Geothermal / Ground Source Heating with Sean Dillon
From balancing our budgets to a desire to reduce our carbon footprint, more and more people share an interest in using natural systems to keep our homes comfortable. The earth’s constant temperature is one of the most reliable supplies around and provides what is known as geothermal or ground-source heating and cooling. In this episode, geothermal specialist Sean Dillon joins Terry to talk about using the earth’s heat in our homes.
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Read MoreGetting Excited about Garbage with Amee Quiriconi
Amee Quiriconi is the queen of taking trash out of the waste stream and repurposing it into beautiful, sustainable building products. You may know her as the inventor of Squak Mountain stone – a business she stepped away from last year to explore even more ways to use construction waste. She joins Terry to share her pragmatic business approach, a model any entrepreneur in the green space can learn from.
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Read MoreDesigning for Human Delight with Kelly Lerner
Kelly Lerner of One World Design is known as an innovator in the fields of straw bale design and earthen plasters. She is also the co-author of the book Natural Remodeling for the Not So Green Home, where she explores how people can bring their homes into harmony with nature. With so much emphasis on the technical aspects of green building, it’s important to remember that homes are sanctuaries to rekindle our spirit. Listen in as Kelly joins Terry to talk about designing homes for Human Delight.
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Read MoreZ-Home: Lessons Learned with Brad Liljequist
Z-Home has been in the spotlight recently as the first zero-net energy and carbon neutral multi-family development in the United States. Now that construction is complete, we wanted to examine some of the lessons learned from this first of its kind development. Z-Home project manager Brad Liljequist of the City of Issaquah’s Resource Conservation Office joins Terry this week to share his insight in this 30-minute interview.
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Read MoreTransition Towns with Britt Conn
The Transition Town movement is gaining momentum, giving communities the tools to increase their resilience, reduce carbon, and strengthen their local economy. Several communities around the Pacific Northwest have joined this movement, including South Whidbey Island. Britt Conn of Transition Whidbey joins Terry to talk about how Transition is effecting real change there.
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Read MoreInsulation Choices with Yves Vetter
Adding insulation is a great way to increase the comfort in your home and lower your energy bills. Where you add it and whether the project is new or retrofit helps determine the best type to use, and understanding the differences is important to your health and pocketbook. Yves Vetter of Vesta Performance has been researching and installing installation for many years, and joins Terry to talk about all the choices you have, and the pros and cons of the most common types used today.
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Read MoreGoing Modular with Ann Raab of Greenpod
The view of Modular Homes is improving, as new developments prove that both building quality and environmental integrity can be improved when a home is constructed with the right materials in a controlled environment. Ann Rabb of Greenpod Development is one of the people leading the modular home paradigm shift in the Pacific Northwest. Listen in as Ann and Terry delve into what can make today’s modular different.
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Read MoreElectromagnetic Fields in the Home with Sonia Hoglander
Many people are aware of health issues related to our built environment such as chemical toxins and mold, but not much has been published to date on Electromagnetic Field Pollution or EMF from power lines and cell phone towers. Sonia Hoglander of Home Evolution, who has a background as an Electrical Engineer and a Building Biologist, joins Terry to discuss some of the research on the subject that is coming to light.
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