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Home Style Green

How do you make a healthy, comfortable home that's sustainable and cost effective?A ‘green’ home is the foundation of living a green lifestyle. Join me as I interview leading architects from around th... Read more

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74: Ecotech Homes Modular Building Solutions

74: Ecotech Homes Modular Building Solutions

Would you buy a prefabricated, modular home made in China? Ecotech Homes are versatile, modular housing solutions. I cau... Read more

21 Jul 2014

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44 How to Make Things Better with WikiHouse NZ

44 How to Make Things Better with WikiHouse NZ

Danny Squires and Martin Luff met on Twitter, were inspired by a TEDex video and have since co-founded WikiHouse NZ. Wit... Read more

7 Aug 2013

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63: Ground Source Heat Pumps with Huw Williams

63: Ground Source Heat Pumps with Huw Williams

What other form of heating provides a coefficient of performance, around 5 - 7? That’s the promise, and the reality of g... Read more

27 Mar 2014

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123: Organic Architecture with Eric Corey Freed

123: Organic Architecture with Eric Corey Freed

Eric Corey Freed is no stranger to being interviewed. As author of 11 books, an architect, keynote speaker, consultant a... Read more

27 Jul 2015

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26: Efficient Design and Airtightness - Home Show Highlights Part 2

26: Efficient Design and Airtightness - Home Show Highlights Part 2

Part 2 of my interviews from the Rebuild and Renovate Christchurch Home Show. This week I catch up again with Bob Burnet... Read more

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87: Project Management for Design & Construction

87: Project Management for Design & Construction

Do you need a professional project manager for either the design stage or the construction stage of your building projec... Read more

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41. Save Time. Save Money. Save the Planet! Ecodeals with Lisa Madarasz

41. Save Time. Save Money. Save the Planet! Ecodeals with Lisa Madarasz

Lisa Madarasz was frustrated by not being able to find good products for her home that were going to be good for her fam... Read more

16 Jul 2013

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84: How Design a Good Home - Map, Wrap, Gaps, Taps & Apps

84: How Design a Good Home - Map, Wrap, Gaps, Taps & Apps

Over the last few years, I've developed this model for good home design: Map, wrap, gaps, taps and apps.  Find out more ... Read more

30 Sep 2014

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20: How to Insulate a Concrete Floor Slab

20: How to Insulate a Concrete Floor Slab

Why should you insulate the edges of your concrete slab?  I was amazed when I discovered how much of the heat loss from ... Read more

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110: The Common Mistakes of House Design

110: The Common Mistakes of House Design

How do you make a power plant in the middle of an urban setting, look interesting and attractive? And what's that got to... Read more

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155: Cassettes & CNC Machines. What's the future of Prefab?

155: Cassettes & CNC Machines. What's the future of Prefab?

It’s tempting to say that Prefab’s time has come, but I don’t think this does justice to prefabricated building. As Pame... Read more

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143: Why is foam such a great building material?

143: Why is foam such a great building material?

Foam is an incredible thermal insulator. For the price and size, it's about the best insulation material you can get. Bu... Read more

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194: Ecokit - A Prefabricated Energy Efficient Home

194: Ecokit - A Prefabricated Energy Efficient Home

Camilla Novotna always knew she wanted to build her own timber house. It was just a question of when and where. Despite ... Read more

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119: Green Home Building

119: Green Home Building

Kelly Hart is an amazing thinker and innovator. He's passionate about the environment and generous with the resources an... Read more

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152: How to choose the best LED Lighting for your home

152: How to choose the best LED Lighting for your home

Remember when the main choice you had for light bulbs was 60 Watts or 100 Watts? Things have progressed a long way since... Read more

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153 Simple is the New Smart

153 Simple is the New Smart

Paul Dowsett and his team at Sustainable.To are dedicate to creating affordable, healthy and energy efficient homes, bec... Read more

18 Mar 2016

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86: Eaves. How big should they be?

86: Eaves. How big should they be?

Eaves are the classic case of form following function. In this podcast I lay out my three key reasons for having them, b... Read more

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77: What are uPVC windows and do they suit our climate?

77: What are uPVC windows and do they suit our climate?

What exactly is uPVC and is it a good option for window frames? I speak with Oleg Tolmachev of www.warmwindows.co.nz to ... Read more

11 Aug 2014

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161: A Fitbit for your Home

161: A Fitbit for your Home

Imagine having a Fitbit for your home and being able to see, in real time, how it's performing. You could also be notifi... Read more

27 May 2016

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185: What is Airtightness and Why do we Need it?

185: What is Airtightness and Why do we Need it?

The term 'airtight' conjures up fears of hermetically sealed boxes. In this episode, I discuss what exactly airtightness... Read more

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