.instagram.com/kalithecontractor/
Beachside Interiors Custom Gyms: https://www.instagram.com/beachsideinteriors_oc/
Built to Last Crew: https://www.instagram.com/builttolastcrew/
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Charlotte Mustard
IMWGroup.net
ContactUs@imwgroup.net
https://www.instagram.com/imw_group/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/imwgroup/?viewAsMember=true
Megan Thompson
Like many interior designers, Megan Thompson owns her design firm. She has a bachelor's degree in sustainable interior design from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Despite all the knowledge she gained in her education, she found implementing sustainability into her work frustrating. No single platform exists where all the information is easily accessible and saves you time on your projects.
She decided to take matters into her own hands and created Interior Design greenList to make sustainable design easy to understand and implement, regardless of a designer’s background or experience.
At Interior Design greenList, Megan teaches designers about sustainability so they can navigate the industry, be ready for new baselines in industry standards, speak to industry partners with confidence, and become the go-to designer for sustainability in their area.
https://idgreenlist.com/
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| Tanya Savas, CPHTCOLLECTIVE CARPENTRY+1 (778) 263-0643
tanya@collectivecarpentry.com
https://collectivecarpentry.com/
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/5585825bcb.html
https://www.instagram.com/collective_carpentry/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective-carpentry/posts/?feedView=all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtG3jO-ziI
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Energy Raven
Shannon Bloemker, CEO of Energy Raven
Shannon is an experienced strategist with a strong foundation in real estate and sustainable construction. Her latest venture, Energy Raven, helps homeowners improve their homes' energy use and be part of the Climate Solution. Shannon is a former investment strategist with more than 15 years of experience in real estate investment, renovation, and property management. She holds a Master's Degree in Sustainability from Harvard and is a certified home inspector.
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https://www.timberhp.com/
Dan Edelman has been in the built environment for over 20 years, with 13 of those years in
the high performance building community. With a strong building science knowledge base,
Dan educates and collaborates with architects, builders, insulation contractors and the
supply chain to better the industry with vapor permeable natural products. Increasing
comfort and durability are high on Dan’s priority list when designing and constructing
buildings that will ultimately reduce the embodied carbon of the construction process with wood fiber insulation from TimberHP.
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Jaga's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jaga-na
Jaga’s website: https://www.jaga-usa.com
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Caroline Blavovsky: https://www.healthyhomeexpert.com/
The Pretty Good House: https://www.prettygoodhouse.org/
Buy the book: https://www.tauntonstore.com/pretty-good-house
Join us Thursday: https://www.thebsandbeershow.com/
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Connect with Todd at todd.miller@isaiahindustries.com
Learn more about the products:
www.classicroof.com
www.greenamericanhome.com
Todd also have an educational website at www.asktoddmiller.com
And a podcast: www.construction-disruption.com
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Around The House
Eric Goranson, CKD is a Certified Kitchen Designer with the National Kitchen and Bath Association for over 20 years and has been designing since 1993. Nationally recognized as “Eric G®”, he is a syndicated 10-year home improvement radio talk show host. Eric talks with homeowners and contractors about remodeling and new construction techniques every week. He is also a national podcaster and is now heard internationally and with about half of the listening audience being from the building trade. His shows draw great support from the contracting community. Eric also hosts the Around the House “Pro Insider” podcast that is for the residential building and remodeling professionals.
Eric has managed everything from home builders, design firms, to custom cabinet shops and has been involved in thousands of projects being constructed or remodeled. Eric also consults with national brands on product design and industry trends, with companies such as Baldwin Hardware, Kraft Maid Cabinetry, and many more.
From opening keynote addresses to hands on training seminars, Eric uses his communications skills to inspire and educate the people that are attending his events. Eric is a design and home technology speaker at national construction and remodeling events such as the Northeastern Retail Lumber Associations Lumber and Building Materials Expo, National Kitchen and Bath, Association’s Voices from The Industry, and for the National Association of Home Builders.
Eric was a Kitchen and Bath Design News: Top 50 Innovator for 2019 and served on the Baldwin Hardware Design Council: 2017-2019. He enjoys home renovation projects and use to play the bass in Seattle rock bands.
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ROBERT SWINBURNE AIA
After a few false starts at college Bob found architecture school and it was good. Time consuming and expensive, but good. After graduation, Bob headed for the hills of Vermont, worked for several architectural firms and spent six years as a carpenter before becoming a licensed architect and starting his firm. He lives in a little house with a big barn, lots of woods, a wife, two kids and assorted animals.
MICHAEL MAINES
Michael Maines designs homes and renovations that follow the Pretty Good House approach. He has a BS in structural engineering and has worked as a building contractor, carpenter, building science consultant and operations manager at a panelized building fabricator. He started BS + Beer as a local discussion group and now co-hosts The BS + Beer Show (*building science). He is a former contributing editor for Fine Homebuilding Magazine and is a co-author of the Pretty Good House book.
JAY CAROLI, AIA
Jay chose architecture as a means to live a creative life. Founder and lead architect of Great Blue Heron Studio Architects (BHA), he is especially interested in creating beautifully simple designs that are environmentally inspirational.
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Kiley Jacques joined the Fine Homebuilding team as a senior editor in spring 2018. After years spent writing for home magazines, she is thrilled to be developing the department’s design content. The annual HOUSES, Kitchens & Baths, and Downsize issues are her purview, which means her time is spent looking for projects that are remarkable not only for their aesthetic appeal but also for the lessons they offer—her aim is to give readers thoroughly researched information that inspires. Kiley brings to the table a deep appreciation for design done right and an equally deep respect for the underlying construction methods and systems that make it work.
KJacques@taunton.com
Erich Kruger
Erich Kruger has been in the building trades since 1997 when he was teaching carpentry in Antigua, West Indies as part of the Peace Corp/Crisis Corps. In Vermont he has worked for several general contractors and on his own. In 2005 he founded the non-profit ReNew Building Materials & Salvage, and has consulted with, and later ran, the deconstruction program at Finger Lakes ReUse in Ithaca, New York . He holds a degree in Wildlife Management & Environmental Ethics (minor).
Erich is happiest when he is diverting building materials at a job-site in the company of other like-minded conscientious deconstructors, or on the wood floors of a local contra dance with his family. He lives in a straw bale home he built with ecological features, including solar electric, solar hot water, composting toilet, and masonry wood heater/oven.
https://www.deconstructionworks.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/deconstructionworksvt
Deconstruction Works specializes in the salvage and reuse (green demolition) of houses, outbuildings, and commercial interiors in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts. Contractors and homeowners often lament the waste of perfectly good materials heading to the Dumpster every day. If you have a project large (whole house or commercial interior) or small (kitchens, baths, additions), why not let Deconstruction Works quote for the recycling and reuse of those building materials?
Noah Lawrence is a HERS Rater working for Building Efficiency Resources, LLC (BER), a RESNET HERS provider, quality assurance and training organization. With a degree in sustainable energy management and a background in residential construction, insulation, and energy auditing, Noah is passionate about growing the energy efficiency industry. That passion has led him to this podcast where he will be talking about the work that he does and some exciting new training opportunities from the BER.
Website: www.theber.com/
Facebook @BuildingEfficiencyResources
Instagram @buildingefficiencyresources
Twitter @theber_com
LinkedIn: Building Efficiency Resources, LLC
About Katherine MacPhail
I believe that architects are for everyone and have made myself available to homeowners on a variety of levels. In my podcast Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven provides, I interview contractors, architects, and vendors about their expertise and homeowners about their renovation stories. I offer classes online in Home Renovation basics, Home Renovations on a budget, Environmental considerations in Home renovation and Home Renovation Design Studio. The Ask an Architect design help line offers a service to Massachusetts homeowners, contractors and designers who need a bit of help with their design. I continue to offer full service architectural services as well.
