Podcasts about home style green

Bert Sarkkinen has built a successful timber framing company around a solid philosophy grounded in the style and craftsmanship of a unique and timeless form of building. Bert appeared on the Home Style Green podcast back in episode 176. A couple of years on, Arrow Timber Framing has expanded into a larger facility and Bert has recently released the second edition of his book, The Art of Hybrid Timber Framing.

Tim Ross featured on Home Style Green back in episode 191 to talk about getting starting on New Zealand's first Passive House co-housing project. I interviewed Tim again a year ago as we were kicking off the Passive House Podcast, and the Dunedin High Street Co-housing project was well underway.

Jennifer Crawford first appeared on Home Style Green when Our New Home Coach was just getting started. Six years on, she's back to discuss her journey and why she still believes strongly in helping people build the right home.

Matthew Cutler-Welsh is the host of the Home Style Green podcast and education manager for Pro-Clima in New Zealand. Matthew is on a mission to help people create better buildings by building better. Matthew shares his deep experience in all things passive design & building. Hosted by Ciaran Brennan, co-founder of Livecosts.com Listen back to this episode and previous on: https://livecosts.com/podcasts/passive-homes/

In Episode 145 I spoke with Dennis Dowling of DCD Construction. On the episode, I talk with Annabelle Numaguchi who has a PR and marketing background. Why has Annabelle recently become a Homestar Assessor and what is her vision for DCC Construction? Find out in this episode of Home Style Green. http://homestylegreen.com/177

In episode 10 of Home Style Green, I interview Carlin Archer, the creator of Ecobob. Now Ecobob has a completely fresh new look, and is still going strong as New Zealand's leading eco home forum. In this episode, I talk with new owner Kristy Hoare. http://homestylegreen.com/140http://ecobob.co.nz

Paul Testa lives in beautiful Sheffield in the UK. He introduced me to the concept of 'vernacular construction' - designing and building to the local conditions.  Is the Home Style Green Podcast turning into the Passive House Podcast?  http://paultestaarchitecture.co.uk/ Thanks to NUDURA for supporting Home Style Green: http://energyefficientbuilding.co.nz/

Dean Buckeridge has been designing energy efficient, passive solar homes in Christchurch for as long as I’ve can remember. Along with Russell Devlin, and Bob Burnett, I hold Dean in high regard for leadership in this field. It’s great to see the rest of the market finally starting to demand more of their knowledge and skills. In this episode of Home Style Green, we discuss why asthma is the norm in Kiwi kids, how thermal mass can go wrong, the economics of spending a bit more up front, the problem with teenage daughter and having cosy feet. Dean is also involved with MagRoc. Find out about the benefits of this exciting new product.  Find out more about Dean at: http://www.dbarc.co.nz/energy-efficient-architecture/ And MagRoc at: http://www.magroc.co.nz/ Dean also mentioned the site sorted, for looking at the cost of mortgages: https://www.sorted.org.nz/

In this short, sharp episode of Home Style Green, I answer a listener question about insulating the edges of a concrete floor slab, what to do if you can't afford to install solar hot water, thermally broken windows, getting extra insulation in your walls and LED lighting. 

Home Style Green is here to help people build homes that are good for people and good for the planet. In episode 30, I spoke with Elrond Burrell and asked if Passive House was really relevant to New Zealand. This sparked some great debate and I subsequently caught up with New Zealand based Passive House designer, Jon Iliffe of eHaus. eHaus is New Zealand's first building company solely dedicated to building homes to the Passive House Standards. Among other things, Jon discusses: How Germany is managing to decrease energy consumption while growing their GDP.  What was good about 1920s houses and are they still good? How can you justify the cost of building better? Related Posts: Is Passivhaus Relevant to New Zealand References: eHaus: http://www.ehaus.co.nz/ Jon's book recommendation: Insanely Simple, by Ken Segall (Get the Kindle version for only $9.99) IPHA: http://passivehouse-international.org/ PHINZ: http://phinz.org.nz/ Homestar Training: NZGBC Education Calendar

Matthew Cutler-Welsh from Home Style Green explains some of the challenges of creating sustainable urban systems. He also shares his goals as a podcaster, including championing healthier, better homes for New Zealand.

