Husband and wife duo, Jen and Rusty Stout are co-founders of JS2 Partners Healthy Home Builders in Central Texas. In this episode they share what makes a healthy home, how to avoid mold problems, what chemicals to avoid and more. 1:54 Introduction 6:11 What is a Healthy Home 10:30 How to Improve your Home 22:35 Air and Vapour Barriers 27:50 Building Healther Homes Connect with Jen and Rusty: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthierhomesbyjs2/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthierHomes Facebook Group & Hashtag: #healthierhomesnation HEALTHIER HOMES Link tree: https://www.healthierhomes.com/links JS2 Partners Website: https://www.js2partners.com/ For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Lisa Beres is a renowned healthy home expert, Baubiologist, accomplished author, professional speaker, and Telly award-winning media personality. She specializes in helping busy individuals eliminate toxins from their homes through simple, practical solutions that improve health. Together with her husband, Ron, she co-founded The Healthy Home Dream Team and an online membership, The Healthy Babes Academy. Lisa is the author of "My Body, My House," a children's book, and co-author of "Just GREEN It! Simple Swaps to Save the Planet & Your Health." Lisa has made notable appearances on national television shows like "Dr. Oz," "The Rachael Ray Show," "TODAY," and others. As an experienced Baubiologist, she focuses on how the built environment affects human and ecological health. In this podcast episode, Lisa discusses common factors that may contribute to health issues in your home. She provides practical solutions, including tips on identifying and addressing mold problems and suggesting indoor plants that can help improve air quality. 2:30 Introduction 5:19 Baubiologist 12:00 Putting your health first 20:46 Fragrances 24:00 Mold 34:11 Portable Air Purifiers 2 Exclusive Gifts for our listeners from THE HEALTHY HOME DREAM TEAM: Free Gift #1 Free Gift #2 Connect with Lisa Beres: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronandlisa/ Website:https://ronandlisa.com/?fbclid=IwAR0HxVvNR6MOqu4TiWzIoIimcJqbx10dOeIFSPSxHEVOkntQ0ySu-hB8kwY Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ronandlisa For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Mike Anderson is the CEO and Design Leader of Passive Design Solutions. Drawing on his combined background in architecture and physics, Mike leads a design production team and has worked on over 300 Net Zero Ready projects (100 of them passive house) throughout North America over 10 years, establishing him as one of the nation’s foremost passive house experts. In this episode, Mike talks about solar hot water versus solar panel with heat pumps, where Passive House certification makes sense, and how larger scale projects are benefitting from Passive House. 1:27 Intro into passive house 6:45 Passive House Certification 20:00 Hybrid Heating Systems 25:24 Larger Scale Apartment Projects Check out Plans from PDS HERE For more from Mike and PDS: https://www.passivedesign.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/passive_design/ https://www.facebook.com/passivedesignsolutions

Benji Carlson is the host of Contractor Evolution and head of content at Breakthrough Academy a business providing contractors with the management systems and processes to build sustainable profits while getting the spare time you deserve. Benji shares how blinders can be extremely important as a business owner, what the real problems are that contractors are dealing with and how there are way more opportunities in the blue collar world than people think. ​​Get Breakthrough Academy's Annual Strategic Planning Template, FREE for Conscious Builder Listeners HERE 3:00 Intro 9:18 Break Through Academy 13:25 Common Problems for Trades 17:54 The Real Problems 25:43 What to look forward to Connect with Benji Carlson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benji-carlson-b0b654218/?originalSubdomain=ca Breakthrough Academy: Website: https://www.btacademy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btacademy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakthroughAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughacademy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breakthroughacademy/?originalSubdomain=ca For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Elinor Moshe is an ambitious and driven thought-leader, mentor, best-selling author, award-winning podcast host and businesswoman. She’s the founder of The Construction Coach, with the purpose of enabling people to focus on themselves and defy the status quo by providing mentoring, training and coaching. Elinor discusses the importance of defining success for ourselves and touches on the power of mentorship, understanding the rules of the game and making sure you’re playing to win the game. 1:54 Introduction 5:49 What is a Successful Career 7:20 Challenges Starting a Business 14:00 Coaches/mentorship 22:00 Current Labour Shortage 30:00 What's coming up in the Future Connect with Elinor Moshe Instagram: https://instagram.com/theelinormoshe?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/elinormoshe_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elinor-moshe/ Website: https://www.elinormoshe.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/the_elinormoshe?s=21&t=by94AfQLiDr28NfOUEzeBw The Construction Coach Website: https://www.theconstructioncoach.com.au/ For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

