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The Conscious Builder Show with Casey Grey — 247 episodes

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#246 - A Healthier Home with Jen and Rusty Stout

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#245 - Eliminating Toxins from your Home with Lisa Beres

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#244 - Passive House & Certification - Interview With Mike Anderson

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#243 - Breaking Through with Contractor Evolution Host Benji Carlson

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#242 - Interview with Mentor and Leader Elinor Moshe

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#241 - Interview with Author and Marketing Expert David Meerman Scott

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#240 - Strategic Website Design for Builders and General Contractors with Katlyn Slocum

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#239 - Commercial to Residential with Business Owner and Founder Jeff Sawyer

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#238 - Growing your Construction Business with Parm Bhangal

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#237 - Employees Incentives Over Pay Raises with Michael Fortinberry Co-founder of Protiv

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#236 - Financial Benefits of Solar Energy and Why it is a Great Investment

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#235 - Well being and high performance with Australian Passive House Architect Roger Borland

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#234 - Environmental Pros and Cons of Solar with Casey Grey

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#233 - The Building Envelope with Neil Freidberg

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#232 - Building a system to solve affordable housing with Mike Kaeding

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#231 - My Healthy Home with Caroline Blazovsky

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#230 The Pros and Cons of Solar Energy

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#229 The 90 Day Business Plan with Randy Stanbury

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#228 - Avoiding Common Contract Pitfalls with Cian Brennan

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#227 - The Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Business

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#226 - Growing your Exterior Siding Business to Eight Figures with Ben Juncker

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#225 - Master Recruiting and Modernize Marketing - With Matt DiBara

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#224 - The Successful Business Mind - Interview with David Neagle

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#223 - Modernizing Construction Processes - Interview with David Vauthrin

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#222 - Designing Your Construction Business for Success - Interview with Maria Coulter

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#221 - Prefab Passive Houses with Craig Toohey

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#220 - Keys to Straw Bale Home Construction - Part Two with Sigi Koko

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#219 - A House Needs To Breathe...Or Does It? - HVAC Systems WIth Allison A Bailes

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#218 - Progress and Passive House - Interview with Andreas Benzing

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#217 - Success and Influence as a General Contractor - Interview with Brad Leavitt

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#216 - Creativity and Collaboration in Business - Interview with Nick Schiffer

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#215 - People First Strategy - Interview With Jonathan Cinelli

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#214 - Designing for Wellness with Priscille Joseph

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#213 - Mold and Indoor Air Quality with Tim Swakhammer

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#212 - Outstanding Customer Care - Interview with Jeff Shore

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#211 - Running a Construction Company - Interview with Manny Neves of "The Construction Life"

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#210 - Technology, Communication and Responsibility with Maria Khokhlova

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#209 - Greenwashing and Health in the Homebuilding Industry - Interview with Andy Pace

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#208 - Net Positivity with Dirk Christoph

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#207 - New Construction Industry Technologies: Interview with Hugh Seaton

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#206 - Futureproofing Our Homes - Interview With Sheridan Foster

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#205 - Improving the Permitting Process - Interview With Jesse Tarr

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#204 - Passive House and Prefabrication - Paul Gravhovac

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#203 - Empowering Sustainability Professionals: Interview with Virginia Cinquemani

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#202 - Straw Bale Builder and Co-operative co-owner Jacob Deva Racusin

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#201 - Natural Building with Sigi Koko

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#200 - 200TH EPISODE SPECIAL- Building The Conscious Builder

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#199 - Conversation with Eric Anderton - Leadership Communication, High Performance and Effective Meetings

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#198 - Sustainable Products - Interview with Matt Daigle, CEO of RISE

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#197 - Reducing your Carbon Emissions with Energy Advisor and Biologist Rider Petch

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#196 - Scaling Pre-Fab Construction with Garrett Moore

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#195 - Scaling your Business with Franchisor and Entrepreneur Dave Young

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#194 - LEED Certification and Embodied Carbon Tracking with Tommy Linstroth

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#193 - Interview with LEED Builder expert and Green Building Matters Host Charlie Cichetti

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#192 - Building a Pretty Good House with Architect Emily Mottram

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#191 - Marianne Touchie - Retrofit Solutions for Apartment Buildings

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#190 - Climate Conscious and Straw Bale Building with Ben Polley

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#189 - Architect and Passive House Trainer Mariana Pickering - Taking Building Science Mainstream

