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Measure Twice, Cut OnceEp 87: 1908 to Net Zero Retrofit Home RenoBuilder Todd Best (Best Builders) and energy advisor Barb Silverthorne (Capture Energy) join hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee to unpack the full transformation of a 1908 Mount Pleasant home headed for CHBA Net Zero and Built Green Net Zero Energy+. They explain embodied carbon, low-carbon materials, circularity, and why early integrated design creates fewer compromises and a better result.You will find “Measure Twice, Cut Once” on iTunes, Spotify podcasts. For images, transcript, and resources shared by Todd Best and Barb Silverthorn, go to https://havan.ca/episode-87-1908-to-net-zero-retrofit/Thanks to sponsors: FortisBC, BC Housi...
2025-11-2543 min
City of Supers: An Improv Superhero Comedy76 - Now Entering the Dusk BeltBeck is back and just in time for Spooky season! Our hosts prepare for trick or treating before they unknowingly awaken the host of The Dusk Belt! Credits:Brendan Connors as Beck Wayward, Large Drummer Man, Mary, & Various Dust Belt CharactersNick Connors as Donny Dennis, Edwin Silverthorn, & Various Dust Belt CharactersTom Smith as Todd Derling & Various Dust Belt Characters"Shadowlands 3 - Machine" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
2025-11-1949 min
School Transportation NationBeneficial and Safe: Ohio Standouts Talk Safety vs. Reactionary LegislationA Colorado school district paid $16.2 million for abuse of a five-year-old student by a bus attendant. Additionally, New York's electric school bus mandate is nearing and questions persist. Read more in STN's June issue, out now. Following the death of an Ohio student near a transit bus stop, safety conversations have reignited. Michael Miller, transportation director for Sycamore Community Schools and president of the Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation, is joined by Todd Silverthorn, second OAPT vice president and transportation director for Kettering School District. They discuss how legislation and the driver shortage complicate operations and analyze t...
2025-06-0458 minSchool Transportation NationOnsite at STN EXPO East in Charlotte: School Bus Technology InterviewsDuring STN EXPO East in Charlotte, North Carolina, STN Publisher Tony Corpin caught up with several friends in the school bus supplier market and found out about their new and exciting products and developments. Francisco Lagunas, general manager of the North American bus market for Cummins, provides updates on the highly anticipated new B7.2 diesel and Octane engines. Mike Ippolito, chief operating officer for School Radio, covers the safety benefits of modernized two-way radio communications, including AI voice transcription of calls. Steve Randazzo, chief growth officer for BusPatrol America, talks illegal passing reduction...
2025-03-271h 12