kevin @ think | design | consult
@thinkph.bsky.social
Passiv Haus - Passive House
Urban and small town life
Building science
Politics as it serves better communities.
Building for the real world.
Urban and small town life
Building science
Politics as it serves better communities.
Building for the real world.
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Michael Quast, CEO of @passivehousecan.bsky.social, has long had a passion for sustainable building—from building the first straw bale house in his town, to producing HGTV's Holmes on Homes.
Here he is on the #marketing #passivhaus #podcast => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mic...
#PassiveHouse
Here he is on the #marketing #passivhaus #podcast => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mic...
#PassiveHouse
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Michael Quast, CEO of @passivehousecan.bsky.social, has long had a passion for sustainable building—from building the first straw bale house in his town, to producing HGTV's Holmes on Homes.
Here he is on the #marketing #passivhaus #podcast => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mic...
#PassiveHouse
Here he is on the #marketing #passivhaus #podcast => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mic...
#PassiveHouse
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We're partnering with E2Tech next month for a dive into the demographic and population shifts we can forecast as climate change affects migration to Maine.
Join us December 3 at our new headquarters at 35 Main St., Freeport.
Get registered at: passivhausmaine.org/mini/climate...
Join us December 3 at our new headquarters at 35 Main St., Freeport.
Get registered at: passivhausmaine.org/mini/climate...
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We're partnering with E2Tech next month for a dive into the demographic and population shifts we can forecast as climate change affects migration to Maine.
Join us December 3 at our new headquarters at 35 Main St., Freeport.
Get registered at: passivhausmaine.org/mini/climate...
Join us December 3 at our new headquarters at 35 Main St., Freeport.
Get registered at: passivhausmaine.org/mini/climate...
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As we say goodbye to 🧣chilly November, the #Passivhaus momentum is unmistakable! Read our #PassivhausPost & see how the Passivhaus community continues to scale up, innovate & inspire!
📩Read more, re-share & #subscribe to stay in the loop with all things #PassiveHouse! 👉https://bit.ly/PHTpost2025_11
📩Read more, re-share & #subscribe to stay in the loop with all things #PassiveHouse! 👉https://bit.ly/PHTpost2025_11
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
As we say goodbye to 🧣chilly November, the #Passivhaus momentum is unmistakable! Read our #PassivhausPost & see how the Passivhaus community continues to scale up, innovate & inspire!
📩Read more, re-share & #subscribe to stay in the loop with all things #PassiveHouse! 👉https://bit.ly/PHTpost2025_11
📩Read more, re-share & #subscribe to stay in the loop with all things #PassiveHouse! 👉https://bit.ly/PHTpost2025_11
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Free Webinar: Demystifying Passive House Design, December 15, 12 - 1pm ET buff.ly/KrX8tnL #PassiveHouse #NYPassiveHouse @BKSKarchitects #homes #residential #architecture #design #energy #sustainability #construction #building #free #greenbuilding #NY #NYC #NewYork
Free Webinar: Demystifying Passive House Design, December 15, 12 - 1 pm ET - Green Building Events - Rate It Green
Join BKSK for an in-depth look at the principles and practice of Passive House design through three case studies: Charlotte of the Upper West...
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Free Webinar: Demystifying Passive House Design, December 15, 12 - 1pm ET buff.ly/KrX8tnL #PassiveHouse #NYPassiveHouse @BKSKarchitects #homes #residential #architecture #design #energy #sustainability #construction #building #free #greenbuilding #NY #NYC #NewYork
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From Firehouse to Passive House: Engine 16, New York City
Our speakers will walk you through the project’s transformation, how #PassiveHouse principles guided the design, and the key challenges and considerations along the way.
Register: https://tickets.passivehouse.com/PHI/firehouse-nyc/
Our speakers will walk you through the project’s transformation, how #PassiveHouse principles guided the design, and the key challenges and considerations along the way.
