![]() Mike Anderson is the CEO and Design Leader of Passive Design Solutions. Drawing on his combined background in architecture and physics, Mike leads a design production team and has worked on over 300 Net Zero Ready projects (100 of them passive house) throughout North America over 10 years, establishing him as one of the nation’s foremost passive house experts. In this episode, Mike talks about solar hot water versus solar panel with heat pumps, where Passive House certification makes sense, and how larger scale projects are benefitting from Passive House. 1:27 Intro into passive house 6:45 Passive House Certification 20:00 Hybrid Heating Systems 25:24 Larger Scale Apartment Projects Check out Plans from PDS HERE For more from Mike and PDS:
![]() Benji Carlson is the host of Contractor Evolution and head of content at Breakthrough Academy a business providing contractors with the management systems and processes to build sustainable profits while getting the spare time you deserve. Benji shares how blinders can be extremely important as a business owner, what the real problems are that contractors are dealing with and how there are way more opportunities in the blue collar world than people think. Get Breakthrough Academy's Annual Strategic Planning Template, FREE for Conscious Builder Listeners: DOWNLOAD HERE 3:00 Intro 9:18 Break Through Academy 13:25 Common Problems for Trades 17:54 The Real Problems 25:43 What to look forward to Connect with Benji Carlson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benji-carlson-b0b654218/?originalSubdomain=ca Breakthrough Academy: Website: https://www.btacademy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btacademy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakthroughAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughacademy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breakthroughacademy/?originalSubdomain=ca For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder ![]() Elinor Moshe is an ambitious and driven thought-leader, mentor, best-selling author, award-winning podcast host and businesswoman. She’s the founder of The Construction Coach, with the purpose of enabling people to focus on themselves and defy the status quo by providing mentoring, training and coaching. Elinor discusses the importance of defining success for ourselves and touches on the power of mentorship, understanding the rules of the game and making sure you’re playing to win the game. 1:54 Introduction 5:49 What is a Successful Career 7:20 Challenges Starting a Business 14:00 Coaches/mentorship 22:00 Current Labour Shortage 30:00 What's coming up in the Future Connect with Elinor Moshe: Instagram: instagram.com/theelinormoshe?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== LinkTree: linktr.ee/elinormoshe_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elinor-moshe/ Website: https://www.elinormoshe.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/the_elinormoshe?s=21&t=by94AfQLiDr28NfOUEzeBw The Construction Coach Website: https://www.theconstructioncoach.com.au/ For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder ![]() David Meerman Scott is an author, speaker and marketing expert. His latest book Fanocracy is a Wall Street Journal Best Seller focusing on creating an organization that puts the needs and wishes of fans ahead of every other priority. David covers a lot of topics including writing a book and how it can help you, what strategy works if you’re only focused on a local demographic, where you should start if you’re at ground zero and why websites are still extremely important in today’s market. 3:00 Introduction 6:30 Write your own Book 14:00 Self Publishing? 21:30 Youtube 31:00 Paid Adds 38:00 What is David most excited about Connect with David Meerman Scott: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dmscott/ Twitter: https://x.com/dmscott?s=21&t=by94AfQLiDr28NfOUEzeBw@dmscott LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeermanscott/ Home renovation: https://www.techbuiltrenovation.com/ Blog: https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder ![]() Katlyn is the owner and creative director of Katlyn Slocum Design a boutique web design agency. Her agency specializes in building high-converting websites for builders and contractors to help them meet their business and financial goals. We chat about what every website needs, what to look out for if you’re designing your own website and how to create a strategy to get you the clients you want and deserve. It’s a noisy world out there but websites are still very relevant and important to the success of your business. 1:11 Intro 5:52 Search Engine Optimization 13:28 How to get started with a Website 22:50 How often should you be updating your Website 27:15 Web hosting 28:50 Marketing Metrics 32:00 Giveaway: 10 things you need to do on your website Connect with Katlyn Slocum: Instagram: www.instagram.com/katlynslocumdesign Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katlynslocum Facebook: www.facebook.com/katlynslocumdesign For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder ![]() Jeff Sawyer is the owner and founder of TruNORTH Inc, a Remodeling and commercial development company based in Connecticut. Jeff shares his unwavering focus on building meaningful connections. 1:37 Intro 5:00 Commercial to Residential 9:07 Pricing of Residential 14:35 Biggest Challenges to Overcome 18:27 How to find Skilled Labour 22:11 What's Exciting for the Future Connect with TruNORTH: Website:https://trunorthconstruction.com/?fbclid=IwAR3WW-o1wRUg-OHy9LWow5Wn5cguBNhjyeQ-CppfBovdKN3anvY9hITJR5c Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trunorthconstruction/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trunorthconstructioninc For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder ![]() Parm Bhangal is a multi award winning entrepreneur who specializes in cost reduction in the construction industry. In this episode he shares some tips on how to grow and scale your construction businesses. 2:10 introduction 10:00 Managing your clients Expectations 20:27 The Process of starting your construction Business 25:30 How much money do you want? 30:28 Challenges Connect with Parm Bhangal: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ParmBhangal?fbclid=PAAaY49qSEVfxTvstkHgNyWv5T7DLfWvBN-2YxcE3HJHFCIn_aiWH2inCcBZs For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder ![]() Michael Fortinberry is the Co-Founder and COO at Protiv, a company set on revolutionizing the way workers and companies collaborate, putting control back into the workers' hands and transforming the broken model of hourly compensation. In this episode, Michael shares insights into how Protiv will help you motivate your employees and speed up your projects. 1:12 Intro 7:45 How it works 14:55 Challenges 26:30 What's coming up in the future More about Michael Fortinberry: Website: https://michaelfortinberry.co/ Protiv: https://protiv.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelfortinberryNYC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfortinberry/ For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder ![]() Casey compels reasons why solar energy is a remarkable investment opportunity. He discusses the financial advantages, long-term savings, and environmental benefits that make solar power an excellent choice for investors. Join us as we explore the reasons why going solar is not only a wise decision but also a pathway towards a sustainable and profitable future. 0:44 Investing in Stocks 1:45 Electricity Rates 3:50 Tax Incentives 6:33 Example Project Solar Part 1: The Pros and Cons of Solar Energy Solar Part 2: Environmental Pros and Cons of Solar with Casey Grey To learn more about installing solar on your home visit: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/s... For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder #235 - Well being and high performance with Australian Passive House Architect Roger Borland7/7/2023
![]() Roger Borland is the founder of Borland Architecture a top-tier studio based in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, we dive deep into the world of high-performance homes and explore how building standards and innovative concepts like Passive House are having a positive impact on the architecture industry in Australia. We also discuss the fascinating benefits of green roofs for the ecosystem and the surprising ways that your unventilated bedroom could be negatively impacting your cognitive abilities and sleep. 2:00 Intro into passive house 6:45 SIP Advantages 10:00 Australia Building Code vs. Passive House 21:35 Incorporating well-being into design and function 30:50 Roger's biggest challenge 40:00 What is he most excited for Gain further knowledge about Borland Architecture at Website: http://www.borlandarch.com.au Workshop: http://www.borlandarch-workshop.com.au Instagram: www.instagram.com/borlandarchitecture/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/borlandarchitecture |
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