Sustainable Builders Yak

In this episode Brian & Simon talk with Passive House guru Burkhard Hansen from Carbonlite, a Passive House certified premanufactured building panel.This episode it brought to you by Sustainability Victoria, Proclima Australia, Fantech & BINQFor more information check out https://www.thesba.com.au/

Brian and Simon talk with Dylan Viviers, National Specification Manager of Holcim who has played a pivotal role in the development of Holcim ECOPact.Concrete is the most utilized and versatile building material in the world and has been key to human civilization for thousands of years. Concrete emits 8% of the world's carbon emissions (nearly a quarter of all construction carbon) as of 2023.FACT; Rome's famed Pantheon, which has the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome and was dedicated in 128 C.E., is still intact, and some ancient Roman aqueducts still deliver water to Rome today.This episode of the Sustainable Builders Yak is sponsored by Holcim Australia, Steibel Eltron Australia and Xon Construction

Brian & Simon are joined by Yashar Nikpayam from Oranik Consulting EngineersThis episode is bought to you by CSR Bradford as a founding Platinum sponsor of the Sustainable Builders Alliance launching September 2023.

Brian & Simon are joined by Nathan Peart of Bushfire Smart.Bushfire Smart are the proud supporters of this episode https://bushfiresmart.com.au/

**SPECIAL EDITION**Brian & Simon sit down with the missing director from part 1, Hamish White from Sanctum Homes.Brian & Simon also give their insight as to the challenges and journey of a sustainable builder.You'll get an insight into the life of a builder, the trials and tribulations, and why we do what we do.Build companies of each director of Builders Declare are; https://michaellimbbuilders.com.au/https://www.positivefootprints.com.au/https://gluxbuilders.com.au/https://www.alignedbuilding.com/https://www.yoursanctum.com.au/https://ismart-bg.com.au/https://sustainablehomesmelbourne.com.au/Please find some references from the episode below;Michael Mobbs, Sustainable House book https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/Passive House in 90 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7iXXm4yskk

**SPECIAL EDITION**Brian & Simon sit down with all Directors of Builders Declare (except one) to talk about why we do what we do.You'll get an insight into the life of a builder, the trials and tribulations, and why we do what we do.Build companies of each director of Builders Declare are; https://michaellimbbuilders.com.au/https://www.positivefootprints.com.au/https://gluxbuilders.com.au/https://www.alignedbuilding.com/https://www.yoursanctum.com.au/https://ismart-bg.com.au/https://sustainablehomesmelbourne.com.au/Please find some references from the episode below;Michael Mobbs, Sustainable House book https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/Passive House in 90 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7iXXm4yskk

Brian and Simon chat with Dr Martin Anda environmental engineer and expert in urban water efficiency,  solid waste recycling and energy efficiency in buildings at Murdoch University.We recommend checking out Collie concrete which could be the low carbon concrete of the future.https://colliecrete.com.au/

Brian and Simon are joined by Marcus Strang (1 of 4 passive house certifiers in Australia) from HIP V. HYPE and discuss the challenges of executing a certified passive house.This podcast is supported by HIP V. HYPEResources we discuss in this episode are;https://passipedia.org/https://www.passivhausassociation.com.au/

Brian and Simon are joined by Finn Peacock who's website Solar Quotes has helped thousands of Aussies find the right solar system and installer for their home.This episode is sponsored by Solar Quotes.

Brian and Simon are joined by Tom Stephenson the National Sales Manager of Renewable Technologies for Stiebel Eltron Australia.This episode dives into the depths of renewable solutions for residential construction.This episode is sponsored by Stiebel Eltron Australia, to find out more visit https://www.stiebel-eltron.com.au/

Brian and Simon are joined by Jesse Clarke the technical lead of Innovation and Research & Development for Pro Clima in Australia & New Zealand.Jesse is also a co-author of the Pro Clima Australia Study, worth checking out via this link https://proclima.com.au/This episode of the Sustainable Builders Yak is bought to you by Pro Clima

Brian and Simon are joined by Robin Campbell of e-Tool and dive deep into how e-Tool use Life Cycle Assessment to understand and work to decrease the carbon in our built environment.e-Tool was founded in Perth, Western Australia in 2010 and is one of the global leaders in Life Cycle Assessment and are supporters of the Sustainable Builders Yak podcast.

On this episode Brian & Simon speak with Andrew Wisbey of Hybrid Green.Andrew knows insulation like few people in Australia with over 13 years as Specification Manager for Kingspan.Andrew is now Director of Hybrid Green a proud sponsor of the Sustainable Builder Yak podcast.info@hybridgreen.com

Brian & Simon speak with Neil Gray State Manager of Master Builders Insurance Brokers (MBIB).Neil has spent 40 years in Construction insurance and knows the game like few others.https://www.mbib.com.au/advice/industry-expertise/your-local-mbib-team/

Brian and Simon talk with Johan Tjissen an industry pioneer in the integration of Hemp into the building Industry and director of Hempcrete Australia and Hemp Block Australia.Japanese hempcrete house built in 1698 http://www.japanhemp.org/en/miasahouse.htm