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THE CONSCIOUS BUILDER SHOW 

Episode 148: How To Make Your Home More Sustainable with Casey Grey on the Sachs Realty Podcast

5/13/2021

 
Buildings make up 40% of our greenhouse gasses globally. There's a radical change coming and everyone can participate.

Casey joined Todd Sachs for Sachs Realty's Tuesday Night Podcast to talk about things you can do to have a healthier and more sustainable home, while being friendlier to our planet at the same time.
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​Full Interview on Youtube
Sachs Realty

Episode 142: The Benefits of Building a Passive House with Chris Ballard of Passive House Canada

3/29/2021

 
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Chris Ballard from Passive House Canada joins Casey Grey for an interview on episode 142 of The Conscious Builder Podcast.

We discuss the current climate crisis, the future of new builds and making existing properties more energy efficient, building to the Passive House standard to reduce energy and environmental impact, and what our role as individuals is in supporting this movement.

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Chris Ballard has a history of supporting environmental and land use causes, most recently as the Ontario’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change implementing the government’s plan for a clean environment and a sustainable economy. He also served as the Minister of Housing and the Minister responsible for Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy and Member of the Treasury Board. Chris is a past Executive Director of the 60,000 member Consumers’ Association of Canada (Ontario) and a founding board member of the Consumers Council of Canada. His leadership in journalism, communications and public affairs includes terms as President and Board member of the Public Affairs Association of Canada.

EPISODE LINKS

Watch the interview on Youtube
Youtube Channel - Passive House Canada
Passive House Canada

Episode 132: The Design and Build Industry is Fuelling a Culture of Waste (+ What We Can Do!) with Katie Storey

1/29/2021

 
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Did you know that 500 million tons of construction and demolition debris is generated annually in the US? Did you know that each year 12.2 million tons of furniture and furnishings end up in landfills?

Those are big numbers! The good news is that the Good Future Design Alliance is developing a solution. Founder, Katie Storey, joins us today for an interview to give us more information. In this conversation we talk about making the shift to a career you love no matter what stage of life you are in, the amount of waste in the design and building industry, the GFDA's mission to reduce waste, and the impacts if we don't change.



EPISODE LINKS

Watch the full video on Youtube
​Good Future Design Alliance
GFDA on Instagram

Storey Design

Episode 128: Ottawa City Woodshop - A Community Resource with Co-Owner Martin Thornell

12/23/2020

 
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Martin Thornell is a woodworker and one of the co-owners at the Ottawa City Woodshop, a community woodshop located in downtown Ottawa.

Martin shares ways that you can get into woodworking with minimal costs, talks about the programs for all levels at the Ottawa City Woodshop, and shares how he ended up with OCW coming from a different industry.

We hope this episode inspires you to try woodworking, to check out their programs, or if you’re in a different city to check out woodshops in your area!

EPISODE LINKS

Ottawa City Woodshop Website
OCW on Instagram
OCW on Twitter

Episode 120: Andrew Szeto Built An A Frame Cabin From Scratch

10/23/2020

 
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Hobbyist, skateboarder and builder Andrew Szeto is from Ottawa and he builds things with recycled skateboards. He recently built his first structure (an A Frame in Quebec) and put on youtube. To date it's getting close to about 2 million views! Andrew shares where his inspiration came from for this project with Casey. 

EPISODE LINKS

Maru The Circle Brand
Ottawa City Woodshop
Youtube Channel
Instagram

Episode 116: Changing The Way We View Our Personal Spaces with Chris Straka

9/25/2020

 
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Architect Chris Straka joins Casey for a conversation on how we are changing the way we view our personal spaces and work spaces as circumstances have changed over the past few months.

Chris is the President of VERT plan.design.build and has collaborated on many projects with The Conscious Builder. VERT specializes in the creation of custom homes, provides planning approvals, architectural design and construction management services. 
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Chris holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Design from the University of Calgary, which complements his undergraduate degrees in Urban Geography, Education, and Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism. Chris has been a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, and is currently a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

EPISODE LINKS

Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
VERT plan.design.build

Episode 112: Fifteen Minute Neighbourhoods with Abby Kinney

8/31/2020

 
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Casey Grey interviews Abby Kinney, the co-host of the Upzoned podcast produced by Strong Towns, an international movement dedicated towards making communities across the United States and Canada financially strong and resilient. During her regular work days Abby is an urban design and planning consultant at Gould Evans Studio for City Design in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Upzoned Podcast
Strong Towns

Episode 111: Stylizing Your Home For A Lifetime with Steven Glaze

8/20/2020

 
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Steven is an expert in the Exterior Home Remodelling Industry. He currently owns and operates Smart Exteriors LLC from his hometown in Kansas City. ​

EPISODE LINKS

The Home Owner's Buying Guide to Exterior Siding in Kansas City
LinkedIn
Smart Exteriors LLC

Episode 102: Building Science Fight Club with Christine Williamson

6/17/2020

 

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Casey is joined by Christine Williamson, creator of the popular Instagram page @BuildingScienceFightClub, an educational project that teaches architects about building science and construction. They discuss why building assemblies is important, finding the sweet spot for owners, the true meaning of "green", and how Christine's popular Instagram page came to be.

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Christine Williamson has spent her career in building science forensics, discovering why buildings fail, and working with owners, architects, and builders to remedy the problems. Her new construction consulting helps architects use building science not only to mitigate risk of failure, but also to help them make their projects as energy efficient as they are beautiful. She graduated from Princeton University and studied at Boston Architectural College before completing her Master's of Architecture at NewSchool of Architecture + Design. She is the chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 1.12, Moisture Management in Buildings.

EPISODE LINKS

@BuildingScienceFightClub
Christine Williamson

Episode 97: The ZERO House with Cheryl Atkinson and Chris Magwood

5/13/2020

 

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In 2017, the Endeavour Centre set out to make a prototype home that would meet several key criteria. First the building needed to be completely modular, able to be constructed on site in less than a week and also be able to taken apart and reassembled multiple time. Secondly, the building needed to have a zero carbon footprint, contain zero toxins and produce zero waste. Casey Grey is joined by Chris Magwood from the Endeavour Centre and Cheryl Atkinson, Architect and Associate Professor of Architectural Science at Ryerson University in Toronto. Together, along with the help of some students, they made this project a reality.

EPISODE LINKS

Instagram: @endeavour_centre
Endeavour Centre on LinkedIn
Builders For Climate Action
Zero House Photos
Cheryl Atkinson - Architectural Science
Chris Magwood




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