After practicing architecture for 25 years, I am exploring the business side of architecture and helping young architects succeed through co-hosting Context and Clarity Live with Jeff Echols every Thursday afternoon at 4 eastern on YouTube, Linked In, Twitch and Facebook. The show is later published as a podcast.
Email: kewm@demiosarchitects.com
thehousemaven@talkinghomerenovations.com
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharine-white-macphail/
About dEMios Architects
Your home is an intensely personal space. Your life unfolds there. Babies come home from the hospital. Puppies are gated in the kitchen during housebreaking. 90th birthdays are celebrated in the garden. You watch stupid movies in the family room, work on jigsaw puzzles in a snow storm, get bad news. Countless dinners and coffees and nights in bed. Laundry. Sleepovers. Teenagers playing ping pong or Dungeons and Dragons. Band practice, book club, holiday parties and just being still. How will you arrange your space to make the most of all this? We have been there, and we can help you imagine it all.
Most of our work consists of renovations and additions to existing housing stock in eastern Massachusetts. We prefer to work along with the client in the design process, which allows us to help the client realize their vision for their home and allows the client to participate fully in the process. We guide clients through the process of choosing their build team and ideally work closely with the contractor while construction is underway to minimize challenges and stress during that time.
While we are primarily a residential design firm, we also consider the entire property, including inside and outside of the house. The living exterior informs the interior. The wall is a lens through which we perceive the world. Landscape design includes the hardscape and permanent structures of a site as well as the appropriate trees, shrubs and perennial beds. I am especially interested in the landscape during the dark and cold half of the year.
https://demiosarchitects.com/
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https://building-wright.com/
Peter Yost is the person you turn to if you want to truly understand how buildings work: their design, specification, construction, performance assessment. He brings more than 30 years experience in building, researching, teaching, writing, and consulting on high-performance buildings. His expertise ranges from construction waste management and advanced framing to energy efficiency, indoor air quality, moisture management, and building durability.
Peter has provided this building-science expertise to leading building industry high performance efforts, including USGBC’s LEED for Homes and REGREEN, EPA’s WaterSense, DOE’s Building America, and IWBI’s WELL programs. Peter is a Lecturer for Yale’s graduate program in Forestry & Environmental Studies, Technical Director for the web-based GreenBuildingAdvisor, and an Adjunct Faculty with the University of Massachusetts Department of Building Construction and Technology program. A LEED AP, he is a past co-chair of the USGBC’s LEED for Homes program, and a certified instructor/course author for the NAHB Advanced Green Building: Building Science certificate program. Peter’s work includes both academic and vocational instruction, field research on building products, building investigations, construction document review, and technical research and writing.
Peter is an Accredited Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP)/Commissioning Authority+Building Enclosure (CxA+BE) – University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and Department of Engineering Professional Development (2016).
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Gwendolen St.Sauveur EI LEED GA, is a lifelong Vermonter and lover of everything skiing & building. Gwen received an A.S. in Architectural and Building Engineering Technology from Vermont Technical College. She returned, after a working gap, to receive a B.S. in Construction Practices and Management. Gwen has been in the construction industry for nearly a decade and has worn the various hats of mechanical engineer, MEP designer, architectural designer and estimator. She has had hands-on experience with hundreds of commercial and residential projects throughout New England. With each project, her passion for residential construction continues to grow. In 2015 She launched BTF Residential Designs to specialize in space, energy & resource efficient homes. Most recently BTF launched stock Net Zero home plans - which blend mechanical engineering & architectural design for contractor's ease. Her design mantra: honor the simplicity of historical homes, the energy efficiency needs of today and the small footprint of tomorrow.
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Ross Weinreb
"Ross Weinreb has been an Instructor of Architecture at Penn State since 2010 and the Stuckeman School Career Adviser since 2016. In 2004 he received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Virginia Tech where his undergraduate thesis project investigated pop culture and its influence on recreational building typologies. In 2012 Ross received his Master of Architecture degree from Penn State where his research explored the various approaches for teaching professional practice in undergraduate schools of architecture.
Ross has a professionally diverse background including historical preservation, commercial and condominium high-rises, university, and medical projects. Progressing from intern to project manager, and eventually a licensed architect (in Florida and Pennsylvania), Ross gained a strong technical background that focuses on building tectonics. He has a special interest in the professional relationship between architects and engineers and the integrated design process (IDP)."
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John Rockwell
BIO
While designing and building his own low-energy, high-performance home in the lovely seaside town of Rockport, Massachusetts, architect John Rockwell became a Technical Sales Engineer with Zehnder America, the North American branch of the Swiss-based manufacturer of energy-efficient solutions for a healthy and comfortable indoor climate.
Since 2014, John has delivered hundreds of presentations at architecture firms, engineering offices and trade shows. He has designed almost 1,000 whole-house ventilation systems with heat recovery.
John received his Bachelor of Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and his Master of Architecture from the University of Miami. When not happily immersed in building science in general and the Passive Houses in particular, he sings and plays guitar in his roots/Americana band known as HEADLANDS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ehvf6XaTPU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgWhQ5-FCOM
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Mark Wille
Follow and connect with Mark on LinkedIn, his social media outlet of choice: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-build-small-casitas-wille/
Or catch Mark on BS Friday’s with Dave Cooper
Linkedin: https://lnkd.in/e83Uh9C
Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e5zi67d
FaceBook: https://lnkd.in/erNjgeK
Twitch: https://lnkd.in/eDTNUQ3
And on Passive House Accelerator: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com
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Mark Wille
Follow and connect with Mark on LinkedIn, his social media outlet of choice: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-build-small-casitas-wille/
Or catch Mark on BS Friday’s with Dave Cooper
Linkedin: https://lnkd.in/e83Uh9C
Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e5zi67d
FaceBook: https://lnkd.in/erNjgeK
Twitch: https://lnkd.in/eDTNUQ3
And on Passive House Accelerator: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com
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Connor Malloy: Professor at George Brown College
Connor brings a blend of design thinking, innovative sustainable building practices and a contagious enthusiasm to share new ideas with everyone around him. After 15 years of leading architectural design & residential building projects and working with diverse teams, Connor brings a unique multidisciplinary arsenal of teaching tools to any challenge.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/connormalloy/
https://www.wallassembly.com/
https://www.instagram.com/design.build.educate/
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Shannon Richards
Born and bred in Maine, I have been an artist and entrepreneur since I was young, and I have spent the last 20+ years in the practice of designing and building. I have manifested a life centered around creation, and I have had the privilege of being a part of producing hundreds of custom homes, commercial spaces, pieces of furniture and fixtures. I began Hay Runner because for many of us, it is hard to separate what we do from who we are. What we do is make something from nothing and that is very hard to do, certainly hard to do well. Who we are is not just business people, designers and builders. We are problem solvers. We seek the chance to do exceptional work and be outstanding.
Hay Runner -https://www.hayrunner.com/
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Anna Heath
Project Manager / Lead Carpenter
Maine Passive House
https://www.mainepassivehouse.com/
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Steve Baczek
https://stevenbaczekarchitect.com/info/
Steven Baczek Architect is a nationally recognized architect in the design and development of custom residential structures. I am located in the Boston Massachusetts Metro Area. Whether your need is a new custom low energy Passive House (the most stringent set of building performance standards in the country), or a zero energy home, an addition or renovation to an existing home, or a complimentary carriage house, pool house, or outbuilding, your project receives the same level of professional inquiry, respect, and understanding. My design process extensively scrutinizes every aspect of the development of your project. I employ a process of clear, practical, informational leadership that is never short of an opinion, or sometimes brutal honesty. My ability to listen, and flexibility to then adapt to each client and their respective project places my services in high regard, and high desire.