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#188 - Passive House Architect Laura Blau - Balancing Urgency with Hope and Action

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#187 - Journalist and Producer David Dodge - Clean Energy Revolution

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#186 - Dick Clarke - Passive House and Sustainability Down Under

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#185 - Changing Financial Transactions in the Construction Industry with Matthew Smith from Mazumago

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#184 - Food Forest Abundance with CEO Jim Gale

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#183 - Building in New Zealand with Engineer Peter Raimondo

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#182 - Rob Bartko - Hiring for the Trades

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#181 - Bill Spohn - Indoor Air Quality and Net Zero Custom Build

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#180 - Embodied Carbon and BEAM Software Launch with Industry Leader Chris Magwood

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#179 - Chelsah Thomas - Becoming a B corp, Thomas House Net Zero Project and more

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

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#177 - Builder Feature: Raphael Spinner Canadian Passive House Builder HSS Design Build

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#176 - Builder Feature: Sustainable building, transparency and active listening with Josh Friesen of Dueck Builders

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#175 - You Matter as much as your Business with Casey Grey- Replay: Business Bros Podcast

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#174 - What's the difference between an HRV and an ERV - Casey Grey - Podcast - The Conscious Builder 01-21-2022

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#173 - Paul Harvey - What is Success and How Do You Get It?

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#172 - Deep Retrofits, Resiliency and Training with Shawna Henderson

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#171 - Ben Adam-Smith - UK Passive House owner and podcaster on his custom build

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#170 - Tom Reber - Stop Stealing From Your Family

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# 169 - Conversation with Devon Tilly Art of Construction Podcast - with Casey Grey the Conscious Builder 11-04-2021

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#168 - Climate Change Mitigation and Resiliency with Janice Ashworth

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#167 - SMARTNet Sustainabilty Showcase Panel

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#166 - Everything You Need to Know About Geo-Thermal with Wyatt Roberts from Dandelion Energy

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#165 - You're Not a Victim of History, You're a Master of Destiny with Dr. John Demartini

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#164 - What Does A General Contractor Do?

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#163 - How Navigate the Landlord & Tenant System for Success with Kayla Andrade

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#162 - Best of the Year for Builders 2021

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#161 - Best of the Year for Homeowners 2021

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#160 - Why Basements are a Bad Idea with Andrew Oding

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#159 - Why You Need To Control Humidity In Your Home

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#158 - Are You Taking Advantage of the BRRRR Real Estate Investment Strategy?

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#157 - Stop Heating Your Homes with Fossil Fuels!

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#156 - Finding Clarity For Your Business with Claire Chandler

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#155 - Building Conversations from Passive House Canada Webinar

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#154 - The Good Money Framework with Derrick Kinney

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#153 - How To Make Your Business Profitable with Ruth King

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#152 - How to Choose The Right Contractor for Your Project with Jean Brownhill, Founder & CEO of Sweeten

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#151 - The Reason for Supply Chain Shortages and What You Need to do with Jeff Thorman

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#150 - Why You Need to Visit Your Local Tool Library with Co-Founder of the Ottawa Tool Library

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#149 - What's an Energy Audit? with Stephen Magneron from Homseol Building Solutions

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#148 - How To Make Your Home More Sustainable with Casey Grey on the Sachs Realty Podcast

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#147 - My Personal Sustainability Goals for the Future with Heather Jeffrey Re4M Design and Fabrication

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#146 - What is Fast Furniture? Solutions for Furniture Waste with Jamie Facciola of Furniturecycle

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#145 - How To Create a Million Dollar System with Dominic Rubino

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#144 - What's The Payback on Going Solar or Passive - PLUS, Why is PACE Changing The Answer!

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#143 - Passive House vs. Passive Solar with Ross Elliott

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#142 - The Benefits of Building a Passive House with Chris Ballard of Passive House Canada

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#141 - Replay from The Practical Broker Podcast with Chad Robinson

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#140 - Replay from Think Energy with Dan Seguin

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#139 - Data Driven Decisions with Stephen King of Growthforce, Part Two

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#138 - What's The Difference Between Air Barrier and Vapour Barrier?

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#137 - Our Thoughts on Using Earth Tube to Moderate Temperature

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#136 - Data Driven Decisions and Managing Cash Flow with Stephen King of GrowthForce, Part One

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#135 - SmartNet Alliance Virtual Presentation on Healthy, Comfortable, Efficient Homes

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#134 - Canada's Car Conundrum with Joanna Kyriazis from Clean Energy Canada

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#133 - Built to Live with Construction Business Coach Shawn Van Dyke

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#132 - The Design and Build Industry is Fuelling a Culture of Waste (+ What We Can Do!) with Katie Storey

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#131 - What Problems Can You Encounter with Cost Plus Pricing?

