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Mar 26, 2025 • 45min

HPH374: Building for People - with Mike Eliason

Mike Eliason talks about his book, Building for People, and the massive opportunity we have to create better places through being more intentional and thoughtful. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Mar 12, 2025 • 31min

HPH373: Using a willow bed to treat sewage - with Laila Dudhill

Laila Dudhill explains some of the challenges she faced when planning her new build home at the bottom of a sloping field. Not only did she have to deal with drainage across the site, diverting the natural flow of water away from the house, but also come up with a foul drainage strategy that would off-set phosphate discharge into the local watercourses. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 45min

HPH372: Introducing the circular economy to housing

Katherine Adams and Connie Spoor talk about the circular economy and construction, and practical strategies for making reuse a priority on housing projects and self-builds. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Feb 12, 2025 • 36min

HPH371: What is wood fibre insulation? – with Chris Brookman

Chris Brookman from Back to Earth explains what wood fibre insulation is, how it could be used on a project and why careful specification is required. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Jan 29, 2025 • 1h 1min

HPH370: Where your money goes on a home retrofit project

Florence Collier, founder of Humblebee, takes us step-by-step through the deep retrofit of her 1970s home. She explains the costs relating to each measure and the cumulative total as the project advances. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Jan 15, 2025 • 47min

HPH369: Converting a barn to meet the Living Building Challenge – with Toby Diggens

Toby Diggens explains what it takes to meet the requirements of the Living Building Challenge, and working to the standard when renovating an existing building. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Jan 1, 2025 • 47min

HPH368: Creating biodiverse natural landscapes – with Toby Diggens

Toby Diggens, founder and co-director of Digg and Co outlines how we can all contribute to creating ecologically diverse and resilient landscapes to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Dec 18, 2024 • 33min

HPH367: A furniture maker builds a timber eco home – with Lucinda Leech

Furniture maker Lucinda Leech shares her story of building a modest, but beautiful eco home. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Dec 4, 2024 • 45min

HPH366: Could a home energy transformation pay for itself?

Howard Johns, founder of One Zero, outlines their home energy transformation service which includes topping up insulation and adding solar PV, battery storage and a heat pump. Check out the show notes for more information.
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Nov 20, 2024 • 38min

HPH365: Becoming a housing activist – with Cypren Edmunds

Cypren Edmonds, a housing activist and advocate for bio-based building materials, describes the challenges he has faced living in social housing in London, and the health benefits and energy efficiency that can be achieved through building with straw. Check out the show notes for more information.

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