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Systems design for passive houses, radon research as a proxy for ventilation, and some further education. With Dr. Barry MCarron (PHAI, CREST)
Systems design for passive houses, radon research as a proxy for ventilation, and some further education. With Dr. Barry MCarron (PHAI, CREST)
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64 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2023
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In this episode, we had the pleasure of Dr. Barry McCarron's company, from his car, during a break in the conference he was attending. If you’re looking for an inspiring journey into academia and leadership in low-energy building, Barry’s story has you covered. We also talk about how passive house certification appears to mitigate risk from radon, the impact of further education (as opposed to academia), and how proper systems design is essential to making even passive houses work properly.Barry earned his doctorate at Queens University Belfast in a piece of academic research of real consequence: comparing the levels of the deadly cancer-causing gas radon in passive houses to other dwellings. Radon, the radioactive gas which kills roughly as many people as road deaths in Ireland, can increase in low-energy buildings. Barry's research covered why passive houses appear to buck the trend, itself something of a proxy for the wider ventilation conversation.Now at South West College in Enniskillen - who recently developed the groundbreaking passive house premium-certified Erne Campus - he is the chair of the Passive House Association of Ireland and is doing powerful work to bridge the gap between academia and the construction industry.Notes from the episode
Passive House Association of Ireland
South West College
Crest Centre (Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology)
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Passive House Association of Ireland
South West College
Crest Centre (Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology)
**SOME SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**We don't actually earn anything from this, and it's quite a lot of work, so we have to promote the day jobs.
Zero Ambitions Partners email address - zap@eiux.agency
Subscribe and advertise with Passive House Plus (UK edition here too)
Join ACAN
Join the AECB
Join the IGBC
Email Alex and Dan about websites, branding, and communications - zap@eiux.agency; Everything is User Experience
**END OF SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**
Released:
Mar 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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