HPH355: The Story of Upfront Carbon - with Lloyd Alter
Release Date: 07/03/2024
HPH385: A stunning contemporary home on a sloping site – with Kirsty Maguire
House Planning Help Podcast
Architect Kirsty Maguire shares her experience of designing and building her own Passivhaus on a challenging sloping site in Newport-on-Tay, Scotland. Check out for more information.
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HPH384: De-risking a Passivhaus project – with Sally Godber
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Sally Godber, a Director at WARM consultancy explains why reducing the risks on her own Passivhaus project was so important, what that entailed and how it enabled her to deliver a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient home on budget. Check out for more information.
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HPH383: A beginner's guide to creating a comfortable home – with Andy Mitchell
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Andy Mitchell, Managing Director of 21 Degrees, explains what factors influence human comfort and how we have tried to make our homes more comfortable through the years. Embracing building physics has been a turning point and while we have the knowledge and skills to create healthy and comfortable homes today, it's still not the default approach. So Andy outlines the options available to get yourself into a better home. Check out for more information.
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HPH382: What is a Principal Designer? – with Ben Nother
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Ben Nother, a Director at Hawkland Group, explains the two different roles of Principal Designer in meeting building regulations and addressing CDM health and safety. He also reflects on how this has been integrated into their processes. Check out for more information.
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HPH381: What is Passivhaus Premium? – with Phil Neve
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Phil Neve explains what Passivhaus Premium is and why he chose to target the standard for his own self build in Somerset. He also talks through his biggest project challenge, which was obtaining planning permission to build in open countryside. Check out for more information.
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HPH380: What is Passivhaus Plus? – with Heather Johnson
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Heather Johnson from AD Practice explains what Passivhaus Plus is, how it differs from Passivhaus Classic accreditation and what benefits achieving the standard will afford. She also reveals why most of her clients target 'Plus' and outlines the steps to achieve this on a project. Check out for more information.
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HPH379: What is inclusive design? – with Stephanie Kyle
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Stephanie Kyle from Floyd Slaski Architects explains how we can design for disability, gender, religion, and anything that’s considered a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. She also highlights the biggest challenge of inclusive design which is people’s differing needs, and suggests how we best go about designing spaces. Check out for more information.
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HPH378: Accessibility for all – with Guy Harris
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Guy Harris from AccessiblePRS explains why accessible housing is important, what the key considerations are and how to deliver it well. He also shares his experience of designing his own house as a wheelchair user. Check out for more information.
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HPH377: Retrofitting a 1950s semi-detached ex-council house – with Toby Cambray
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Toby Cambray talks about the experience of working on his own retrofit project, and the lessons learnt in the process. Check out for more information.
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HPH376: What is WUFI? – with Toby Cambray
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Toby Cambray talks about the risks associated with moisture in buildings, and the modelling techniques – like WUFI® – that can be used to assess those risks. Check out for more information.
info_outlineLloyd Alter explains the term upfront carbon, its relevance to us all as consumers, and why he felt compelled to write a book on the topic.
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