James E. Turner

Another aspect of #PassiveHouse that often goes unmentioned: the builder's pride. Being performance-based, it's a way to quantify craft, to prove quality.

Listen to @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing #Passivhaus podcast now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...

09.10.2025 03:06 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

A graphic promoting the latest episode of the Marketing Passivhaus podcast. There is a headshot of the guest, Mariana Pickering, and one of the host, James E. Turner, set against blue sky and white clouds.

Oh look, it's @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing Passivhaus podcast!!

As Chief Brand Officer and Community Director at B.PUBLIC Prefab, Marianna draws on a wide range of experience to help spread the Passivhaus message.

Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...

06.10.2025 20:45 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1

I finally had the chance to interview neuro-philosopher @Iain McGilchrist and it was a delight.

Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.

Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...

11.09.2025 06:57 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 1

Here's @lloydalter.bsky.social on the latest episode of the Marketing Passivhaus podcast, sharing stories from his wealth of knowledge and experience in the realms of architecture, carbon emissions, green building, sufficiency, and more.

Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...

24.07.2025 03:12 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Episode graphic for the Marketing Passivhaus podcast, featuring headshots of guest Lloyd Alter and host James Turner, overlaid on a background of dreamy white clouds and blue skies.

Passivhaus or Passive House? Lloyd Alter has some thoughts. Yes, and he shares them on this episode of the #Marketing #Passivhaus #podcast. We also discuss mean radiant temperature (MRT), comfort as security, conspicuous conservation, and more.

Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...

21.07.2025 17:45 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Marketing Passivhaus | Zack Semke - Passive House Accelerator Zack Semke is the Director at the Passive House Accelerator and host of the Reimagine Buildings Collective, collectively described as a big community and a media company dedicated to building decar...

So great to have Zack Semke of the Passive House Accelerator and Reimagine Buildings Collective on the podcast.

We discussed the importance of buildings to our well-being, the value of community, and what's wrong with the name "Passivhaus."

Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/zac...

03.07.2025 04:15 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Such a pleasure to talk to Laurence Hamel Dorais of NZP FENESTRATION on the Marketing Passivhaus podcast about the quiet and comfort that high-quality windows bring to Passivhaus builds.

Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/lau...

19.06.2025 20:40 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

After more than a year of deliberation and pontification, I've finally launched the Marketing Passivhaus podcast! Episode one up now. (And two, three, and four...but pretend you didn't hear that when I'm promoting them in the weeks to come :)

17.06.2025 20:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Let Go of Your Ego, it's Time - My Tribute to Brian Wilson urban minds in a rural place

A short track I made with Brian Wilson in my heart this evening: soundcloud.com/sconser/let-...

His compositions and harmonies informed my musical worldview from the very start, and never gave up their influence.

13.06.2025 05:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A shelf of archive boxes

Orkney Library & Archive is a library AND an archive but did you know about the miniature library that is stored IN the archive?

Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.

12.03.2025 11:54 — 👍 235    🔁 55    💬 10    📌 19

Puzzmo - Bongo Play Bongo on Puzzmo, Five words. Infinite strategies.

Only ONE POINT off the lead. My best play ever...

puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

12.03.2025 11:18 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Having a pathway to develop small multiplexes and middle housing on urban lots is critical to meeting our larger housing goals. Echo on Eastlake Project by CAST architecture/Woodworth Construction Management

Having a pathway to develop small multiplexes and middle housing on urban lots is critical to meeting our larger housing goals. Echo on Eastlake Project by CAST architecture/Woodworth Construction Management

Our #passivehouse multifamily building is topped out! 10 studios on a tiny urban lot in Seattle.

21.12.2024 17:28 — 👍 90    🔁 9    💬 4    📌 1

In praise of ugly old buildings A discussion of what some call an ugly pile brings back memories of an ugly duckling I designed.

I got into an argument on Linkedin about whether a certain Toronto building is ugly. I consider myself an expert on ugly buildings, having designed one so ugly that @thekeenanwire.bsky.social wrote about it in the Star. lloydalter.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

09.12.2024 12:37 — 👍 30    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 2

indeed it does. like moving to a new school (i.e. one that just opened)

05.12.2024 11:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

is it tho? heh... thanks for convincing me to seek these blue skies 💙

01.12.2024 04:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Church of Skatan was a church that was converted into a skate shop

Òran Mór Glasgow

Selexyz Domincanen Bookstore

The Old Church

Some of my favorite church building conversions:

1. Church of Skatan
2. Oran Mór pub
3. Selexyz Domincanen Bookstore
4. The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland

(I love this stuff)

01.12.2024 03:44 — 👍 37    🔁 4    💬 12    📌 0

Exit Strategy, by Sherry Walling, PhD and Rob Walling The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling Your Business Without Regret

The Kickstarter for my fifth book (co-written with Dr. Sherry Walling) is live as of a few hours ago 🚀🚀

You can back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...

RPs appreciated 🙏🏻

19.11.2024 18:30 — 👍 43    🔁 7    💬 5    📌 9

Add meeeee!!! (Can't DM since you didn't instantly follow me back 😭😭😭)

27.11.2024 05:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

5 and 6 story connected point access blocks - 23 of them. with 23 elevators.

livable 3 BR units that cross ventilate. and at this price point would be affordable to middle class renters

100% illegal in every part of the US and canada

any politicians serious about housing affordability wanna talk?

27.11.2024 01:02 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

Made my first (only?) starter pack: Passivhaus Party (go.bsky.app/2g4RYtH), including architects, designers, certifiers, owners, champions, organizations, associations, enthusiasts, etc. LMK who else to add (you?)

27.11.2024 05:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0