Mariana Pickering – Emu Passive

Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Mariana Pickering, co-founder of Emu Passive based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Emu Passive trains the trades in Passive House construction and provides Passive House consulting services. Mariana shares about what's new in Emu's work, including reflections on Emu's recent tradesperson training held in Santa Barbara. She also discusses the recent Marshall Fire outside of Denver, the ongoing rebuilding effort there, and the role that Colorado's Passive House community is playing there to help "build forward".

Rocky Mountain PBS stories on Marshall Fire and the role of Passive House in the rebuild:
https://www.rmpbs.org/colorado-voices/passive-houses/
https://www.pbs.org/video/passive-house-incentives-after-marshall-fire-3qadku/
https://www.pbs.org/video/marshall-fire-rebuild-passive-house-expo-nivmaz/
https://www.pbs.org/video/marshall-fire-victims-tour-passive-house-2bnw12/

NPR story on Marshall Fire and the role of Passive House in the rebuild:
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/13/1128623971/victims-of-a-colorado-wildfire-can-choose-a-green-rebuild-thats-within-their-bud

Colorado Green Building Guild Marshall Fire resources: https://cgbg.org/resources

Info on support available for rebuilding after the Marshall Fire: https://rebuildingbetter.org/

Passive House Accelerator LIVE! Construction Tech appearance by Mariana Pickering and Enrico Bonilauri: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/videos/mariana-pickering-and-enrico-bonilauri-mock-ups-installation

Links to upcoming Passive House and Passive House-adjacent events: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-november-7-2022 

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