David Meerman Scott is an author, speaker and marketing expert. His latest book Fanocracy is a Wall Street Journal Best Seller focusing on creating an organization that puts the needs and wishes of fans ahead of every other priority. David covers a lot of topics including writing a book and how it can help you, what strategy works if you’re only focused on a local demographic, where you should start if you’re at ground zero and why websites are still extremely important in today’s market. 3:00 Introduction 6:30 Write your own Book 14:00 Self Publishing? 21:30 Youtube 31:00 Paid Adds 38:00 What is David most excited about Connect with David Meerman Scott: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dmscott/ Twitter: https://x.com/dmscott?s=21&t=by94AfQLiDr28NfOUEzeBw@dmscott Blog: https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeermanscott/ Home renovation: https://www.techbuiltrenovation.com/ For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Katlyn is the owner and creative director of Katlyn Slocum Design a boutique web design agency. Her agency specializes in building high-converting websites for builders and contractors to help them meet their business and financial goals. We chat about what every website needs, what to look out for if you’re designing your own website and how to create a strategy to get you the clients you want and deserve. It’s a noisy world out there but websites are still very relevant and important to the success of your business. 1:11 Intro 5:52 Search Engine Optimization 13:28 How to get started with a Website 22:50 How often should you be updating your Website 27:15 Web hosting 28:50 Marketing Metrics 32:00 Giveaway: 10 things you need to do on your website Connect with Katlyn Slocum: Instagram: www.instagram.com/katlynslocumdesign Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katlynslocum Facebook: www.facebook.com/katlynslocumdesign For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Jeff Sawyer is the owner and founder of TruNORTH Inc, a Remodeling and commercial development company based in Connecticut. Jeff shares his unwavering focus on building meaningful connections. 1:37 Intro 5:00 Commercial to Residential 9:07 Pricing of Residential 14:35 Biggest Challenges to Overcome 18:27 How to find Skilled Labour 22:11 What's Exciting for the Future Connect with TruNORTH: Website: https://trunorthconstruction.com/?fbclid=IwAR3WW-o1wRUg-OHy9LWow5Wn5cguBNhjyeQ-CppfBovdKN3anvY9hITJR5c Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trunorthconstruction/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trunorthconstructioninc For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Parm Bhangal is a multi award winning entrepreneur who specializes in cost reduction in the construction industry. In this episode he shares some tips on how to grow and scale your construction businesses. 2:10 introduction 10:00 Managing your clients Expectations 20:27 The Process of starting your construction Business 25:30 How much money do you want? 30:28 Challenges Connect with Parm Bhangal: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ParmBhangal?fbclid=PAAaY49qSEVfxTvstkHgNyWv5T7DLfWvBN-2YxcE3HJHFCIn_aiWH2inCcBZs For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Michael Fortinberry is the Co-Founder and COO at Protiv, a company set on revolutionizing the way workers and companies collaborate, putting control back into the workers' hands and transforming the broken model of hourly compensation. In this episode, Michael shares insights into how Protiv will help you motivate your employees and speed up your projects. 1:12 Intro 7:45 How it works 14:55 Challenges 26:30 What's coming up in the future More about Michael Fortinberry: Website: https://michaelfortinberry.co/ Protiv: https://protiv.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelfortinberryNYC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfortinberry/ For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Casey compels reasons why solar energy is a remarkable investment opportunity. He discusses the financial advantages, long-term savings, and environmental benefits that make solar power an excellent choice for investors. Join us as we explore the reasons why going solar is not only a wise decision but also a pathway towards a sustainable and profitable future. 0:44 Investing in Stocks 1:45 Electricity Rates 3:50 Tax Incentives 6:33 Example Project Solar Part 1: The Pros and Cons of Solar Energy Solar Part 2: Environmental Pros and Cons of Solar with Casey Grey To learn more about installing solar on your home visit: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/s... For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Roger Borland is the founder of Borland Architecture a top-tier studio based in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, we dive deep into the world of high-performance homes and explore how building standards and innovative concepts like Passive House are having a positive impact on the architecture industry in Australia. We also discuss the fascinating benefits of green roofs for the ecosystem and the surprising ways that your unventilated bedroom could be negatively impacting your cognitive abilities and sleep. 2:00 Intro into passive house 6:45 SIP Advantages 10:00 Australia Building Code vs. Passive House 21:35 Incorporating well-being into design and function 30:50 Roger's biggest challenge 40:00 What is he most excited for Gain further Knowledge about Borland Architecture at http://www.borlandarch.com.au http://www.borlandarch-workshop.com.au Instagram: @borlandarchitecture https://www.facebook.com/borlandarchitecture