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#130 - Are Solar Panels Really a Green Option?

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#129 - What It's Like Living in a Passive House

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#128 - Ottawa City Woodshop - A Community Resource with Martin Thornell

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#127 - Replay from Low Tox Life with Alexx Stuart

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#126 - Replay from ROI Online Podcast with Steve Brown

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#125 - Replay from Construct Your Life with Austin Linney

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#124 - Replay from the Construction Genius Podcast with Eric Anderton

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#123 - Replay from Everyday Green Home Podcast with Marla Esser Cloos

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#122 - Replay From A Finer Touch Construction Podcast with Brad Leavitt

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#121 - Q&A on Building Sustainably with Carleton University, Sprott School of Business

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#120 - Andrew Szeto Built An A Frame Cabin From Scratch

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#119 - Bringing Innovation and Affordability to the Industry with Paolo Tiramani from Boxabl

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#118 - Healthy Alternatives with Green Home Coach Marla Cloos

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#117 - Why Do I Have Basement Moisture Issues in my New Home?

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#116 - Changing The Way We View Our Personal Spaces with Chris Straka

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#115 - From Builder to Brand with Bradley Leavitt

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#114 - How To Align Your Leaders and Spark Your Employee's Enthusiasm with Eric Anderton

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#113 - Construct Your Life with Austin Linney

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#112 - Fifteen Minute Neighbourhoods with Abby Kinney

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#111 - Stylizing Your Home For A Lifetime with Steven Glaze

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#110 - First Net Zero Certified Home Retrofit in Canada

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#109 - Ottawa E-Scooter Roll Out with Arda Erturk

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#108 - 2020 Green Built Home Tour with Ashley Marinko & Mark Wille

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#107 - Post-Covid Financing with Chad Robinson

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#106 - Your Financial Survival Guide with Sarwar Qureshi

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#105 - E3 Energy and Efficiency with Emily Mottram

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#104 - Three Day Net Zero Cottage with Jane and Kim

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#103 - The Top 3 Things I Learned in My First 10 Years of Business

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#102 - Building Science Fight Club with Christine Williamson

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#101 - Finding Balance In Your Business & At Home with Vish Chatterji

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#100 - Green Real Estate with Jennifer Lynn Walker

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#99 - Extending the Urban Boundary with Jason Burggraaf

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#98 - Creating Habits that Serve You with Brandon Fong

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#97 - The ZERO House with Cheryl Atkinson and Chris Magwood

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#96 - Planning for Efficiency with Greg Labbé

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#95 - Interview with Designer Heather Jeffery of Re4m

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#94 - How To Grow and Expand During These Unprecedented Times with Breanne Gibson

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#93 - My Top 7 Apps for Running A Construction Business

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#92 - Philosophy and Passive House with Adam Cohen

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#91 - Making the Most of Self-Isolation (We Actually Ran Out of Toilet Paper)

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#90 - COVID-19 in the Construction Industry (and the Brighter Side)

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#89 - Full Time Real Estate Investing while Raising 4 Kids with Rich Danby

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#88 - How Did I Start My Construction Company?

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#87 - What Type Of Client Are You?

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#86 - Building Awareness with Robb Barnes of Ecology Ottawa

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#85 - We're Hiring a Project Manager

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#84 - Burning Souls with Filmmaker, Writer, Previous Councillor David Chernushenko

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#83 - Understanding Your Renovation or Custom Home Contract

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#82 - Karen Graves and Cameron MacDuffee Build a Tiny Home in Prince Edward Island

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#81 - Building Multi Unit Buildings for the Long Term with the Non Profit Organization Centretown for Citizens (CCOC) and CSV Architects

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#80 - We Built a Net Zero Fossil Fuel Free Home with Solar Panels

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#79 - Designing for Comfort with with Matthew Pedersen of Design HVAC Experts

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#78 - The Sustainable Movement: EV Bus Tour, Sustainable Building Panel & Passive House Tour with Nick Hebb

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#77 - (Replay) "Sleep Smarter" with Shawn Stevenson

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#76 - Collaboration: A Must for Every Business with Emile Salem

