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PH+ revisited: 'Cold Truths' about heating and energy in Britain, with Kate de Selincourt

PH+ revisited: 'Cold Truths' about heating and energy in Britain, with Kate de Selincourt

FromZero Ambitions Podcast


PH+ revisited: 'Cold Truths' about heating and energy in Britain, with Kate de Selincourt

FromZero Ambitions Podcast

ratings:
Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today, we have a new show on the feed. Long-time friend and contributor to the Zero Ambitions Universe, Lloyd Alter is taking the reins to look back at some of the fine work that Jeff has commissioned over the years, with a mind to making it more accessible to a wider audience.So, in parallel with the main show, Lloyd will be curating a tour through some of the best of Passive House Plus, interviewing the work's authors, and looking at the subject matter from a transatlantic perspective.This week we are joined by journalist Kate de Selincourt to talk about her 'Cold Truths' two-part feature, published back in January of this year. It might seem out of place to be discussing it in July, but these issues shouldn't just be seasonal because if we're only talking about them in winter it's already too late to act.
Cold Truths: Part 1
Cold Truths: Part 2
Kate's links

Kate's own website 

Kate on Twitter 

Her appearance on our 'overheating' episode last summer 
Kate’s research on the PHT website: the Passivhaus Trust Costs & Benefits research report  
Download the Benefits summary guide (part two) here

Download the Health & Wellbeing PDF from here (it's referenced in the further reading section) 


Lloyd's other links

Safety checks run down and boom time for criminals: this is why the UK is becoming the ‘dustbin of Europe’ - Lloyd shared this article with us shortly after the conversation, which neatly sums up much of our conversation
A paywall-free link to the FT article Lloyd mentions 'The battle over M&S Oxford Street and construction’s carbon footprint'

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Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Zero Ambitions is a podcast about sustainability, the built environment, and zero-carbon goals. We talk about how sustainability applies to the built environment, to draw attention to the achievability of it all, wherever there is the will to make a difference. It's not easy, but it is possible. Hosted by Jeff Colley (Passive House Plus), Dan Hyde (Everything is User Experience) and Alex Blondin (Everything is User Experience) Zero ambitions is a hub for sharing good practices, advice, stories about the importance of sustainable building, retrofit, performance, efficiency, new materials, strategies, and whatever needs to be done in order to meet the collective challenges that lie ahead.