The Conscious Builder Show with Casey Grey

Craig Toohey  directs Business Development at Collective Carpentry, a custom home wood product-based prefabrication company in Invermere, British Columbia focusing on super-insulated assemblies, low carbon materials, and off-site Passive House construction. Craig has been certified by both the Passive House Institute and PHIUS, and currently works remotely from Europe where he is closely connected...

This is part two of chatting with Sigi Koko, principal designer at Down to Earth Design, which she founded in 1998 to help people achieve their dreams of living in natural, healthy homes. (Part one is episode #201) In this episode, we touch on things like what the key to straw bale construction is, why she never uses a vapour barrier, what a waddle and dobb wall is, why ducts are unhealthy and so...

Allison Bailes is the Chief Troublemaker at Energy Vanguard, a building science firm located in Decatur, Georgia. The company's focus is on residential HVAC design, consulting, and training. Dr. Bailes has a PhD in physics from the University of Florida and has been involved with the field of building science since 2001, when he built a high-performance home out of structural insulated panels. He...

Andreas M. Benzing is a practicing architect, teacher, and social entrepreneur. He is a distinguished faculty member and Part-Time Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design, teaching Environmental Design and Design Studio to the next generation of architects. He is also a co-founder of New York Passive House where he serves as President and Executive Director. Andreas developed his tireless...

Brad Leavitt is President and Founder of "A Finer Touch Construction" - a Scottsdale based luxury residential and commercial builder. AFT Construction, as known throughout the industry, is an award-winning construction firm and has been nationally published in magazines such as: Fine Home Building, Luxe Interiors and Design, and Professional Builder. Brad was awarded as an "Icon" in the AZ buildin...

Nick Schiffer founded NS Builders and has turned it into one of Boston's most sought-after builders; uncompromising on quality & craftsmanship to always provide a better product. His philosophy is to showcase his building and business practices across social media to share knowledge with the building industry, and provide transparency for potential and current clients. We chat about how creativity...

*CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains explicit language Jonathan Cinelli is a Project Management Professional and an Associate Certified Coach with decades of industry knowledge in the construction field. He utilizes s a very specialized, forward-thinking approach to business, designed for sustainability, with emphasis on continued growth and adaptability. Today, Jonathan helps construction prof...

Priscille Joseph is the principal designer and founder of LPD Studio, an interior design studio located in Canada's capital, with a focus in biophilic design and wellness. She's a wife, mom, entrepreneur, plant parent, tea lover and podcast host of the Designing Wellness Podcast. Priscille has been working in the field for almost ten years with experience in residential and corporate design. In th...

Tim Swakhammer from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, is the owner of Mold Medics, a company providing services in mold removal, air duct cleaning, mold and radon testing and mitigation.  We discuss common mold and indoor air quality issues in the home, including radon testing and mitigation and what contractors can do to improve indoor air quality during new construction and renovations.  For more from Ti...

Jeff Shore is the co-author of the new book "From Contract to Close" which focuses on how to earn referrals through outstanding customer care. Jeff is a 35-year real estate veteran and the founder of Shore Consulting, offering sales strategy, training and coaching to builders around the world. If you're involved with sales or customer service in your business, this is the episode for you. We discu...

Manny Neves studied Film and TV and worked in Commercials and Film before coming back to construction. He jumped back into construction in 09 and started sharing the real side of construction online with "The Construction Life". Manny was approached by several producers to do a show but never agreed with the message portrayed by the usual construction shows you see out there and instead focused on...

Maria Khokhlova is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at TraceAir, a site work intelligence software and user-friendly technology that helps construction companies build advanced automation using drone flights, 3D mapping, analytics, and data processing services to accelerate site work and provide transparency to owners. Before devoting her work in TraceAir, Maria did a Ph. D. in laser physi...