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#75 - Power To The People with Matthew Britt

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#74 - Why Not Now? with Lianne Laing

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#73 - Staying True to Your Principles with Jeff Lieper

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#72 - Make Life Happen with Kristy Morrison

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#71 - (Replay) Zero Waste Home with Bea Johnson

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#70 - Beyond Organic with Breanne Gibson

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#69 - Following Curiosity with Andy Cockburn

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#68 - From Hobby to Business: Reporposing With Heather Jeffrey

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#67 - You CAN Make a Difference

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#66 - The Importance of Team

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#65 - What's Right With Us Natasha Grey

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#64 - The Importance of Fundamentals with Alex MacInnis

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#63 - How Houses Work with Mark Rosen

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#62 - The Power of Empathy with Michael Peixoto

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#61 - Managing Expectations with Lynne LaFontaine

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#60 - Monday Night Live with Casey Grey

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#59 - The Power of Feedback with Casey Grey

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#58 - He Who Is Most Willing To Adapt Survives with Casey Grey

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#57 - Why We Flipped Everything Around & Showed The Homeowner Everything with Casey Grey

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#56 - Business Mastery from Florida with Jacob Godar

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#55 - The Power of Taking Action with Chris Castillo: Entrepreneur, Investor, Author and Educator

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#54 - A Christmas Miracle: Interview with Father, Engineer & Entrepreneur, Chad St. Louis

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#53 - Foundation: Poured Forms vs. Pier Foundation

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#52 - How Much Deposit Should You Give Your Contractor?

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#51 - Renovations: Live in or Move out?

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#50 - Theory vs. Reality Passive House Presentation

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#49 - What Happens When You Hit Rock?

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#48 - How To Insulate Below The Slab?

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#47 - Why You Should Hire a Designer For Your Next Project?

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#46 - Why We Use Cost Plus Contracts On All Our Construction Jobs

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#45 - Interview with Geothermal Homeowner & Microfit Particpant Bill Eggertson

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#44 - Why You Should Avoid Fixed Price Contracts In Construction?

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#43 - Damproofing vs Waterproofing

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#42 - Building with Natural Products: Sustainable Building with Chris Magwood from the Endeavour Centre

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#41 - Selecting Your Contractor, Why Home Builder Associations Are A Great Resource!

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#40 - Interview with Tim Priddle, Co-Owner of The Wood Source

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#39 - Should I Host My Place on AirBNB?

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#38 - Do You Have Construction Insurance?

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#37 - What Are SIP's?

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#36 - Window Shopping

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#35 - Airtightness with Casey Grey

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#34 - Conservation First with Stephen Magneron (HomeSol)

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#33 - Rob Black from LogsEnd

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#32 - Paul Cairns from SmartNet Alliance

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#31 - Chris Straka from Vert Design

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#30 - Passive House: Lessons Learned

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#29 - Casey's Rant on Designers

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#28 - Smart Home Systems

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#27 - Importance of Humidity Levels in a Home

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#26 - Why Your Furnace Might Be Too Big For Your Home?

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#25 - Water Treatment with Michel Caron

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#24 - Living Consciously

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#23 - What Are The Alternatives To Gas Furnace?

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#22 - Climate Hacks with Lori Krein

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#21 - What are ICFs?

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#20 - What is a DSR?

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#19 - What is an R-2000 Home?

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#18 - Can I Do My Own Demolition?

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#17 - How Much Should I Budget for my Project Per Sq.ft?

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#16 - What is a Passive House?

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#15 - What Does Casey Think About Construction TV Shows?

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#14 - What Flat Roof Assemblies Do You Use?

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#13 - What is a Thermal Bridge?

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#12 - Can a High Efficiency House or a Passive House Accommodate a Wood Stove?

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#11 - How Do I Find The Sub-Trades I Need?

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#10 - Where Would I Start If I Wanted To Become A General Contractor?

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#9 - Do I Need Plans To Renovate My Home?

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#8 - What to expect from a contractor?

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#7 - ACH, Fossil Fuel Free & Communication

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#6 - Solar Panels, Insulation, Air Barrier vs. Vapour Barrier

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#5 - High Standards, Plumbing, Electrical and Windows

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#4 - Breathing, Heating and Cooling

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#3 - Where to start, Overlooked Aspects & Undervalued Skills

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#2 - Where Invest, Who to Trust and How Long it Will Take

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#1 - Sustainability and General Contractors

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Introduction to The Conscious Builder Show