Better Construction with Sean McStay

Send us Fan Mail Better construction in Alberta! Is it possible to make a high-performance house comfortable in a climate that hits -35C in the winter and +30C in the summer? In this week's episode, we speak with Frank Crawford about his home, his work with Passive House Alberta, and how the coming national building code changes are going to make people in our industry decide if they want to...

Send us Fan Mail What areas in North America are building the highest performance buildings and how did they make this happen? In this week's episode, we speak with CEO of SIGA North America Etienne Gubler about his journey, his passion for high-performance buildings, and his work all across North America helping to move better construction from a niche into the mainstream.

Send us Fan Mail Do the terms affordable housing and high-performance housing need to be at odds? In this week's episode, we speak with CEO of Passive House Canada Christopher Ballard about his journey, Passive house Canada, high-performance affordable housing, and all levels of government working with builders and developers.

Send us Fan Mail We are building the city of tomorrow today, so why use yesterday's technologies? In this week's episode, we speak with a principal of Lanefab Design / Build, Bryn Davidson about laneway homes, infill construction, density and building better homes for future generations.

Send us Fan Mail Does better construction need to cost more? In this week's episode, we speak with design industry leader Deborah Byrne about her career in the architecture and design community, her interest in passive house and how we can work to create a better-built environment without driving our budget up.

Send us Fan Mail Why build a new home today that isn't really any better than the ones we built 20-30 years ago? In this week's episode, we speak with architect and builder Lucio Picciano about construction, passive house, density, and affordability.