I have designed numerous projects across the spectrum of energy performance, comfort, and durability, to include many of the nation’s top energy conscious homes. While many state transparent labels of “green” or “sustainability” to their work, I provide good, sound design, of enduring value that includes sound environmental and energy conscious, “Truly Green” to mine. My commitment simply equates aesthetics and durability with performance and responsibility, an “integrated package”. My 28 years of architectural experience and knowledge coupled with an advanced understanding of building science founds my client’s pursuit for collaboration. My work is routinely found in numerous local and national media outlets to include Fine HomeBuilding, Journal of Light Construction, Green Building Advisor, and Environmental Building News. While I have and will do projects outside of the New England Area, my focus is on the Boston Metro Area, Cape Cod, and the Islands.
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Steve Baczek
https://stevenbaczekarchitect.com/info/
Steven Baczek Architect is a nationally recognized architect in the design and development of custom residential structures. I am located in the Boston Massachusetts Metro Area. Whether your need is a new custom low energy Passive House (the most stringent set of building performance standards in the country), or a zero energy home, an addition or renovation to an existing home, or a complimentary carriage house, pool house, or outbuilding, your project receives the same level of professional inquiry, respect, and understanding. My design process extensively scrutinizes every aspect of the development of your project. I employ a process of clear, practical, informational leadership that is never short of an opinion, or sometimes brutal honesty. My ability to listen, and flexibility to then adapt to each client and their respective project places my services in high regard, and high desire.
I have designed numerous projects across the spectrum of energy performance, comfort, and durability, to include many of the nation’s top energy conscious homes. While many state transparent labels of “green” or “sustainability” to their work, I provide good, sound design, of enduring value that includes sound environmental and energy conscious, “Truly Green” to mine. My commitment simply equates aesthetics and durability with performance and responsibility, an “integrated package”. My 28 years of architectural experience and knowledge coupled with an advanced understanding of building science founds my client’s pursuit for collaboration. My work is routinely found in numerous local and national media outlets to include Fine HomeBuilding, Journal of Light Construction, Green Building Advisor, and Environmental Building News. While I have and will do projects outside of the New England Area, my focus is on the Boston Metro Area, Cape Cod, and the Islands.
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YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/QmA0PN7wROo
Dylan Kinsey: https://www.kinseyconstruction.net/
Robert Swinburne: https://www.bluetimecollaborative.com/
Size: 1,750 square feet
Number of bedrooms: 2
Foundation: Full Basement
Foundation insulation: 5 in. XPS (R-30) inboard—on walls
Subslab insulation: 5” EPS Foam ( R-20)
Wall construction: Double 2x4 wall 12” deep
Wall insulation: R-42 dense-packed cellulose
Attic construction: Vented unconditioned attic
Attic floor insulation: R-85 cellulose
Air Leakage: .32 ACH/50
Windows: Klearwall Alu-P triple glazed, R-6.5 average SHGC .50
Winter design temperature: -5°F
Design heating load: 16,579 Btu/h
Space heat: “One to One” Mitsubishi MSZ-FH18NA2 single zone, ductless mini-split air-source heat pump rated at 20,000 Btu/h
Domestic hot water: 40 gallon State brand heat pump water heater
Mechanical ventilation: Broan HRV 160 TE
PV system: 6.7 kW ( 20qty LG 335)
Drain Water Heat Recovery: Renewability Power-Pipe R3-60
From Energy Model:
Design Heat Loss, BTU/hr : 16,579
Annual Heating Load, BTU/ year : 35,771,961
Annual Heating Load, kWh/ year : 10,484
Net Annual DHW energy, BTU/ year : 3,915,136
Net Annual DWW energy, kWh/ year : 1,147
PV Annual production kWh/ kW : 1,288
Solar electric system size, kW: 6.6
Total Predicted Usage kWh: 8,451
Actual Usage Data:
Actual Usage (Feb, 20’-21’ ) : 7,874
Actual Solar Production (Feb, 20’-21’ ) : 7,822
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Molly Bell
https://mbaandd.com/
Born and raised in Taos, New Mexico, Molly found herself yearning to move out of state to attend College. She first moved to San Francisco to attend the University of San Francisco, where she fell in love with Architecture. Here she realized, in order to pursue her career, she needed to transfer to a school with an established architecture program; so, she returned to the Land of Enchantment and graduated from the University of New Mexico with her Bachelor of Art in Architecture. After undergrad, California was still beckoning, so she moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California, where she received her Masters of Architecture. All the while, during her secondary education, she toured Central America, North America, and Europe. The experience of living in and traveling to other places has played a significant role in her understanding of design and her style of Architecture.
Molly also grew up around construction. Her father was a contractor so, from an early age, she was exposed to the building process and finds that it is one of her favorite parts of architecture. Understanding construction also exercises a “problem solving/solution finding” muscle that is an integral part of design.
Over the last decade, she has worked on everything from temporal architectural installations, design competitions, educational, medical, custom residential, multi-family residential, and institutional projects. All scales of architecture excite Molly and she likes the challenge of moving amongst different size projects.
Currently, Molly is thrilled to be living and working in the state that she grew up in. She finds endless inspiration in the landscape and the culture unique to New Mexico. Practicing in a state rich with natural beauty and history, inspires her to create architecture that reflects the environment and will similarly stand the test of time. Mixing the historical architectural language of New Mexico with the modern amenities of contemporary design, Molly is exited to develop her style and express herself through the buildings she creates.,
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Austin Lankford
Austin Lankford is a recent graduate from Penn State University where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture with a residential construction minor. He now is proud to work for a custom residential architecture firm in Greenwich, CT, where their work is focused on the highest quality of traditional residential design. Austin is fortunate to have been exposed to a broad spectrum of this industry, including working in construction, as a real estate agent, and in both commercial and residential architecture firms.
How to connect with Austin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-lankford99
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Sean McStay
Sean McStay is a sales leader and podcaster who, over his 15+ year career in sales, marketing and management, has developed a passion for high performance construction. Sean is very proud to work for SIGA, a swiss family-owned company that has a vision of a world of zero energy loss buildings. Sean helped launch SIGA in Canada as its first Canadian employee and has since moved into a role as Vice President Sales and Operations Canada and board member as the team has grown. Sean is also a certified passive house consultant and Chair of the supplier council for Passive House Canada. Sean hosts the Better Construction podcast which interviews architects, builders, engineers and suppliers in our industry weekly.
How to Connect With Sean
Better Construction Podcast
Linked In
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Seth Mansur
Mobile: +1-413-824-9573
Email: sethmansur@gmail.com
Website: www.sethmansur.energy
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sethmansur
Seth Mansur is a longtime sustainability advocate, Marine Corps veteran,
and has developed a deep understanding of renewable energy projects. His primary focus is
helping organizations take a proactive approach to evaluating and taking action on their energy
needs.
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Citizens Climate Lobby
En-ROADS
Making the best of your Carbon Fee and Dividend presentations using the EN-ROADS Climate Simulator:
The EN-ROADS Climate Simulator is a powerful tool which when used properly communicates how carbon pricing is an essential component of any successful climate policy. It provides third party verification in the effectiveness of carbon pricing and allows audiences to explore and compare possible climate policies in a way that is both educational and fun. Learn how EN-ROADS can improve your presentations and enhance your effectiveness as a climate advocate.
