Chris Magwood is obsessed with making the best, most energy efficient and carbon-storing, beautiful and inspiring buildings without wrecking the whole darn planet in the attempt. Since 2011, Chris has been a director and teacher at The Endeavour Centre, a not-for-profit sustainable building school in Peterborough, Ontario where he enjoys sharing what he’s learned over his 25-year building career and inspiring others to take this stuff seriously and do it well.In 1996, he built his family a house. It was the first permitted straw bale house in Ontario, Canada. 


​In 2019, he helped to establish Builders for Climate Action, and has been leading development of the BEAM carbon estimator tool for low- rise construction. He is working closely with many levels of government to develop embodied carbon benchmarks and regulatory programs, and helping developers and builders figure out how to reverse climate change with their buildings. Chris has authored seven books on sustainable building and is co- editor of the Sustainable Building Essentials series from New Society Publishers. His new book, Building Beyond Zero: New Ideas for Carbon-Smart Architecture, is co-authored with Bruce King and will be available in June, 2022 from Island Press.
Chris is an active speaker and workshop instructor in Canada and internationally.

For more from Chris: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-magwood-8a8a9738/
https://www.chrismagwood.ca/

1:25 Casey Introduction 
2:33 Chris introduction  
5:30 Straw bale construction
10:00 Pre- ab considerations 
12:00 Hard property costs, development cost, services 
14:40 Don’t use brick, don’t build a basement 
18:30 Hempcrete not replacement for concrete 
24:30 Nexcam  - wood fiber ICF product  - have a cork insulation option 
26:30 BEAM  - build emissions accounting materials, release end of april, free, just materials 
38:00 Products to avoid  -  formaldehyde (glued wood particles), plastic and foam, flame retardants, voc’s, no VOC paint,

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Chelsah Thomas is the founder of Sol Invictus Energy Services, located in Red Deer, Alberta. With a passion for sustainable construction and renewable energy, she founded her social enterprise in 2016. Chelsah’s motivation to help others build better flowed from her own experience in constructing Central Alberta’s first Net Zero, Passive Solar Home. Chelsah’s firm now serves Western Canada for residential energy efficiency needs and recently won “Business of the Year, 2020” for Young Entrepreneur. 


​1:10 intro
4:30 - building their own net zero house, focus on consulting, getting to net zero, holistic approach 
6:50 what is a social enterprise  
12:15 What are earthships 
15:00 What is a B - Corp
19:00 What is the Thomas House Project - solar panels and credits 
23:40 Wall Assembly - windows, etc, architect? 
32:20 what would you change, aging in place


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www.solinvictusenergyservices.com
IG - @sol_invictus_energy_services
Twitter - @sol_invictus_es
​FB - facebook.com/solinvictusenergyservices.com


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Natalie is the first Certified Passive House Consultant and Certified Passive House Builder in Canada. Her mission is to make sustainable, high-performance homes affordable for everyone. She leads the Passive Design Solutions team with a depth of experience in creating cost-effective, beautiful, and ultra-efficient homes. Natalie brings her engineering background, hands-on design and construction experience, and a practical approach to building.

Passive Design Solutions has completed over 100 Passive House projects in cold climates. They specialize in designing Net-Zero ready passive homes and the services needed to see projects through to completion, such as custom design, construction support, and energy consulting.

2:36 How Natalie got into the business 
7:45 Is it worth getting certified?
9:45 What is a passive house certification?
11:45 Mistakes on Previous Passive House Builds 
15:30 Working with more builders
19:00 Difference between PHIUS and  PHI 
23:45 Changing from ACH to leakage per sq. feet
25:00 Changes to Primary Energy Requirement to reward high density builds
31:30 Passive Solar House is not the same 
35:00 Pre-Designed Passive Homes 
40:50 Purchasing a Pre Designed Passive House Plan 
48:00 Future of Construction


For more from Natalie and Passive Design Solutions:A catalogue of pre-designed energy efficient home plans. Available Canada-wide, customized to order:  https://www.passivedesign.ca/pages/plans 
https://www.instagram.com/passive_design/ 
https://www.facebook.com/passivedesignsolutions 
https://www.linkedin.com/company/passive-design-solutions/


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Raphael, originally from Switzerland, is a Swiss and Canadian trained certified Passive House Designer with over 19 years of construction experience building with mass timber. He started his own Design Build firm called HSS Design Build in 2016.
 
HSS Design Build is located in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. They provide quality craftsmanship and sustainable building techniques for generations to enjoy. At HSS, they create structures that resemble and respond to their natural surroundings and create comfortable living spaces which meet future efficiency standards and are the highest quality.
 
Raphael is passionate about energy efficient and innovative design. His business mission: to accelerate the transition to sustainable and energy efficient design and construction practices.

 
For more from Raphael and HSS Design Build:
website: https://www.hssdesignbuild.com/  
youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkWrI6MV1-QRB_RZkpNaZ_A
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hss-design-build/
instagram - @hssdesignbuild
 
 
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​Josh Friesen is part owner of Dueck Builders:
https://www.dueckbuilders.com/
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Dueck Builders had its beginnings as Dueck Homes when Cal Dueck began building custom homes in 2006 in his neighbourhood of Fort Garry. Cal started with a hands-on approach, doing all the framing, concrete, and finishing in the green homes he built. 
Energy efficient homes and sustainable building practices continue to be at the forefront of what Dueck Builders brings to the table. They created the first privately-built LEED certified house in Manitoba, and Cal contributed to various Green building boards. Dueck Builders continues to invest in pushing the envelope for responsible building. Whether it is ICF houses or double-wall builds, they aim to achieve Passive House air exchange requirements to ensure healthy indoor air quality.
In 2016, Dueck Homes changed its name to Dueck Builders, remaining a family owned and operated business with nephew Josh Friesen joining the company. Dueck Builders is committed to making a fair wage and ensuring fair payment to sub-trades. They believe win-win situations are the only way to conduct business.
In this episode, we touch on a wide range of topics including:

-What sustainability means to Josh
-The base level techniques and products that Dueck likes to use
-Why being interested in people is so important
-How honesty always wins 
-How active listening may just be the solution to all your problems

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