Listen "#167 - SMARTNet Sustainabilty Showcase Panel"
Episode Synopsis
Casey Grey joins an expert panel discussion on Innovative Technologies in New Home Builds at the 2021 SMARTNet Alliance Sustainability Showcase. GOHBA Ottawa's Executive director Jason Buggraff hosts, and RND construction's Roy Narendram and Chris Wiessflog of EcoGen Energy & Build round out the panel. If you can handle some less than stellar audio, you won't be disappointed with this episodes' conversation! One audience member even gets a little spicy. 01:13 - Chris Weissflog Introduction - EcoGen Energy & Build - passive house and retrofit 2:32 - Casey Introduction 3:17 - Roy Nandram Introduction - RND Construction 4:10 - What makes a house efficient: Chis 5:57 - Roy 6:48 - What’s most important for the building envelope: Casey - house as a system 8:14 - What is short cycling: Casey 8:45 Recent projects that showcase energy efficiency: Casey - 161 Year old Stone Home Retrofit 10:59 - Chris - recent projects and his own passive house - ground source heat pump 13:02 - Roy - Ottawa’s 9 First Net zero development 14:07 - House as a system - airtight and breath: Casey 15:42 - Roy heat exchanger 16:30 - Air Vapour Barrier Systems: Roy 17:51`- Casey assume water gets in water assembly 19:12 - Chris 22:58 - Embodied Carbon: Casey 23:48 - Different Energy Rating’s/Standards: Roy 26:35 - Passive House: Chris 29:37 - Automation in energy efficiency: Roy - thermostats, fireplaces 31:12 - Chris 33:23 Casey - house as system: Don't mess with it. 34:21 Chris - education, like purchasing a vehicle 35:29 Question: old house with addition, cold floor on piers, getting passive solar and windows, what is the best way to insulate the floor? 36:51 Casey's Answer: Airtightness, "Fresh Air", ERVs, SHGC, triple pane glass 39:38 Roy add heating option 40:46 Chris prevent thermal breakage, energy advisor, grants 44:35 Question 2: heat loss on Chris’s house 45:01 carbon dioxide monitor why not use one: Chris 49:15 Roy - ventilation 50:00 - Casey - Voc’s, 4 53:14 - Question: Sustainable countertop choice: Roy 56:55 - last comments: Chris direction of building codes 58:10- Casey: How do we speak to the general public, not preach to the choir? You need to experience these houses. The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeThir3L7kgmChWyHnKBWVw The Conscious Builder on Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Roy's Website: http://rndconstruction.ca/ Chris's Website: https://ecogenenergyandbuild.ca/ GOHBA's Website: https://www.ohba.ca/members/gohba-eo/ Special thanks to the other panelists and SMARTNet Alliance for having us SMARTNet Alliance Website: https://smartnetalliance.ca/