#167 - SMARTNet Sustainabilty Showcase Panel

Casey Grey joins an expert panel discussion on Innovative Technologies in New Home Builds at the 2021 SMARTNet Alliance Sustainability Showcase. GOHBA Ottawa's Executive director Jason Buggraff hosts, and RND construction's Roy Narendram and Chris Wiessflog of EcoGen Energy & Build round out the panel. If you can handle some less than stellar audio, you won't be disappointed with this episodes' conversation! One audience member even gets a little spicy. 01:13 - Chris Weissflog Introduction - EcoGen Energy & Build  - passive house and retrofit  2:32  - Casey Introduction   3:17 -  Roy Nandram Introduction - RND Construction 4:10  - What makes a house efficient: Chis  5:57 - Roy  6:48 - What's most important for the building envelope:  Casey - house as a system  8:14 -  What is short cycling: Casey 8:45 Recent projects that showcase energy efficiency: Casey - 161 Year old Stone Home Retrofit 10:59 - Chris - recent projects and his own passive house - ground source heat pump 13:02 - Roy  - Ottawa's 9 First Net zero development  14:07 - House as a system  - airtight and breath: Casey 15:42  - Roy heat exchanger  16:30 -  Air Vapour Barrier Systems: Roy  17:51`- Casey assume water gets in water assembly  19:12 - Chris  22:58 - Embodied Carbon: Casey    23:48 - Different Energy Rating's/Standards: Roy  26:35 - Passive House: Chris  29:37 - Automation in energy efficiency: Roy - thermostats,  fireplaces 31:12 - Chris  33:23  Casey - house as system: Don't mess with it.  34:21  Chris - education, like purchasing a vehicle  35:29 Question: old house with addition, cold floor on piers, getting passive solar and windows, what is the best way to insulate the floor? 36:51 Casey's Answer: Airtightness, "Fresh Air", ERVs, SHGC, triple pane glass  39:38 Roy add heating option  40:46 Chris prevent thermal breakage, energy advisor, grants   44:35 Question 2: heat loss on Chris's house  45:01 carbon dioxide monitor why not use one: Chris 49:15 Roy  - ventilation  50:00 - Casey - Voc's, 4 53:14 - Question: Sustainable countertop choice: Roy 56:55 - last comments: Chris direction of building codes  58:10- Casey: How do we speak to the general public, not preach to the choir? You need to experience these houses.    The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com  The Conscious Builder on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeThir3L7kgmChWyHnKBWVw  The Conscious Builder on Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/  Roy's Website: http://rndconstruction.ca/ Chris's Website: https://ecogenenergyandbuild.ca/ GOHBA's Website: https://www.ohba.ca/members/gohba-eo/ Special thanks to the other panelists and SMARTNet Alliance for having us SMARTNet Alliance Website: https://smartnetalliance.ca/