House Planning Help Podcast
Ben Adam-Smith
If you want to build a house, where would you start?
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Jun 28, 2019 • 33min
HPH256 : What makes a well designed MVHR system? – with Tom Heywood
Tom Heywood from Green Building Store explains why we need mechanical ventilation with heat recovery in high performance homes and why it needs to be well designed. Check out the show notes for more information.
Jun 19, 2019 • 29min
HPH255 : How do you specify high performance windows? – with Chris Herring
Chris Herring, Director at Green Building Store, explains why careful consideration should be given when specifying windows. Check out the show notes for more information.
Jun 14, 2019 • 38min
HPH254 : Transitioning to an ecological civilisation – with Jeremy Lent
Jeremy Lent, author and integrator, looks at how and why we should transform the fundamental basis of our civilisation. Check out the show notes for more information.
Jun 5, 2019 • 26min
HPH253 : Would property investors buy sustainable homes? – with Rob Bence
Property developer and podcaster Rob Bence discusses the interest of property investors in buying sustainable homes and explores financing options. They also highlight the strategy of selling developments up front and the importance of having the right team in place for property development success.
Jun 1, 2019 • 32min
HPH252 : How to reduce the embodied carbon of your new home – with Chris Magwood
Chris Magwood, a director at the Endeavour Centre in Canada, explains the importance of embodied carbon and how building with plant-based materials could transform our new homes into carbon sinks. Check out the show notes for more information.
May 24, 2019 • 36min
HPH251 : Adopting a 'do less, but better' mentality for your house build – with Charlie Luxton
Charlie Luxton shares lessons he's learnt from visiting projects on Building The Dream, running an architectural practice and completing his own self build. Check out the show notes for more information.
May 17, 2019 • 22min
HPH250 : 10 inspiring self builds – with Ben Adam-Smith
Ben Adam-Smith shares his top ten inspiring self-build homes. The podcast discusses projects that meet passive house standards, unique community-led housing projects, budget-friendly home designs, off the grid living challenges, and the use of natural materials in self-built homes.
May 10, 2019 • 31min
HPH249 : How to create a light and airy contemporary home – with Danny Luhde-Thompson
Danny Luhde-Thompson explains why he chose to demolish the bungalow he was renovating, to build a contemporary Passivhaus. Check out the show notes for more information.
May 1, 2019 • 28min
HPH248 : The benefits of joining a cohousing development – with Jan Chadwick
Resident of Marmalade Lane cohousing, Jan Chadwick, explains why living in a multi-generational community is so important to her. Check out the show notes for more information.
Apr 24, 2019 • 35min
HPH247 : Two radical retrofits that use an internal wall insulation strategy – with Bill Butcher
Bill Butcher from Green Building Company, the construction division of Green Building Store, explains how they tackled two radical retrofit projects in West Yorkshire. Each took a 'whole house' fabric first approach in order to improve comfort levels and reduce the heating bills. Check out the show notes for more information.