Register: https://tickets.passivehouse.com/PHI/firehouse-nyc/
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From Firehouse to Passive House: Engine 16, New York City
Our speakers will walk you through the project’s transformation, how #PassiveHouse principles guided the design, and the key challenges and considerations along the way.
Register: https://tickets.passivehouse.com/PHI/firehouse-nyc/
Our speakers will walk you through the project’s transformation, how #PassiveHouse principles guided the design, and the key challenges and considerations along the way.
Register: https://tickets.passivehouse.com/PHI/firehouse-nyc/
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✨Meet our Conference Exhibitor: Cascadia Windows & Doors ✨
Cascadia Windows & Doors is an innovative, industry leading manufacturer, creating beautifully designed architectural fiberglass windows, doors and cladding support systems.
Contact [email protected] for sponsorship info.
Cascadia Windows & Doors is an innovative, industry leading manufacturer, creating beautifully designed architectural fiberglass windows, doors and cladding support systems.
Contact [email protected] for sponsorship info.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
✨Meet our Conference Exhibitor: Cascadia Windows & Doors ✨
Cascadia Windows & Doors is an innovative, industry leading manufacturer, creating beautifully designed architectural fiberglass windows, doors and cladding support systems.
Contact [email protected] for sponsorship info.
Cascadia Windows & Doors is an innovative, industry leading manufacturer, creating beautifully designed architectural fiberglass windows, doors and cladding support systems.
Contact [email protected] for sponsorship info.
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City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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connected single stair coop w/ towers in lausanne
most homes are dual or triple aspect.
www.espazium.ch/fr/actualite...
most homes are dual or triple aspect.
www.espazium.ch/fr/actualite...
Se plier à l’exceptionnalité d’une falaise | Espazium
Le projet de MPH architectes pour le périmètre des Falaises à Lausanne démontre que l’implantation d’un nouveau quartier sur une parcelle privilégiée ne dénature pas les qualités d’une ville mais perm...
www.espazium.ch
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
connected single stair coop w/ towers in lausanne
most homes are dual or triple aspect.
www.espazium.ch/fr/actualite...
most homes are dual or triple aspect.
www.espazium.ch/fr/actualite...
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It's Black Friday, but I am waiting for Small Business Saturday, and supporting those businesses that keep our main streets alive and vibrant, that create jobs for our kids in our communities, and this year, keep our loonies in Canada instead of shipping them south.
This Small Business Saturday, reoccupy Main Street and shop local
This year is different, particularly for Canadians who want to avoid American products and services.
lloydalter.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's Black Friday, but I am waiting for Small Business Saturday, and supporting those businesses that keep our main streets alive and vibrant, that create jobs for our kids in our communities, and this year, keep our loonies in Canada instead of shipping them south.
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quadruple decker (with elevator) full of 3-bedroom units, daylight on 4 sides.
www.msa-architekten.ch/node/465
www.msa-architekten.ch/node/465
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
quadruple decker (with elevator) full of 3-bedroom units, daylight on 4 sides.
www.msa-architekten.ch/node/465
www.msa-architekten.ch/node/465
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[trying to convince a government to change building code egress requirements]
You want apartment buildings to be 120 feet wide? In this economy?
You want apartment buildings to be 120 feet wide? In this economy?
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
[trying to convince a government to change building code egress requirements]
You want apartment buildings to be 120 feet wide? In this economy?
You want apartment buildings to be 120 feet wide? In this economy?
Choices.
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Choices.
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this would be a single stair in any other country
A really welcome reinvention of a fairly standard five story infill apartment building from a newish local architecture firm, Org chicagoyimby.com/2024/10/plan...
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
this would be a single stair in any other country
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“Critics have likened Jack the Ripper’s approach to the mass murder of women, while others have chalked it up to the cost of women existing at night in Whitechapel.”
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Critics have likened Jack the Ripper’s approach to the mass murder of women, while others have chalked it up to the cost of women existing at night in Whitechapel.”
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
Media in the United States is completely broken.
A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.
