Listen "Josh Salinger – Birdsmouth Design-Build"
Episode Synopsis
Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Josh Salinger, founder and principal of Birdsmouth Design-Build in Portland, Oregon. Josh shares his journey from student of science, to bartender, to builder, to leader of a mission-driven design-build firm, to dedicated communicator about how to address the climate crisis by improving the built environment. Passive House features prominently in this story. Oregon DEQ (Dept. of Environmental Quality) case study on low carbon concrete: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/mm/Documents/ConcreteCaseStudy-ResBirdsmouth.pdf Fine Homebuilding article by Josh on the concrete-free slab technique: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/project-guides/insulation/concrete-free-slab Fine Homebuilding article by Josh on the benefits of design-build: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2022/11/18/the-many-benefits-of-design-build Video of Josh's presentation about the concrete-free slab on Passive House Accelerator LIVE!: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/concrete-free-slab-on-grade-foundations-with-josh-salinger Links to upcoming events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-december-19th-2022 Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.
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