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Episode: Radical Sustainable Housing With Emma Osmundsen - Radical Reformers Podcast
Description: We are in the midst of a housing crisis and a climate crisis – so how do we build more homes and how can this be done in a way that is “planet positive”? What is a “Passivhaus”? And what is a Building Biologist?
These are all questions I ask Emma Osmundsen, Chief Exec of Waltham Forest Council’s property development company, Sixty Bricks.
Emma explains how property development companies operate, how the financing works and the relationships needed with councils and other partners.
Emma is an advocate for Passivhaus, which is a highly efficient and environmentally friendly building standard. She explains wha...