#178 - Builder Feature: Natalie Leonard - Making Passive Houses More Accessible

Natalie Leonard 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, 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 homesand 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/     For More from The Conscious Builder   For Conflict Resolution Toolkit and Priming for Tough Conversations Handbook: https://www.consciousbuilderacademy.com/bundle/priming-handbook-and-conflict-resolution-toolkit-bundle  MORE FROM THE CONSCIOUS BUILDER: Academy: https://www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Website: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildConscious