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Design Principles PodFeel Good, Look Good: Performance vs Aesthetics in ArchitectureSend us a textWhat happens when award-winning architects and builders challenge the notion that sustainable, high-performance buildings must sacrifice aesthetics? This thought-provoking conversation brings together Passive House experts who are transforming New Zealand's built environment through buildings that are both beautiful and functional.Architect Rafe Maclean shares how client feedback about a poorly-performing design prompted his journey into building science, while Joe Lyth reveals the heartbreaking reality of watching his children develop respiratory issues in cold, damp rental properties. Builder Josh Atkins describes his frustration with energy-inefficient new homes that cost homeowners thousands in...
2025-05-291h 04
Passive House Podcast232: Making Passive Possible with Joseph LythIn this episode of the Passive House Podcast Matthew Cutler-Welsh sits down with Joseph Lyth an Associate Registered Architect, Certified Passive House Designer based in New Zealand. Joesph walks Matthew through his decision to build a passive house to create a healthier environment for his family. Believing that healthier, lower energy and affordable buildings are possible for everyone in New Zealand, at standard budgets. Lower Saddle Passive House Tāhekeroa: https://nzgbc.org.nz/case-studies/lower-saddle-passive-house-t%C4%81hekeroa
2025-04-0150 min
Home Style GreenBuild Aotearoa 21: PHINZ 2024I caught up with Glenn Harley and Joseph Lyth to chat about the recent PHINZ conference in Wellington.
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2024-09-2252 min
Build AotearoaBuild Aotearoa 21: PHINZ 2024I caught up with Glenn Harley and Joseph Lyth to discuss the recent Passive House conference in Wellington and recent events related to building in Aotearoa.
2024-09-2252 min
Passive House PodcastJoseph Lyth – Respond ArchitectsPassive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Joseph Lyth, CPHC and architect at Respond Architects in Auckland, about life in his own Passive House with his wife and three kids. This episode of the Passive House Podcast is a follow-up to Matthew's interview of Joseph about a year ago on Matthew's Homestyle Green Podcast, when construction of the house was underway. Listen to that interview (Episode #253) here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5H1OAyb3RDSO1gtlCh2Hxg And see photos of Lower Saddle Passive House here: https://respondarchitects.co.nz/our_work/lower-saddle-passive-house For links to the e...
2021-11-2951 min