"If you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don't bother trying to teach them. Instead give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking" - Buckminster Fuller
Peter Dugas is a musician and educator who currently serves as volunteer co-chair of the Portland chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. A Portland native, Peter earned a BS in physics and engineering from Brown University and is a veteran advocate for effective and equitable climate action. He is an EN-ROADS Climate Ambassador and serves as the Citizens' Climate Lobby Portland Co-Chair, Grasstops leader and liaison to Senator Angus King (I).
Don Parent is a consulting engineer with a longstanding concern about our collective lack of action on climate change. A Lewiston native, he has engineering degrees from Northeastern and Stanford with a focus in the thermosciences. He is active in the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and strongly supports pricing carbon as the most effective means to reduce emissions.
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Jake Bruton
Aarow Building
Unbuildit Podcast
The Build Show Network
Jake Bruton is a builder and remodeler in Columbia Missouri. As the owner of Aarow Building for more than a decade Jake brings his education in art to energy efficient, durable, and architecturally significant homes. Growing up in a remodeling and repair business positioned him for success when building because of the vast amount of time fixing, repairing, and replacing the mistakes of previous methods of construction. All of this repair work has driven Jake to educate himself on building science and learn to apply those ideas to his high performance projects. Jake regularly writes for Fine Homebuilding, Journal of Light Construction, Pro Remodeler, and Pro Tradecraft. He is a weekly contributor to Buildshownetwork.com. As a speaker he has presented at JLC Live, Fine Homebuilding Summit, JLC Deck and Remodeling, and EEBA. Jake is currently raising a family of three children with his wife in Columbia Missouri.
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Megan Shay
https://inpeakproperties.com/
More than just an agent, I am an adviser, guide, and partner, helping home sellers, buyers, renters, and owners/investors to reach their goals through real estate sales and leasing. InPeak Properties offers a full range of real estate services including commercial and residential real estate sales, leasing, investment management, and more. We're based in Poulsbo, and we cover the North Kitsap Peninsula, Seattle, Mercer Island, and the Eastside.
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Lloyd Alter is Design Editor of TreeHugger.com, the world’s largest website focused on sustainability and green living. He has been a contributor to contributor to the Guardian, Corporate Knights Magazine and Azure Magazine. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture and a retired member of the Ontario Association of Architects. He is a Past President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Lloyd teaches sustainable design at Ryerson University School of Interior Design, and won a Leadership Award from the US Green Building Council for his promotion of green, sustainable design. He is the author of "Living the 1.5 degree lifestyle" coming from New Society Publishers in fall, 2021.
And if you’re curious about that bidet toilet seat - here’s what he wrote about that!
Why I Spent $1200 on a Toilet Seat and Why You Should Too
Kiley Jacques is senior editor at Green Building Advisor (GBA), a sister website to Fine Homebuilding magazine that is more narrowly focused on sharing information about designing, building, and remodeling high-performance homes. She plans, creates, edits, and sources content to ensure useful information covering all aspects of green building including environmentally sensitive design, innovative materials, energy-efficient construction techniques, and must-know building science. As a media platform featuring industry innovators, professionals, products, and systems, GBA serves not only its readership but also the greater good. The site’s users, contributors, and staff share a common goal to protect the natural world while shaping the built environment. It is a space for exploring global issues such as the climate crisis and resource conservation, while gleaning science-backed, hands-on instruction and data.
greenbuildingadvisor.com
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Just a side note: I’m not suggesting you buy these books on Amazon, just wanted to help you figure out the exact book I was talking about.
Green Studio Handbook
Residential Energy
Profit First
The E Myth Architect
Healthy Buildings
Big Ideas XS Small Buildings
PreFabulous + Sustainable
The Building Science Podcast
Breaking Down Your Business Podcast
EntreArchitect Podcast
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Tracie Reed
Quirky, left-handed, bike community architect based in Portland, Maine. A practicing architect, Tracie specializes in bringing people together to solve problems. Her experience and interests are diverse; with a background in master planning, architecture, public relations, political organizing
and fundraising.
When not at the office, Tracie can be found volunteering at Merrill Auditorium, with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Friends of Congress Square Park and the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
In her free time she enjoys racing Etchells on Casco Bay, cycling, bowling at Bayside Bowl, and swing dancing.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook | www.facebook.com/dextrouscreative
Twitter | www.twitter.com/dextrouscreates
Pinterest | www.pinterest.com/dextrouscreate
PHONE | (207) 409-0459
EMAIL | traciereed@dextrouscreative.com
LOCATION | Portland, Maine
Dextrous Creative
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You can get the book in several locations, but since one of the authors is a Harvard Prof. I’ll share this link.
Healthy Buildings, John Macomber and Joseph Allen
EVENTS:
https://www.finehomebuilding.com/summit-about
https://phmeforum.org
https://www.iaqandenergy.com/
http://www.seon.info/hometour/
Bronwyn Barry
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwynbarry/
Passive House BB https://passivehousebb.com
Nikki Krueger
As Building Science & Business Development Manager Therma-Stor's residential and commercial moisture control products lines, including Ultra-Aire whole house ventilating dehumidifiers and Santa Fe freestanding dehumidifiers, I educate and train HVAC contractors, architects, engineers, crawl space contractors, and other professionals in the industry on the building science of ventilation and moisture control in buildings. Involved in the indoor air quality industry for over 15 years and am a RESNET certified home energy rater, sit on the RESNET SDC 200 committee, a board member of the Maryland Building Performance Association, and a member of the newly-formed ACCA Manual Low Load Homes (LLH) Advisory Committee. Active member of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Association, currently participating on the building envelope committee, as well as on the certification and safety committees.
Worked with building science industry icons to develop and produce a two-day hands-on crawl space encapsulation training program that focuses on the science of closing crawl spaces.
Robert Swinburne, Architect
Bluetime Collaborative
Vermont Simple House
Pretty Good House
SHOW NOTES:
Mariana Pickering
Instagram: @emumariana
Emu Building Science
Instagram: @emubldgscience
Starting with just a couple of projects in Cavriago, Italy in 2009, we have invested a lot of time and heart into our company. We are constantly challenging ourselves to learn about new building science, design + construction methods, and innovative products.
We believe in the widely used maxim, ‘think globally, act locally’ an idea which we hope to bring to our practice through the study of international and local environmental and architectural conditions.
As such, we have been able to grow our client base, our platform of knowledge, and our international experience. We opened an office in Denver, CO, USA, in 2016, and we are constantly growing and changing with this complicated and exciting industry.
Emu Systems
Vision: Research based Passive design/build as the industry standard for mainstream construction.
Mission: To close the gap between mainstream construction practices and advanced, proven building science, and to empower our industry to build for the future and for resiliency through builder training and simple, standard, Passive systems.
We are experts in virtual prototyping for the construction industry, building science nerds, and Passive House enthusiasts with company origins in Australia, experience in Europe, and new roots in Colorado.
SHOW NOTES:
Kate Stephenson
Kate is an experienced leader in the fields of green building, professional education, sustainability, and business management. She’s worked with established and emerging businesses and non-profits to achieve triple bottom line metrics, develop business systems, and plan for a dynamic and resilient future. She has deep experience in post-secondary education, and led the Yestermorrow Design/Build School for over thirteen years. Kate helped to develop and is a facilitator for NESEA’s BuildingEnergy Bottom Lines program. Kate is a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program, the Chair of the Montpelier Energy Advisory Committee, and serves on the Boards of the Vermont Council on Rural Development, NESEA and the Studio for High Performance Design and Construction. She is a Passive House U.S. Certified Builder and a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor. She holds a MS in Management from Antioch University New England and a BA in Anthropology and Environmental Science from Haverford College.
