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:

• https://www.passivedesign.ca/
• https://www.instagram.com/passive_design/
• https://www.facebook.com/passivedesignsolutions

​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. 
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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.

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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 
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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  


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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. 
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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/ 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/
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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

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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


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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/
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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


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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 
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Connect with TruNORTH:
Website:https://trunorthconstruction.com/?fbclid=IwAR3WW-o1wRUg-OHy9LWow5Wn5cguBNhjyeQ-CppfBovdKN3anvY9hITJR5c 
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trunorthconstruction/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trunorthconstructioninc


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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

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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:
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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...
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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

  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