Passive House Podcast

Passive House Podcast

Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Zack Semke, Mary James, and Ilka Cassidy

Episodes 500
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Highly Active
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
Consistency
75%
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About This Podcast

Interviews with the leaders, practitioners, and change-makers in the global Passive House movement. A production of Passive House Accelerator.

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S5E278 278: Exploring Insulation and Overheating Risks with Tavis Creswell-Wells

Mar 03, 2026 48m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, host Matthew Cutler interviews New Zealand building scientist and sustainability specialist Tavis Creswell-Wells of Ecolution about overheating risk,…

S5E277 277: Transforming Multifamily Housing: Lessons from Cycle Architecture + Planning

Feb 25, 2026 1h 10m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, Jay Fox speaks with Tony Daniels and Caitlin Matusewicz of Cycle Architecture + Planning about their backgrounds in high-performance design and the…

S5E276 276: Edie Dillman and Karen Ramsey on Fort Collins' Designed to 2030

Feb 17, 2026 59m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast Jay Fox interviews Edie Dillman (co-founder and CEO of B.Public Prefab) and Karen Ramsey (founder and sustainability strategist at Building Wellness)…

S5E275 275: Sustainable Practices in New York City with Shefali Sanghvi and Heather McKinstry

Feb 13, 2026 1h 8m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, co-host Jay Fox interviews Heather McKinstry and Shefali Sanghvi of Dattner Architects about their work focusing on Passive House projects, primarily…

S5E274 274: Regenerative Building Practices with Lindsey Love

Feb 03, 2026 45m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke discusses bio-based materials and high-performance buildings with Lindsey Love from Regenerative Building Solutions. They highlight the…

S1E15 TRE 15: Are You Experienced?

Jan 27, 2026 44m

There’s a lot of building science that goes into making passive buildings extremely durable, efficient, comfortable, and healthy. However, one of the things that often gets overlooked when trying to…

S5E237 273: Buildings as Habitat: Biodiversity-Informed Investments in Public Health

Jan 20, 2026 1h 20m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, Ilka Cassidy and Kristof Irwin discuss with Helena van Vliet the concept of biophilic design and its impact on human wellbeing. Helena explains how…

S5E272 272: Beyond the Bubble: Carmel Pratt and the Future of Passive House in NY

Jan 13, 2026 1h 7m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast Mary James and Jay Fox chat with Carmel Pratt, the new executive director of New York Passive House. They explore Carmel's background in architecture and…

S5E271 271: Decarbonizing Domestic Hot Water with James Petersen

Jan 06, 2026 52m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, co-host Mary James discuss Passive House practices with James Petersen, founder of Petersen Engineering. The episode focuses on domestic hot water…

S5E270 270: Building Resilience: Maggie Ullman on Asheville's Path Forward

Dec 30, 2025 54m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, Jay Fox interviews Maggie Ullman, a Councilwoman from Asheville, North Carolina. Maggie shares her multifaceted background as a climate advocate, former…

S5E269 269: High-Performance Building with Ben Bogie

Dec 23, 2025 1h 5m

In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, co-hosts Jay Fox and Ilka Cassidy interview Ben Bogie, a third-generation high-performance builder and Director of Outreach and Education at BPC Green…

TRE 14: Making the Hard Stuff Fun

Dec 19, 2025 49m Transcript

In episode fourteen of The Reimagine Edit series of the Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of conversations from the Reimagine Collective. Featured speakers in this episode…

S5E268 268: Building the Future: Insights from the 2025 Passivhaus Conference

Dec 16, 2025 40m

In this episode of the Passive House Podcast Matthew is joined by Caroline Ashe Brady, Ann Marie Fallon, and Nathan Campbell at the Passive House Association of Ireland Conference held in Belfast.…

S5E267 267: Ecological Building Systems at the 2025 Passivhaus Conference

Dec 09, 2025 48m

In this Episode of the Passive House Podcast Matthew interviews representatives of Ecological Building Systems, including Niall Crosson, the Group Technical Director, and Neil Turner, the UK…

TRE 13: Starting Out and Rethinking Retrofits

Dec 04, 2025 41m

In episode thirteen of The Reimagine Edit series of the Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of insights from Al Mitchell, Kimberly Llewellyn, Greta Tjeltveit, Ya’el…

S109E5 266: From Retrofits to New Builds: River Architects

Dec 02, 2025 46m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, Mary James interviews James Hartford and Juhee Lee Hartford of River Architects in Hudson Valley. The discussion covers the firm's focus on Passive House…

S5E265 265: Best of Retrofit with Emily Mottram

Nov 25, 2025 58m

In this episode of the Passive House Podcast co-host's Jay and Mary chat with Emily Mottram, founder of Mottram Architecture, about her architectural firm and her passion for building science and…

S5E264 264: Navigating Local Law 97 with Katie Schwamb

Nov 18, 2025 51m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast host Mary James meets with Katie Schwamb, Managing Director at Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) to  discuss emissions reduction and compliance with Local…

S5E263 263: Best of Retrofit with Andrea Michael

Nov 11, 2025 54m

In this episode of The Passive House Podcast, host Jay Fox talks with Andrea Michael, an architect from Love Schack Architecture in Bozeman, Montana. They discuss Andrea's comprehensive home…

S1E12 TRE 12: Changing the Conversation on High-Performance Practice

Nov 08, 2025 41m

In the twelfth episode of The Reimagine Edit series of the Passive House Podcast, host Zack Semke shares selected clips of insights from Jake Bruton, Ben Bogie, Michael Ingui, Ed May, Kristof Irwin,…

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How many episodes does Passive House Podcast have?

Passive House Podcast has published 500 episodes since August 2020, covering topics in Science, Society & Culture.

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Passive House Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 39m.

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