Instagram katemgstephenson https://www.instagram.com/katemgstephenson/
Helm Construction Solutions
https://www.buildhelm.com
Instagram: buildhelm https://www.instagram.com/buildhelm/
HELM Construction Solutions is a collaborative team with over seventy years of combined construction, management, leadership and education expertise. With offices in Montpelier and Brattleboro, Vermont, we work with contractors, designers, homeowners, business owners and institutions throughout New England and beyond to advance high performance building practice. HELM is a socially responsible business dedicated to empowering teams to work together in collaborative and creative ways for a common shared outcome.
SHOW NOTES:
Doug HorganVice President, Best Practices
LEED AP Homes
BPI Certified Building Analyst
NAHB Certified Graduate Remodeler,
Certified Green Professional
NARI Green Certified Professional
BOWA7900 Westpark Drive, Suite A180, McLean, VA 22102 Mobile: (703) 928-6643
Office: (703) 734-9050 Fax: (703) 734-0188Facebook | YouTube | Houzz | Twitter | Community
Doug Horgan has the best job ever: Vice President--Best Practices at BOWA, the Washington DC area’s premier custom and remodeling builder. In this training, quality, and troubleshooting role, Doug’s goal is reducing construction defects through sharing knowledge. Doug’s thirty years of tools-on carpentry, warranty troubleshooting, and instruction experience, along with thousands of photos, are the foundations for visually rich presentations on how to build well and avoid construction problems. Doug is a frequent contributor to the Journal of Light Construction, ProTradeCraft, Fine Homebuilding, Remodeling, and Professional Remodeler and has presented at Remodeling, JLC Live, NESEA Building Energy, the National Home Performance conference, and local events. Doug is a BPI Building Analyst, LEED AP - Homes, NARI GCP, and NAHB CGP and CGR.
https://www.instagram.com/bowa_designbuild/
https://bowa.com
Building Science For Building Enclosures. John Staube
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Science-for-Enclosures/dp/0975512749
SHOW NOTES:
RACHEL PRESTON PRINZ
Founding Director, Archinia + Architecture for EveryBody
505-204-8177 | www.archinia.com | www.architectureforeverybody.org
she/her/hers
Founder and Director of Archinia and the non-profit Architecture for Everybody, Rachel Preston Prinz has spent 25 years studying and celebrating the craft of architecture and the Genius Loci - the Spirit of Place - in design, placemaking, and cultural and historic preservation. Rachel has served as a preservation commissioner in Taos, the host of the UNM-Taos Sustainability Institute, co-host of TEDxABQWomen, and you might have seen one of her numerous TEDx and Pecha Kucha talks.
Rachel’s work has been featured on HGTV, Bravo, NMPBS, and Canadian PBS; in Reader’s Digest, Trend, THE, Fine Art Connisseur, and Inc. magazines. She’s been featured in numerous articles, talks, podcasts, interviews and books on design, leadership, and finding courage in difficult circumstances.
Rachel is an expert people connector and "sparkplug" who brings a new and exciting energy to everything she does.
And she's going blind with macular degeneration.
Facebook: The Ministry of Architecture
Instagram: @ArchiniaDesign
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelprestonprinz
The Acoma Documentary
https://youtu.be/f9gkoxn1Zng
The Acoma Architecture Curriculum that goes with it
https://architectureforeverybody.org/acoma/
That's when The Conscious Builder was born.
SHOW NOTES:
The Business Casual Yogi, Vish Chatterji
Casey Grey
Casey is the founder of the award-winning sustainable building company, The Conscious Builder, Co-founder of YOUNION Meditation & Wellness Studio, the host of The Conscious Builder Podcast and The Conscious Builder Show on YouTube and the former Co-host of The Conscious Living Podcast. He has written almost 400 blog posts on topics such as marketing, branding, entrepreneurship, personal development, sustainability and more.
Casey brings almost two decades of experience to the construction industry and over a decade of experience to running, owning and growing multiple businesses while also staying committed to his wife and son. Casey is on a mission to help people build homes, businesses and lives in a more conscious manner and is co-authoring a book with Kevin Harrington, the original shark from the hit TV show Shark Tank.
When Casey started his first business and construction company, it was just like every other company. He just wanted to do good work and make a good living. It was not until he and his wife, Natasha, attended their first Tony Robbins event in 2012 that his mindset shifted and he started to ask himself "Why?"
Then, when he and Natasha found out they were having a child, everything clicked. If he was going to tell this child that he could do anything he wanted and become whoever he wanted, he would have to lead by example. He wanted his son to be proud of him and look up to him. He wanted to be the hero in his son's eyes.
That's when The Conscious Builder was born.
SHOW NOTES:
Emerald Builders
On Instagram
Reggie Lebel: President and Foreman
Started Emerald: 2006
Years in carpentry: 17
Favorite tool: Occidental leather tool belt, 14 years and still going strong!
Boots: Labonville, Keen, or Thermarest flip flops
Music: James Taylor, Pearl Jam, The Cult…depends on how much decaf he’s had.“I love exploring craft in the built environment with wood and creating interesting spaces”Reggie got his start as a kid helping his dad on drywall jobs, and knew from a young age he wanted to be a carpenter. He started Emerald because he wanted to create a company that filled his soul’s need to practice craft, environmental stewardship, and provide upstanding quality in all aspects of building. He loves mixing old world craft and natural and local building materials with modern building science to create spaces that feel warm and inviting and connect the occupant with nature, while using as little energy as possible. And he just loves working with wood.When he’s not pounding nails Reggie likes his quiet time at home with his wife Rachel and their two adorable daughters. He also loves chasing after the perfect ribbon of single track on a bike, deep powder in the trees on a snowboard, perfect timber, and the ultimate session IPA.
John Deans: Carpenter and Marketing Director
Joined Emerald: 2017
Favorite tool: Combo Square
Boots: LL Bean Cresta
Music: Phish, or podcasts“There is magic in the process of joining material together to make something functional and beautiful, and I love getting to be a wizard-in-training every day.”For almost a decade John was an organizer and campaigner for environmental and progressive causes, including a long stint at Greenpeace USA. He loved fighting the good fight, but found himself increasingly chained to a laptop and cell phone. Yearning to breathe fresh air again and work with his hands, he joined Emerald.Along with lending us his carpentry skills he is our in-house sustainability expert and spends part of his time promoting our work as our Marketing Director (He wanted us to tell you to go to our Instagram and Facebook page)Outside of Emerald Builders, John hangs with his favorite person and wife Liia, playing board games, going on outdoor adventures, and working on their little old farmhouse in Bowdoinham. They also serve the sweetest dog in the world, Odin, and most talkative cat, Gambit.
Show Notes
Kyle Macht
Macht Architecture
Instagram: macht.architecture
New Carbon Architecture, Bruce King
Check out the Modern Craftsman Podcast for more from Kyle Macht
Show Notes
Emerald Builders
On Instagram
Reggie Lebel: President and Foreman
Started Emerald: 2006
Years in carpentry: 17
Favorite tool: Occidental leather tool belt, 14 years and still going strong!
Boots: Labonville, Keen, or Thermarest flip flops
Music: James Taylor, Pearl Jam, The Cult…depends on how much decaf he’s had.
“I love exploring craft in the built environment with wood and creating interesting spaces”
Reggie got his start as a kid helping his dad on drywall jobs, and knew from a young age he wanted to be a carpenter. He started Emerald because he wanted to create a company that filled his soul’s need to practice craft, environmental stewardship, and provide upstanding quality in all aspects of building. He loves mixing old world craft and natural and local building materials with modern building science to create spaces that feel warm and inviting and connect the occupant with nature, while using as little energy as possible. And he just loves working with wood.