Amanda Magnus is the Exhibition Director for Exhibitions & Events New Zealand, and is responsible for organising the inaugural Rebuild and Renovate Christchurch Home Show. http://www.canterburyhomeshow.co.nz/index.htm   The show, which is on from Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th March at CBS Canterbury Arena, is a response to huge demand in Christchurch for information about building a home.   I spoke with Amanda about why there's room in the exhibition calendar for another show in Canterbury and how you, as someone interested in building, can get the most out of the show, including how to get a great discount on the entry!   Also in this week's show: Check out Ben Adam-Smith's site: http://www.houseplanninghelp.com/  Ben and I compared notes recently about eco-building and also podcasting. I look forward to bring you an interview with him soon. (Thanks also Ben for mentioned Home Style Green on your show!)   James Schramko: http://www.superfastbusiness.com/  Anyone interested in online business and marketing probably knows James already. And if you don't check him out online. He's not hard to find. I tune in to James for tips on podcasting and all things internet and really appreciate the advice on using https://auphonic.com/. What do you think of the sound quality of this show? Write and let me know: comments@homestylegreen.com   Breathe - The new urban village project Awesome event with Kevin McCloud as one of the judges. I was privileged to be at the announcement of the four finalists last week with Mayor Bob Parker and Minister for Building and Construction, Hon Maurice Williamson. Check out all the entries here: http://www.futurechristchurch.co.nz/breathe  Green Cities I'm looking forward to reporting back on the latest from Sydney, where I've got a small speaking slot! http://greencities.org.au/  As always, I'd love to get your comments, questions and feedback: Contact me on, comments@homestylegreen.com  https://www.facebook.com/HomeStyleGreen

This week I caught up with Alex Reiche for the very first Home Style Green expert interview.  Alex Reiche is the Founder and Managing Director of EnviroSpec, an online register of 'Eco-Preferred' products.  Check out EnviroSpec's interacitve house to find the best products for your building project.  Alex is also an accredited Homestar and Green Star professional and offers design and certification advice for residential and commercial buildings. 

After insulation, heating is the next thing most people look at when improving the comfort and warmth of their home.  In this episode of Home Style Green, I discuss room heaters: Standared electric heating: electric fan heaters, bar radiators, oil column, wall panel etc Gas unflued heating: And why you should never use it! Flued gas heating Heat pumps or reverse cycle air conditioning In the episode I refer to the 'carnot cycle'. This is the awesome thermodynamic principle behind air conditioning and refrigeration. Refer again to our trusty Wikipedia for a good article about the detailed physics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot_cycle Of course the best form of heating is free from the sun. But making the most of passive solar heating is a design challenge and there's usually not a lot that can be done to improve this once a house is built. So if you're trying to heat an existing, cold home, what's the best option?

In part 2 of this insulation introduction, I discuss the main types of insulation used for ceilings, floors and wall.  For more information about insulation materials, check out Level.org.nz from BRANZ: http://www.level.org.nz/fileadmin/downloads/Materials/LevelMInsul.pdf For more on the properties of wool, including great microscopic imagery, check out: http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/focus_stories/wool_innovations/wool_fibre_properties and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool_insulation

In this episode of Home Style Green, I discuss the basic physics of insualation. I give an overview of the three main types of heat transfer, that is conduction, convection and radiation. Most bulk insulation products on the market rely almost entirely on reducing conduction.  I discuss what 'R-Value' means and the common materials of household insulation products.  For more information, visit our site at:  http://www.homestylegreen.com Also, for a more indepth discussion on insulation and 'R-Values', its hard to go past Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)

Welcome to Episode 1 of Home Style Green, the podcast about how to live a healthy and happy lifestyle without it costing the Earth. I'm Matthew Cutler-Welsh: Engineer, Dad, Homeowner and someone who's passionate about making urban environments more sustainable.  This is my first podcast and my objective is to share ideas about building green homes, with style.  Links in today's cast include: The Home Style Green website: http://homestylegreen.com EECA Energywise: http://www.energywise.govt.nz/