Passionate about everything Passive House, Nick Bray, of Nick Bray Architecture, shares his unlikely journey with Mike and Jennifer-Lee on Measure Twice, Cut Once, about building a 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom high-performance house on a 25-foot-wide peat bog in Vancouver. Bonus! Lucila Diaz of Harmony Sense Interiors shares her expansive design solutions. 

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Passionate about everything Passive House, Nick Bray, of <a href='https://nickbray.ca/'>Nick Bray Architecture</a>, shares his unlikely journey with Mike and Jennifer-Lee on <a href='https://havan.ca/measuretwicecutonce/'>Measure Twice, Cut Once</a>, about building a 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom high-performance house on a 25-foot-wide peat bog in Vancouver. Bonus! Lucila Diaz of <a href='https://www.harmonysense.com/'>Harmony Sense Interiors</a> shares her expansive design solutions. Thank you to our podcast partners: <a href='http://fortisbc.com/rebates'>FortisBC</a> <a href='https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/savings-and-rebates/current-rebates-buy-backs.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwgOGCBhAlEiwA7FUXkpUOVrFD_GNhUH7Qva39Rx0qFd9zSRhb4gEFQZp6y7lchpNmm9X7ExoCxNoQAvD_BwE'>BC Hydro</a> <a href='https://www.bchousing.org/home'>BC Housing</a> <a href='https://ramifilms.com/'>Rami Films</a> https://havan.ca/measuretwicecutonce/

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Passive Passion: Lifestyle benefits of living in a passive home

Mike and Jennifer-Lee explore the benefits of working with an Energy Advisor to calculate the building envelope, mechanical systems, and the air-tighness of your home to help provide choice, manage budgets, and above all, increase the comfort of your home when building new or renovating. A performance-based process, tune in for tips from Barb Silverthorn of Capture Energy.

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Mike and Jennifer-Lee explore the benefits of working with an Energy Advisor to calculate the building envelope, mechanical systems, and the air-tighness of your home to help provide choice, manage budgets, and above all, increase the comfort of your home when building new or renovating. A performance-based process, tune in for tips from Barb Silverthorn of Capture Energy.
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Learn what an energy advisor can bring to your next building or renovation project to improve the comfort and efficiencies of your home

Energy Advisors and Your Home

Looking into windows, one quickly realizes there are many considerations and potential unintended consequences that can impact the heating and cooling, plus the affordability, and comfort of your home. Speaking with Anton Van Dyk of Layton Consulting, Mike and Jennifer-Lee look into the importance of proper window selection.

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

Looking into windows, one quickly realizes there are many considerations and potential unintended consequences that can impact the heating and cooling, plus the affordability, and comfort of your home. Speaking with Anton Van Dyk of Layton Consulting, Mike and Jennifer-Lee look into the importance of proper window selection.
You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1532550051">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3zUAnmqZtlboGQ921QdOWd?si=vziyVw32SeaXazDBXXejfQ&amp;nd=1">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzM4MjAyLnJzcw==">Google</a> podcasts.
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Anton shares knowledge on selecting the windows right for your home for the ultimate in savings and comfort.

Window Selection for Energy Efficient Homes

Discover the remarkable journey of resurrecting Phoenix House, a home devastated by fire, as Best Builders, Nick Bray Architecture, and Carbon Wise unite to rebuild it to the prestigious Zero Carbon certification standard from the Living Future Institute. Join Mike and Jennifer-Lee as they delve into the extraordinary efforts undertaken by passionate homeowners, determined to pioneer Canada's inaugural Zero Carbon residence for their multi-generational family and the legacy it holds for future generations. 

You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts.

Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housing, Trail Appliances, Rami Films, jPod productions, and AI Technology & Design.

Discover the remarkable journey of resurrecting Phoenix House, a home devastated by fire, as Best Builders, Nick Bray Architecture, and Carbon Wise unite to rebuild it to the prestigious Zero Carbon certification standard from the Living Future Institute. Join Mike and Jennifer-Lee as they delve into the extraordinary efforts undertaken by passionate homeowners, determined to pioneer Canada's inaugural Zero Carbon residence for their multi-generational family and the legacy it holds for future generations. 
You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” podcasts on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1532550051">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3zUAnmqZtlboGQ921QdOWd?si=vziyVw32SeaXazDBXXejfQ&amp;nd=1">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzM4MjAyLnJzcw==">Google</a> podcasts.
Thanks to sponsors: <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a>, <a href="https://www.bchousing.org/">BC Housing</a>, <a href="https://www.trailappliances.com/">Trail Appliances</a>, <a href="https://ramifilms.com/">Rami Films</a>, <a href="https://podcastconsulting.ca/">jPod productions</a>, and <a href="https://www.aitechdesign.com/">AI Technology &amp; Design</a>.

Todd Best and team are embarking on a home building project to zero carbon standards

Passive Passion: Lifestyle benefits of living in a passive home

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