Podcast

Join hosts Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Zack Semke, Mary James, and Ilka Cassidy for the Passive House Podcast, featuring interviews with the leaders, practitioners, and change-makers in the global Passive House movement.

202: Cool Hacks: Listeners’ DIY Tips for the Heat

In the final episode of our Cooling and Sumer Resiliency series we asked you our audience "What's your DIY cooling/summer resilience solution?".

201: Cooling & Resilience: The In's and Out's of Energy Modeling

In this fourth episode of our Cooling and Sumer Resiliency series, co-host Ilka Cassidy delves into the intricacies of cooling and resilience in building design with some of North America's leading energy modelers.

200: Designing for Extremes In Australia's Changing Climate

In this third episode of our Cooling and Sumer Resiliency series, we welcome back Andy Marlow to discuss the unique challenges of designing Passive Houses in Australia's increasingly hot and varied climate.

199: Breathing Easier: Indoor Air Quality vs. Wildfire Smoke

In this episode of the Passive House Podcast we revisit a previous episode with John Semmelhack, co-owner of the Comfort Squad.

198: Keeping Cool: Strategies for Summer Resiliency

We're kicking off a special summer mini-series on cooling and summer resiliency. Host Mary James is joined by mechanical engineer, Galen Stengel and Tad Everhart of Certifiers Cooperative.

197: California Building—High Performance and Low Carbon

In this episode of Passive House Podcast, co-host Mary James reconnects Bronwyn Barry in her new project in Sacramento, California during a Passive House Open House Days.

196: Passive House Humility with Alex Slater

In this episode of Passive House Podcast, co-host Matthew Cutler-Welsh reconnects with Alex Slater from Shared Spaces to delve into the latest advancements and challenges in sustainable design.

195: How Passive Buildings Propel the Energy Transition

In this episode of the Passive House Podcast Zack Semke welcomes back Lisa White, Associate Director of Phius.

194: Closing the Loop - Circular Construction in North America

In the final part of our series on circular construction co-hosts Mary James and Ilka Cassidy are joined by Felix Heisel, an architect, professor at Cornell University, and director of the Circular Construction Lab.