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narrowing car lanes is a good way to force low-speed streets in addition to a way to provide bike lanes without getting caught in the province's stupid legislation.
bike on, toronto. the province can try, but this is a city that walks, bikes, and takes transit in huge numbers and that won't change.
bike on, toronto. the province can try, but this is a city that walks, bikes, and takes transit in huge numbers and that won't change.
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
narrowing car lanes is a good way to force low-speed streets in addition to a way to provide bike lanes without getting caught in the province's stupid legislation.
bike on, toronto. the province can try, but this is a city that walks, bikes, and takes transit in huge numbers and that won't change.
bike on, toronto. the province can try, but this is a city that walks, bikes, and takes transit in huge numbers and that won't change.
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Bauklötze für die Gemeinschaft - Kita und Familienzentrum in Vorarlberg von Christian Schmoelz
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www.baunetz.de
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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The arrogance is astounding.
David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The arrogance is astounding.
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Kids don't always want to be on screens, they just need spaces and places to live, grow and play independently.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Kids don't always want to be on screens, they just need spaces and places to live, grow and play independently.
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Smart cities are transforming transportation, reducing emissions and public costs while adding more choice and improving quality of life. COMMON SENSE!
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Smart cities are transforming transportation, reducing emissions and public costs while adding more choice and improving quality of life. COMMON SENSE!
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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It used to be that if you were trying to reduce carbon emissions, you insulated and sealed, what's called "fabric first." Now that we have heat pumps, many are questioning whether fabric-first was the right approach. It's complicated... lloydalter.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
What the hell happened to "Fabric First?"
A very good question. Has heatpumpification crushed insulation?
lloydalter.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It used to be that if you were trying to reduce carbon emissions, you insulated and sealed, what's called "fabric first." Now that we have heat pumps, many are questioning whether fabric-first was the right approach. It's complicated... lloydalter.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
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Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are now available for the 2026 Passive House Canada Conference!
Learn more here and be part of Canada's premier Passive House event: https://conference.passivehousecanada.com/sponsorship-opportunities/
Learn more here and be part of Canada's premier Passive House event: https://conference.passivehousecanada.com/sponsorship-opportunities/
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are now available for the 2026 Passive House Canada Conference!
Learn more here and be part of Canada's premier Passive House event: https://conference.passivehousecanada.com/sponsorship-opportunities/
Learn more here and be part of Canada's premier Passive House event: https://conference.passivehousecanada.com/sponsorship-opportunities/
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Drying clothes indoors in winter? How SHOCKING!!!
Do you know what causes mould indoors? Piss poor buildings with inadequate insulation and ventilation. If that can't be improved easily, use dehumidifiers or tumble driers. But even people produce about 2.5 litres of moisture per day, so...🤷
Do you know what causes mould indoors? Piss poor buildings with inadequate insulation and ventilation. If that can't be improved easily, use dehumidifiers or tumble driers. But even people produce about 2.5 litres of moisture per day, so...🤷
Recent research showed that a huge proportion (87%) of Brits rely on hanging wet clothes inside their homes – and they’re unknowingly causing serious issues.
A study by the University of Manchester found that drying a wet load of washing indoors can release two litres of water into your home.
A study by the University of Manchester found that drying a wet load of washing indoors can release two litres of water into your home.
The mould truth: Expert warns Brits of one common habit that brings damp into their homes
As winter returns, and households dry laundry indoors, new research suggests this is contributing to dangerous mould problems in the home
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Drying clothes indoors in winter? How SHOCKING!!!
Do you know what causes mould indoors? Piss poor buildings with inadequate insulation and ventilation. If that can't be improved easily, use dehumidifiers or tumble driers. But even people produce about 2.5 litres of moisture per day, so...🤷
Do you know what causes mould indoors? Piss poor buildings with inadequate insulation and ventilation. If that can't be improved easily, use dehumidifiers or tumble driers. But even people produce about 2.5 litres of moisture per day, so...🤷