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THE CONSCIOUS BUILDER SHOW 

Episode 96: Planning for Efficiency with Greg Labbé

5/5/2020

 
Greg Labbé, The Conscious Builder
Greg Labbé joins Casey from the comfort of his 110 year old home in Toronto where he is in self quarantine with his family. They discuss planning for efficiency, adapting to new processes, Greg's work, and more.
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Since 2017, Greg has worked as the Lab Manager for the Graduate Program in Building Science at Ryerson University. He mainly works with students who already have degrees and work experience on their path to either a Master's of PhD degree. Greg's work consists mostly in mentoring students with practical questions about field testing buildings, some tutorials on how to use testing equipment and conduct specific ASTM standard test methods. For students doing physical research, he helps them procure, design, assemble and maintain their testing apparatus.

EPISODE LINKS
Instagram: @ryersondas
Twitter: RyersonDas
LinkedIn
Ryerson Youtube
Ryerson Building Science Program
Ryerson Women's Shelter Project

Episode 81: Building Multi Unit Buildings for the Long Term with the Non Profit Organization Centretown for Citizens (CCOC) and CSV Architects

12/12/2019

 
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Casey participates in Smart613's Green Building Tour, taking place at Beaver Barrack's hosted by Graeme Hussey Director of Housing Development at CCOC. Graeme gets into the details of the site, including the installation of the first ever multi unit Geo-Thermal System in Canada at the time. In part two of the tour, Anthony Leaning Principal Architect at CSV Architects introduces us to their first passive house for CCOC.  ​

EPISODE LINKS

CCOC/CAHDCO
Beaver Barracks
CSV Architects:
Salus Project
CCOC Arlington
Envirocentre
​Carbon613

Episode 80: We Built a Net Zero Fossil Fuel Free Home with Solar Panels

11/7/2019

 
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The Conscious Builder recently completed a Net Zero Fossil Fuel Free custom home in Ottawa, Ontario. Casey discusses the project and interviews some of the professionals involved including designer Lynne Lafontaine who addressed some design flaws on the original plans, lead carpenter Darcy Lott talks about his biggest regret, energy advisor Stephen Magneron takes us through the blower door test,  solar installer Mike Gauthier, talks about the costs and the homes current performance and director of Net Zero Housing for the Canadian Home Builders Association, Sonja Winkelmann gets us excited about some future financing options. This is a must listen for anyone considering building a high performance home or a custom home in general, or wants to stay up to date in the industry.

EPISODE LINKS 

Lynne Lafontaine 
Designer - Designfaze
Darcy Lott
Lead Carpenter - The Conscious Builder
Stephen Magneron 
Energy Advisor - Homesol Building Solutions 
Mikael-Pierre Gauthier 
Owner - Exconstruction - Solar Installer 
Sonja Winkelmann
Director - Net Zero Housing 

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Episode 79: Designing a Comfortable Home with Matthew Pedersen from Design Experts

10/31/2019

 
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Casey meets up with friend and entrepreneur, Matthew Pedersen. They first worked together when Casey built his Passive House and they reconnect to discuss the future of home comfort, advancements in research and technology, and insights from he automobile industry. 


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EPISODE LINKS
Design HVAC Experts

Episode 69: Following Curiosity with Andy Cockburn

8/1/2019

 

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Andy is a Red Seal General Carpenter, with training and experience in restoration, traditional timber framing, drafting and design, stairs, custom housing and high-performance residential construction. He was also lucky enough to teach at the Algonquin College Perth Campus for about 15 years in the Construction Carpentry Advanced Housing Program, both part-time and full time. In 2017, he trained and earned his certification as a Passive House Consultant with the Canadian Passive House Institute. 

After years of membership with his local Home Builders’ in Perth, Ontario, Andy worked with
the Canadian Home Builders Association national office as Director of Professional
Development and Manager of Association Services. Always looking for a new challenge, Andy
is now working with Guides.co, an online knowledge sharing platform, as well as helping a
STEM mentorship program from Nova Scotia called Techsploration with a pilot program
expansion into Ontario.

Andy lives in Perth, Ontario with his wife of 24 years and their 2 teenage kids.

EPISODE LINKS

Andy's Instagram 
Guides.co
Techsploration
Gingko Promo for Podcast Listeners

Episode 51: Live in or Move out?

4/11/2019

 

Casey talks about the pros and cons of living in vs. moving out when undergoing a renovation.
Casey Grey is a licensed carpenter, he is the Founder of The Conscious Builder where he and his team focus on building and renovating homes “consciously”. Ultimately, these are homes that are cheaper to operate, better for the environment, more comfortable to live in and, most importantly, healthier for the families who live in them.

Episode 50: Theory vs Reality Passive House Presentation

3/29/2019

 

This was recorded from a live presentation at the Ottawa local Chapter of Professional Engineers on November 21st.

​In Casey's presentation he talks about what is a passive house, what he learned from his experience and how that differed from common wisdom.

Episode 48: ​How to Insulate Below a Concrete Slab?

3/21/2019

 

In this episode Casey explains some of your options for insulating below your foundation.

Episode 45: Interview with Geothermal Homeowner and Microfit Participant Bill Egertson

2/21/2019

 

In this interview we learn more about Bill Eggerston's background, what is geothermal and what you should know before installing a system. Bill also talks about the upgrades which help made their 1984 house qualify as a Net Zero home. 

Episode 42: Building with Natural Products: Sustainable Building with Chris Magwood

1/24/2019

 

In this interview with Casey, Chris Magwood talks about their school program and natural building products you can use for your next construction project.

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