All Episodes

HPH401: Let's build something

HPH400: Three couples build a terrace of three Passivhaus homes

HPH399: The Good Building Book – with Jon Broome and Nick Grant

HPH398: What does it take to create a bio-based Passivhaus? – with Janna and Seb Laan Lomas

HPH397: Sheep's wool insulation and other natural fibre options – with Mark Lynn

HPH396: Getting planning permission for a replacement dwelling – with Mark Doodes

HPH395: How easy is it to insure a natural building? – with Dr. James Glockling

HPH394: Could you automate air sealing on a house build? – with Hugh Franklin

HPH393: How can you reduce the embodied carbon of a project? – with Elly Deacon Smith and Kirk Rushby

HPH392: What's the difference between good and bad retrofit? – with Marion Baeli

HPH391: Earth floors – with Jeffrey Hart

HPH390: Practical considerations when looking for a plot of land – with Ben Adam-Smith

HPH389: Air-to-air mini split heat pumps – with Es Tresidder

HPH388: How are building regulations made? – with John Palmer

HPH387: How do you make a Victorian terrace home more comfortable? – with Will South

HPH386: The potential of mycelium-based composites – with Joshua English

HPH385: A stunning contemporary home on a sloping site – with Kirsty Maguire

HPH384: De-risking a Passivhaus project – with Sally Godber

HPH383: A beginner's guide to creating a comfortable home – with Andy Mitchell

HPH382: What is a Principal Designer? – with Ben Nother

HPH381: What is Passivhaus Premium? – with Phil Neve

HPH380: What is Passivhaus Plus? – with Heather Johnson

HPH379: What is inclusive design? – with Stephanie Kyle

HPH378: Accessibility for all – with Guy Harris

HPH377: Retrofitting a 1950s semi-detached ex-council house – with Toby Cambray

HPH376: What is WUFI? – with Toby Cambray

HPH375: A day in the life of a builder – with Mike Whitfield

HPH374: Building for People - with Mike Eliason

HPH373: Using a willow bed to treat sewage - with Laila Dudhill

HPH372: Introducing the circular economy to housing

HPH371: What is wood fibre insulation? – with Chris Brookman

HPH370: Where your money goes on a home retrofit project

HPH369: Converting a barn to meet the Living Building Challenge – with Toby Diggens

HPH368: Creating biodiverse natural landscapes – with Toby Diggens

HPH367: A furniture maker builds a timber eco home – with Lucinda Leech

HPH366: Could a home energy transformation pay for itself?

HPH365: Becoming a housing activist – with Cypren Edmunds

HPH364: The power of community led housing – with Kareem Dayes from RUSS

HPH363: Is it worth getting an asbestos survey for an existing home?

HPH362: An easier way to build a certified Passivhaus – with Clare and Ross Booth

HPH361: What's the difference between a renovation and a retrofit?

HPH360: Why MVHR maintenance and servicing is important – with Richard Hollas

HPH359: External shading solutions – with Paul Morris

HPH358: Getting the right mortgage for a house build project – with Tom McSherry

HPH357: Beginner's guide to eco renovation – with Judith Leary-Joyce

HPH356: What is Passivhaus certification? – with Kym Mead

HPH355: The Story of Upfront Carbon - with Lloyd Alter

HPH354: How natureplus helps you identify sustainable building products - with Tilmann Kramolisch

HPH353: 12 tips for a successful Passivhaus project

HPH352: Encouraging and supporting home retrofit in your local area

HPH351: Creating affordable, high quality, low carbon homes - with Linda Farrow

HPH350: What is value engineering?

HPH349: Timber build approaches – with Meredith Bowles

HPH348: Why do homes get mould? – with Alexx Stuart

HPH347: Common pitfalls to avoid when building a house – with Amelia Lee

HPH346: Passivhaus homes where cooling is a key consideration – with Andy Marlow

HPH345: Why is the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) such a useful tool? – with Sarah Lewis

HPH344: Hazel Tree Passivhaus – with Janice Gardiner

HPH343: A low cost eco home on a challenging infill plot – with Josh Wood

HPH342: How to incorporate reused materials on a self build - with Kirsty Maguire

HPH341: Should embodied carbon or energy efficiency be our priority? – with Jae Cotterell

HPH340: How to reclaim VAT on a self build or conversion - with Andrew Jones

HPH339: What is the Housebuilder's Bible? - with Mark Brinkley

HPH338: How to measure and monitor the performance of a home - with Luke Smith

HPH337: Wind power and solar power - past, present and future

HPH336 : Ben's Passivhaus 5 years on

HPH335 : Designing an intentional community - with Anne Thorne

HPH334 : Combining smart home technology with energy efficiency – with Jonathan Dixon

HPH333 : What is the One Planet Development scheme? - with Brendan and Ludka Powell

HPH332 : How accurate are Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)? – with Tom Gwilliam

HPH331 : What is a mechanical services engineer? – with Alan Clarke

HPH330 : What is a planning consultant? – with Andy Moger

HPH329 : What does a structural engineer do? – with Beth Williams

HPH328 : Insulating internally with a thin layer of wood fibre board - with Martin Twamley from Steico

HPH327 : Upskilling in DIY during a home retrofit – with Es Tresidder

HPH326 : Is it worth upskilling your knowledge of Passivhaus? – with Simon Bell

HPH325 : What reduces the performance of insulation? – with Mark Siddall

HPH324 : Why robust planning is vital for a home retrofit in stages – with Alan Budden

HPH323 : Can I heat my home with an air source heat pump? – with Nathan Gambling

HPH322 : An EnerPHit standard retrofit of a Victorian mid terrace home – with Guy Hargreaves

HPH321 : How do you make an existing home energy efficient? – with Paul Ciniglio

HPH320 : Precision-cut timber frames – with Antoine Costantini from Kithurst Homes

HPH319 : Natural materials and healthy homes – with Tom Woolley

HPH318 : Do I need a structural warranty for my self build home?

HPH317 : Getting ambitious with sustainability – with Kit Knowles from Ecospheric

HPH316 : Why we must embrace sufficiency – with Lloyd Alter

HPH315 : Simplifying the delivery of high performance, sustainable homes – with Mike Jacob

HPH314 : Getting a self build over the finish line, despite setbacks – with Mike Coe

HPH313 : What input might an engineer have for a Passivhaus self build? – with Gwilym Still

HPH312 : Building a tiny house with natural materials – with Jeffrey Hart

HPH311 : Should we celebrate architecture that performs poorly?

HPH310 : Important takeaways from an exemplar straw panel Passivhaus

HPH309 : Keeping costs down by embracing simplicity – with Kirk Rushby and Polly Upton

HPH308 : Testing the thermal performance of a house – with Tom Fenton from Veritherm

HPH307 : Can you have integrity as a housing developer? – with Mike Webb

HPH306 : Building an exceptional house beyond the walled garden – with Nigel Dutt

HPH305 : Building a Passivhaus with cross-laminated timber – with Mick Woolley

HPH304 : What are digitally manufactured houses? – with Bruce Bell from Facit Homes

HPH303 : What does it take to project manage your house build? – with David Arrenberg

HPH302 : A contemporary Passivhaus home in a rural context – with Martin McCrae and Mhairi Grant