When he’s not pounding nails Reggie likes his quiet time at home with his wife Rachel and their two adorable daughters. He also loves chasing after the perfect ribbon of single track on a bike, deep powder in the trees on a snowboard, perfect timber, and the ultimate session IPA.
John Deans: Carpenter and Marketing Director
Joined Emerald: 2017
Favorite tool: Combo Square
Boots: LL Bean Cresta
Music: Phish, or podcasts
“There is magic in the process of joining material together to make something functional and beautiful, and I love getting to be a wizard-in-training every day.”
For almost a decade John was an organizer and campaigner for environmental and progressive causes, including a long stint at Greenpeace USA. He loved fighting the good fight, but found himself increasingly chained to a laptop and cell phone. Yearning to breathe fresh air again and work with his hands, he joined Emerald.
Along with lending us his carpentry skills he is our in-house sustainability expert and spends part of his time promoting our work as our Marketing Director (He wanted us to tell you to go to our Instagram and Facebook page)
Outside of Emerald Builders, John hangs with his favorite person and wife Liia, playing board games, going on outdoor adventures, and working on their little old farmhouse in Bowdoinham. They also serve the sweetest dog in the world, Odin, and most talkative cat, Gambit.
Show Notes
Christine Williamson
Building science and construction for architects.
www.christine-williamson.com
@buildingsciencefightclub
“Buildings Don’t Lie” Henry Gifford
Building Science Corporation
Builder’s Guide to Cold Climates
Show Notes
Christine Williamson
Building science and construction for architects.
www.christine-williamson.com
@buildingsciencefightclub
Show Notes
Mike Maines - #buildingsciencemike
@michaelmaines
@bs_and_beer_me
Travis Brungardt - #tapeandtrytravis
@catalystbuilt
@bs_and_beer_kc
Ben Bogie
Email Him
Follow Him On Instagram: @benbogie
Check out his submission for the Sweet 16 Wall System over at KC BS & Beer (PS. He tied for first with Mike Maines)
Watch the Expert session on double stud walls over at Fine Home Building - or read the article by Kolbert Building
Watch the expert panel discussions on The BS & Beer Show
Making High Performance Affordable
Indoor Air Quality
Mike Ardeljan
Dream Home Building and Design
mike@dreamhomebend.com
http://www.dreamhomebuildinganddesign.com
Jake Littman
jl@sealtightes.com
Seal Tight Energy Solutions
http://sealtightenergysolutions.com
Aerobarrier
https://aerobarrier.net
@sealtightenergysolutions
Allison A. Bailes III, PhD
President, Energy Vanguard
404-428-3393
abailes@energyvanguard.com
PRE-ORDER THE BOOK
READ MORE ON ENERGY VANGUARD
SHOW NOTES:
Mike Ardeljan SHP
310-938-2754
Dream Home Building & Design LLC
http://www.houzz.com/pro/ardeljan/dream-home-building-and-design-llc
SHOW NOTES:
Jack Rosebery, AIA Architect
Rosebery Architectural Studio
Office: 93 West Main Street, Suite 1G, West Sayville, NY 11796
All Correspondence: 1029 Sipp Avenue, Medford, NY 11763
Office numbers 631-319-1115 (W.Sayville) 631-730-1262 (general) 516-449-1409 (Cell)
E-mail: rosebery@optonline.net
Website: www.roseberyarchitect.com
SHOW NOTES:
prettygoodhouse.org
Betty Reyes AIA, NCARB
BSSW Architects, Inc.
1500 Jackson Street, Suite 200
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
Office Phone: (239) 278-3838 Direct Line (239) 215-1085
Fax: (239) 275-5356
e-mail: bettyr@bsswarchitects.com
Website: www.bsswarchitects.com
SHOW NOTES:
prettygoodhouse.org
http://www.catalystbuilt.com/
Travis Brungardt brings his tireless work ethic and passion for problem solving through design to every project he undertakes. Having begun his remodeling career working with Faltermeier Construction in Shawnee, KS he was fortunate to learn each of the building trades as they rarely subcontracted work. After growing accustomed to having his hands on every phase of the job, Travis continues to bring this level of commitment to each project. He takes great pleasure in all aspects of construction and is at his best at both designing and building custom cabinetry or redesigning an interior layout. Contact Travis: travis@catalystbuilt.com
SHOW NOTES:
Resident Expert: Mike Maines
WRB’s
Rothoblaas
SIGA Majvest
Proclima Solitex Mento
Zip System
Benjamin Obdyke Hydro Gap
Delta Dorken
SHOW NOTES:
The Pretty Good House
Mottram Architecture
Article on Sears Kit Homes
Another Article on Sears Kit Homes
Great Book: “The Cozy Minimalist”
True Minimalism: The Minimalists
Another Link to Tiny Homes of Maine
Darius Salko
Rabbit Run Builders
207-607-1135
rabbitrunbuilders@gmail.com
Bill King
King Cove Carpentry
207-751-6230
KingCoveCarpentry.com
Johanne Killeen & George Germon (RISD grad designers restaurateurs. Al Forno Restaurant
Alforno.com
Tom Barry
Boreal Custom Carpentry & Design
603-236-9521
borealdesignbuild@gmail.com
Jon Riley
Casco Bay Insulation
(207) 808-8286
cascobayinsulation@gmail.com
Steve Konstantino
Performance Building Supply
207-780-1500
performancebuildingsupply.com
And a big shout out to the teachers at SMCC Architecture & Engineering Design Department for their classes in design and building structure that help individuals learn the way a building goes together and the math, drawing skills and knowledge around buildings.
Get in touch with Corrinne:
corinne@tinyhomesofmaine.com
Follow them on Instagram:
Tiny Homes Of Maine
Follow them on Facebook:
Tiny Homes of Maine
Check them out on the web:
http://tinyhomesofmaine.com/
Less House, More Home
Like you, Corinne Watson, founder of Tiny Homes of Maine, dreamed of having a tiny home on wheels. She envisioned an alternative to the mainstream: a tiny home, a smaller footprint and more freedom to live the lifestyle of her choosing.
Since selling their first tiny home in 2017, Tiny Homes of Maine has been designing and building custom tiny homes and tiny spaces for customers across Maine. The family-owned business is on a mission to make the tiny home dream attainable for more individuals.
Why Choose Tiny Homes of Maine?
Tiny Homes of Maine offers a customizable design-build solution, including a 3D virtual walk through to help customers envision their tiny lifestyle. “This allows customers to experience the space before they buy, which is so important when going Tiny,” says Corinne.
Design-Build Expertise
Corinne and her husband Tom have the design expertise to ensure form and function, and their manufacturing and building industry backgrounds guarantee solid construction. Tiny Homes of Maine can also design, build and deliver mobile offices, retail space, art studios, vacation cottages and more. There is also an option to order a partially finished tiny home.
Ready to start your tiny home journey? Find out if a Tiny Home is a Good Fit in Your Town.
Places to Start:
If you’re here, you probably already know all about me! But - if you didn’t read it - you can see my little bio HERE
Some great organizations with awesome conferences:
RESNET
NESEA
PassivHaus ME
International Passive House
Green & Healthy Homes Maine
Building Performance Institute
Great Resources for Reading & Info
Pretty Good House
Building Science Corporation
Building Green
Green Building Advisor
SIGA
475 High Performance Building Supply
If you’re a Pro in Maine:
BS & Beer & Building Science Discussion Group
For More Information on Mike Maines:
http://www.michaelmaines.com/
BIO
Michael grew up on an old farm in central Maine, learning practical skills and spending a lot of time working and playing outdoors in woods, fields and water. During high school he became interested in timber frame construction, where the skeleton of the building is expressed with large timbers and traditional all-wood joinery. He knew he wanted to design and build beautiful, natural, expressive homes for a career, but was torn between going to college for architecture, engineering, or another field. He chose to attend Tufts University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, with a minor in Architectural Studies, graduating with honors and with an award for entrepreneurial achievement. He had spent every break during college working as carpenter or woodworker, and used his savings and award money to buy an old Volvo station wagon and some tools, and spent the next several years working as a fine woodworker, carpenter and contractor all over New England, mostly in Cambridge and Nantucket, MA.
Michael and his wife-to-be decided they would move from Somerville, MA to Portland, ME in August of 2001. The events a few weeks later hastened their move, and in early 2002, Michael found a job as a drafter at a respected residential design/build firm near Portland. Over the next twelve years, Michael worked in various roles at the company as they grew to more than five times their size when he started, including a stint back in the field as a foreman and project manager, but for the last several years he managed the design department and business development as they established a new cabinetmaking division and took on some of their largest and most successful projects to date.
Throughout his career, Michael had studied building science and energy efficiency, and the more he learned, the more frustrated he grew with not being able to convince clients to implement strategies that were better for the environment. He and his wife had also decided to relocate from their small urban lot to have more land for their growing homesteading activities, and to be closer to their parents, so in 2014 they moved to a farm established in 1830 in Palermo, Maine, between Augusta and Belfast, about 75 miles north of Portland.
Michael had been interested in the Passive House building energy standard since he had first learned about it in 2006, and got a job with one of the premier builders of Passive Houses in the US, who happened to be starting a shop to build the most energy efficient buildings in the world, indoors, in Searsmont, Maine. Michael’s title was Operations Manager, but he performed a wide variety of tasks to help bring the new business from concept to a successful venture. He learned a whole new paradigm during his 15 months as an employee there, and subsequently earned the designation “Certified Passive House Consultant,” which means he is qualified to design buildings that use 80-90% less energy to operate than conventional buildings, and that are healthier and more comfortable than other buildings as well.
As exciting as it was to help start a new venture, Michael missed using the skills he had learned helping hundreds of clients design new homes and renovations, so in early 2015 he started a new firm, Michael Maines Residential Design. He understands that not every client is interested in building a certified Passive House, but he works with them to find a balance of efficiency and cost, while making sure that the home or renovation is beautiful, functional and healthy for its occupants and the environment. Michael works all over Maine, with current projects in Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Belgrade and Rockland. He also works on more remote projects, currently including Rhode Island and Chicago, using the advantages of digital communication whenever possible.
You can catch his articles in:
FineHomebuilding, Green Building Advisor, and Green and Healthy Homes Maine
To read the article on Low Carbon Construction that we discussed in this episode click HERE
moveoverbob
Website
NORMALIZE THE IMAGE OF WOMEN IN TRADES AND CONSTRUCTION.
One of the first steps in acceptance for women is to SEE THEM.
Patrice Cappelletti
livesolarmaine@gmail.com
www.livesolarmaine.com
Patrice has 20 plus years’ experience as an entrepreneur in Maine, most recently working in real estate and development. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, with a B.S. in Textiles, Merchandising & Design. Her love for construction began while developing a 5 lot subdivision of luxury ski homes in the mountains of western Maine. After working with “typical” builders, she felt the industry was in need of a more creative, soulful eco-friendly process for building homes.
With a passion for the outdoors, naturally, Patrice gravitated towards the building net-zero homes in harmony with the elements here in Maine. After years of research and building relationships within the industry, Patrice built her own net-zero home. She has become proficient in managing the process of building highly functional, thoughtfully designed, creative net-zero homes. Her passion for green building is unprecedented, and she hopes she can share that passion throughout your personal home building experience.
Thompson Johnson Woodworks, Inc
Heather Thompson, heather@tjwhome.com
Instagram - facebook - LinkedIn
Thompson Johnson Woodworks is a woman-owned, full service, residential construction company. We employ best building practices and utilize the most current building science theory to ensure that our projects are beautiful, durable and perform to the highest possible standard. Whenever possible, we install locally sourced materials, sustainably harvested lumber, high performing windows and the highest levels of insulation. Our best building practices ensure longevity, efficiency and comfort for our clients.
Our relationships set us apart. A successful project is based in trust, cooperation and mutual understanding. We build productive relationships with our customers to ensure the success of our projects. We are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality product and experience.
Thompson Johnson Woodworks is fully insured. We purchase worker's compensation insurance and liability insurance to protect our employees as well as our customers.
Our employees are our most important asset. We provide health insurance, paid vacations and holidays. This commitment to providing benefits along with our positive, productive culture sets us apart from other builders. We are fortunate to attract highly skilled, intelligent, creative, long-term employees.
We serve the communities of Greater Portland.
Kerry Lewis Landscape Architecture
Kerry Lewis established KLLA in 2002 after fifteen years of professional practice with firms in New York, San Francisco and, most recently, in Boston with the award winning Halvorson Design Partnership. At Halvorson, Kerry headed up the residential design department and lent her planting expertise to many commercial, institutional and park projects.
She comes by her love of plants naturally from growing up on a farm in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. Her parents own and operate a perennial nursery in the area, Lorjon Nursery. Artistic talents run in the family; Kerry’s brother, Christoper Lewis, is a stone mason and artist who is available for commissioned work.
Kerry graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science with distinction in Landscape Architecture.
Kerry is a registered landscape architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of California. She is a member of New England Wildflower Society, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, The Trustees of Reservation, The Garden Conservancy and The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
She was recently elected to the Board of Trustees at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA.
Kerry Lewis
kerry@klla.com
617.642.7448
Climate Action Summit 2019
How do buildings contribute to climate change?
Buildings generate nearly 40% of annual global GHG emissions.
New Research Shows Zero Carbon Buildings Are Possible Where You Might Least Expect Them
World Resources Institute
Accelerating Building Decarbonization: Eight Attainable Policy Pathways to Net Zero Carbon Buildings For All
Climate Change - SEIA
Recycling & End-of-Life Considerations for Photovoltaics
Learn about the cause:
Global Climate Strike
Strike With Us
Fridays For Future
History - School Strike for Climate
How to participate in your area:
https://strikewithus.org/#sign_up
https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/events/map
Articles on the strike and climate change:
Fast And Company
USA Today
Science Alert
Climate Change
And so much more - start your climate change research today!
About Ken:
With 19 years of experience in the construction and building materials industry, Ken brings with him knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm for great buildings and craftsmanship with a strong focus on high performance design and construction. Based in New England, Ken has also had the opportunity to learn residential and commercial building practices all over both the US and Europe.
Contact Ken:
E-mail: Kenneth.Kiefer@siga.swiss
Cell: 339.204.8561
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-kiefer
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tape_ninja_ken/
More about SIGA:
www.siga.swiss
Founded in 1966, SIGA has over half a century of experience in the development and production of non-toxic adhesives, tapes, and membranes. With more than 500 employees across 35 countries, we aspire to meet the needs of our customers for an energy efficient, enduring, and hazard free building envelope.
E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. This week, in honor of Labor day, I wanted to talk a little bit more about the business of architecture. I've had other architects and grads reach out to me about how I started my business with a specialty in energy efficiency in mind.
