This year I pledged to ride every passenger train in Canada, from the White Pass & Yukon out of Carcross to The Ocean, calling at Halifax. I'm about 60% of the way there! But the research money is about to run out. A thread on how you can help me reach the end of steel 🧵🚆

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🙌 Passsivhaus - a benchmark for Scottish buildings Thanks to John Gilbert Architects for being a sponsor of the Passivhaus Trust's campaign work to support Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent policy progress. Respond to consultation by 16 Oct: https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/?nId=1603

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Want the full story? Episode 1 of the Babe, Let's Build a House podcast is out now. A behind the scenes look at why I wrote the book and what every chapter covers. Full episode in the first comment. #BuildingAHouse #NewHomeBuild #PassiveHouse #HealthyHomes

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Shade is something we seem somehow blind to in UK building design. If you don't want overheating, shade the glazing in summer. If you want to open onto usable external space, ensure it's shady in summer. The sun is helpfully predictable for modelling purposes, as Passivhaus designers understand

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do what Michael Hobbes does with If Books Could Kill. Have a premium Patreon and put out a premium episode 3x per year or something. I would subscribe

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