 Andy Pace is a Healthy Home Concierge and Founder of The Green Design Center , a leading resource for homeowners and contractors looking to source products that are healthy and green and receive expert consulting advice on designing and building healthy homes. Andy is also the host of the weekly Non Toxic EnvironmentsaPodcast. As founder of the oldest healthy building supply company in the United...

Dirk Christoph, Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineer and MBA from Germany, worked for Siemens and BMW; then exited the Corporate World. He co-founded and exited two successful Startups; then exited the conventional Startup World, bought a Sailboat and sailed through the Caribbean as part of his spiritual awakening process. He has since worked out his own masterplan for how to bring humanity on a path to...

Hugh Seaton is CEO of The Link, a software company that's changing the way specifications are managed and used on site. Hugh spent over two years at the Construction Specifications Institute, and prior to that founded another AI-powered construction tech startup. Hugh spent the first half of his career in technology marketing at places like Sony, AOL, Philips and Google.   In this episode we talk...

Sheridan Foster spent the first half of her career designing computers before moving into executive management. After experiencing the frustration of trying to build her own green home, Sheridan left corporate America and founded Elemental Green, a digital media company focused on demystifying green home building and design. In this episode we discuss w hy addressing poverty may be the best thing...

Originating from the DC metropolitan area, Jesse stumbled on a process that was broken and backed up with no solution in sight: Government oversight and construction or permitting. He started doing the work part-time while working at a local bar and restaurant in the evenings and nights until he became so busy with the permitting work that it became his full-time venture. There's a massive need fo...

Paul Grahovac joins the podcast this week to discuss benefits of passive house, how to market passive houses and how both passive house and prefabrication can save you time and money. Paul holds degrees in Economics and Law from the University of Kansas. He has been active in the construction industry for 30 years -- first as a construction defects trial lawyer and later as corporate counsel and a...

Virginia Cinquemani is the founder and director of Green Gorilla Consultants Ltd (www.thegreengorilla.co.uk), a unique training and coaching company focusing exclusively on empowering sustainability professionals to become the most confident and assertive version of themselves, and to successfully accomplish their sustainability projects even when their stakeholders think sustainability is a waste...

Jacob Deva Racusin (Ra-Q-Son) is Director of Building Science and Sustainability with New Frameworks Natural Design/Build, offering services in renovation, new construction, consultation, and education. As a builder, consultant, designer, and educator, Jacob is able to merge his passions for ecological stewardship, relationship to place, and social justice. Jacob has authored two books and numerou...

Sigi Koko is the principal designer at Down to Earth Design, which she founded in 1998 to help people achieve their dreams of living in natural, healthy homes. She translates each client's vision into a unique building design that reflects their personality and lifestyle, while responding to the surrounding landscape and climate. Sigi's uniquely collaborative design process provides a high level o...

As we hit 200 podcast episodes, Casey reflects on what it has taken to get here and introduces more of the team! It's a new era as Casey's finally moving to working more remotely on the business while the crew have things covered on site. MORE FROM THE CONSCIOUS BUILDER: Academy: https://www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Website: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram....

Eric Anderton is a consultant who helps Commercial Construction Executives increase profits, reduce overhead/expenses and increase team effectiveness. H e helps people to think critically about their challenges, and draws out answers from people that they would not have got by themselves. He enables businesses to uniquely describe their purpose and values, and craft clear action plans. Eric has ju...

Matt Daigle is the Founder and CEO of Rise - an education-first online home improvement store that sells only vetted sustainable products and materials. While Matt always had a love of renovations, it was the birth of his first child and the challenges he faced in his home renovations, along with his innate desire to build social impact companies that led to the creation of Rise.  For More from Ma...

Rider Petch is a certified and Registered Energy Advisor with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Rider is a Professional Biologist who shifted to his career as an EA to focus assertively on climate abatement. His goal is to help clients build low energy, net zero, carbon-smart, feel-good homes. Rider is the Owner of Fluent Energy Consulting. Fluent works with homeowners and builders to create high...