For More Information on Mike Maines:
http://www.michaelmaines.com/
BIO
Michael grew up on an old farm in central Maine, learning practical skills and spending a lot of time working and playing outdoors in woods, fields and water. During high school he became interested in timber frame construction, where the skeleton of the building is expressed with large timbers and traditional all-wood joinery. He knew he wanted to design and build beautiful, natural, expressive homes for a career, but was torn between going to college for architecture, engineering, or another field. He chose to attend Tufts University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, with a minor in Architectural Studies, graduating with honors and with an award for entrepreneurial achievement. He had spent every break during college working as carpenter or woodworker, and used his savings and award money to buy an old Volvo station wagon and some tools, and spent the next several years working as a fine woodworker, carpenter and contractor all over New England, mostly in Cambridge and Nantucket, MA.
Michael and his wife-to-be decided they would move from Somerville, MA to Portland, ME in August of 2001. The events a few weeks later hastened their move, and in early 2002, Michael found a job as a drafter at a respected residential design/build firm near Portland. Over the next twelve years, Michael worked in various roles at the company as they grew to more than five times their size when he started, including a stint back in the field as a foreman and project manager, but for the last several years he managed the design department and business development as they established a new cabinetmaking division and took on some of their largest and most successful projects to date.
Throughout his career, Michael had studied building science and energy efficiency, and the more he learned, the more frustrated he grew with not being able to convince clients to implement strategies that were better for the environment. He and his wife had also decided to relocate from their small urban lot to have more land for their growing homesteading activities, and to be closer to their parents, so in 2014 they moved to a farm established in 1830 in Palermo, Maine, between Augusta and Belfast, about 75 miles north of Portland.
Michael had been interested in the Passive House building energy standard since he had first learned about it in 2006, and got a job with one of the premier builders of Passive Houses in the US, who happened to be starting a shop to build the most energy efficient buildings in the world, indoors, in Searsmont, Maine. Michael’s title was Operations Manager, but he performed a wide variety of tasks to help bring the new business from concept to a successful venture. He learned a whole new paradigm during his 15 months as an employee there, and subsequently earned the designation “Certified Passive House Consultant,” which means he is qualified to design buildings that use 80-90% less energy to operate than conventional buildings, and that are healthier and more comfortable than other buildings as well.
As exciting as it was to help start a new venture, Michael missed using the skills he had learned helping hundreds of clients design new homes and renovations, so in early 2015 he started a new firm, Michael Maines Residential Design. He understands that not every client is interested in building a certified Passive House, but he works with them to find a balance of efficiency and cost, while making sure that the home or renovation is beautiful, functional and healthy for its occupants and the environment. Michael works all over Maine, with current projects in Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Belgrade and Rockland. He also works on more remote projects, currently including Rhode Island and Chicago, using the advantages of digital communication whenever possible.
You can catch his articles in:
FineHomebuilding, Green Building Advisor, and Green and Healthy Homes Maine
To read the article on Low Carbon Construction that we discussed in this episode click HERE
Mission: PassivhausMAINE is a non-profit organization committed to decreasing carbon emissions, dependency on fossil fuels and the costs for winter heating in Maine. It works to support the passive house industry and community in Maine, North America and internationally.
phME is a proud member of NESEA , MANP, and E2tech. Globally, there are numbers of institutions and organisations which are tackling various aspects of building science and contribute to lowering our energy needs and carbon emissions. phME supports all contributions to the collective advancement of building science and energy/carbon reduction in our built environment. phME hosts and supports trainings by NAPHN, PHIUS and PHI
Naomi Beal is the Executive Director of passivhausMAINE [phME] and a founding and current board member of the North American Passive House Network. As a founding member of phME, she embraces the challenge of developing phME into a sustainable organisation through local, national and international partnerships. Naomi believes Maine’s economic development can be fostered through a framework of building efficiency and innovative and traditional wood products. She lives in South Freeport, ME.
Connect with Naomi:
naomi@passivhausMAINE.org
Learn More About PassivHaus Maine HERE
Learn More About the Fall Forum HERE
Bob Swinburne, A Vermont Architect and colleague, also designs high performance homes. He does things a bit differently than most architects, and we love that. Bob's idea about high performance homes is that they require a high performance process. A high performance process requires an integrated team from day one…before the design sketches start to fly! This week we asked him to come talk about Vermont Simple House which is his semi customizable plan set division. You can learn more about Bob at both his Bluetime Collaborative website and Vermont Simple House. A leading designer in high performance homes in Vermont, we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to chat with him about what lead him to create VSH and why he thinks it’s important for the future.
The Breathable Home team has more than 25 years of combined experience in all aspects of residential construction and restoration. Owner Bo Jespersen has been building and remodeling homes since 1997, and has specialized in finish carpentry and restoration of old homes from foundation to finish. Our expertise is in project design, communication with clients, honest pricing, and quality workmanship.
Learn more about Bo and the Breathable Home HERE!
Fred Greenhalgh
Creative Services Director
fred@revisionenergy.com
Hailing from Downeast Maine, Fred completed his studies at USM in 2006 with a focus on Media Studies. Fred’s a passionate writer, as well as an audio producer, and since 2007 has been running a radio show called Radio Drama Revival at community station WMPG. He also produces his own fiction stories as audio plays with his award-winning FinalRune Productions.
Since joining ReVision Energy in 2010, he has had the joy of using his new media skills to promote the sound economic and environmental return on investment of solar energy. He is also committed to sustainability and simple living in his own life.
He and his wife Amy, their daughter Nyana, dog Henry, 28+ chickens, goats, and seasonally-varying cast of other critters live on an action-packed 4 acre off-grid homestead in Alfred, Maine.
Fred and Amy built their cozy yurt-inspired SIP-house themselves, and can attest to the wonders of insulation (over 20°? who needs heat?). They recently traveled to Lesotho (in Southern Africa) to install solar panels on a community hall, where it will help bring educational activities to a remote area of the world (they lived in a round house while there, too).
In addition to living sustainably, Fred and Amy are passionate about environmental conservation and serve on the Town of Alfred’s Conservation Commission.
Fred and Amy’s off-grid home contains a super-efficient audio post-production facility which can pump out quality productions for less than 2kw/hr of power a day! Meeting this modest electric load is a 750W solar electric array cobbled together from ReVision’s scratch and dent bin. They have a rarely-used gasoline generator as backup.
The Winter Panel SIP home uses around a 1/2 cord of firewood a year, most of which is harvested from their own land. They have not fired up their propane back-up heater since 2010.
Finally, they have a DC-powered Solene Aurora solar hot water collector, completing the suite of renewable energy systems.
Steve Konstantino, founder and owner of Performance Building Supply, is an expert in building science and renewable energy systems. Originally inspired by super-insulated, passive solar homes he saw and lived in during the early 1980’s, Steve designed and built two passive solar homes himself, often struggling to find healthy building materials and information. Since that time, the building industry has been compelled to respond to the increasing demand for high performance, sustainable products and energy efficient building practices.
Founding Maine Green Building Supply was Steve’s way of bringing these types of products to a community of like-minded developers, architects, contractors and homeowners. He hosts a monthly Building Science Discussion Group and other educational forums.
For more on Performance Building Supply click HERE
For more on Mottram Architecture visit our website
For More on Mike Maines Residential Design click HERE!
For More on Bob Swinburne click HERE or HERE
And Bob mentioned the keynote speaker Chris Magwood during our discussion, so you can learn more about him HERE
For More on Kerry Lewis Landscape Architects click HERE!
For More on David Homa, Post Carbon Designs click HERE!
For More on Mike Maines Residential Design click HERE!
For More on Bob Muller and Douglas Ridge click HERE!