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

EPISODE · Mar 22, 2022 · 52 MIN

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

from The Conscious Builder Show with Casey Grey

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

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