Casey Reviews the Environmental Pros and Cons of Solar Energy and shares his take in this 2nd of 3 episodes focused on PV (Photovoltaic) Panels. 1:10 - Pros 1:12 - Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1:30 - Reduced Water Usage 2:14 - Clean Air 2:39 - Reduced Land Use 3:00 - Cons 3:05 - Manufacturing 3:36 - Rare Materials Extraction 4:18 - Land Use and Habitat Impact 5:00 - Energy Intensive Production 5:23 - Casey’s thoughts 6:00 - How we make change 6:28 - A note for US Homeowners For more information on solar panels and to get your free assessment go to: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/solar.html#/ For more from The Conscious Builder go to: The Conscious Builder Website: www.theconsciousbuilder.com The Conscious Builder Academy: www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Podcast: www.theconsciousbuilder.com/podcast YouTube: www.YouTube.com/theconsciousbuilder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder Facebook: www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder

Neil Freidberg is the Building Science Manager for OSB Technology at LP Building Solutions. With years of construction experience under his belt, Neil is passionate about ensuring entire building assemblies last as long as possible, not just individual components. In this podcast, we dive into the importance of WUFI as a tool for your construction projects, the process of making OSB and some great product options that LP has to offer. 2:02 Intro 5:08 What is WUFI 7:08 Examples of building failures 11:01 Types of Products at LP 13:18 What is Weather Logic 22:41 Education and Training Learn more about LP Structural Solutions products at http://lpcorp.com/ Instagram: @lp_pros

Mike Kaeding is the CEO of Norhart a company specializing in design build and rental apartments. Mike hopes to help solve America's housing shortage by transforming the way apartments are built. On this episode Mike share's how Norhart is leveraging innovative technologies and efficiencies from other industries to create high-quality, cost-effective projects that are changing the way we build. Table of Contents 2:15 Intro - Why housing is important and how he got here 8:58 Solving the affordable housing problem 16:00 What is Mike building 19:00 How do you price housing 24:14 Renovations 26:00 New technology Show Links: Visit: https://www.norhart.com/invest/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekaeding/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/norhart/ https://www.facebook.com/norhart/ https://twitter.com/mikekaeding https://twitter.com/Norhart https://www.instagram.com/norhartlife/

Caroline Blazovsky is the CEO of My Healthy Home, a national company specializing in indoor air quality products, consultation and testing services. Her focus is on working with physicians, homeowners, other building professionals and the public to improve wellness through home environments and make humans healthier. In this episode Caroline shares tips for homeowners to improve their home along with some common missteps that you might be making. She shares her cleaning secrets, why your air purifier might be doing more harm than good and why formaldehyde is such a resilient nemesis and so much more. 4:00 Mold and Other contaminants 9:00 Formaldehyde 12:00 Radon 14:00 When to use Air Purifiers 20:00 VOC levels 29:30 Testing Indoor Air Quality 36:00 What are Caroline's biggest challenges 41:30 What is Caroline most excited about 45:00 Recommended Products For more from Caroline: www.healthyhomeexpert.com IG @healthyhomeexpert Twitter @healthyhomeexp FB Caroline Blazovsky, Healthy Home Expert, My Healthy Home

In this episode Casey describes the Pros and Cons of Solar Energy. 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Pros 3:00 Cons 5:48 Solar Opportunity To learn more about installing solar on your home visit: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/solar.html#/ MORE FROM THE CONSCIOUS BUILDER: Academy: https://www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Website: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder/?viewAsMember=true Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildConscious

In this episode Serial Entrepreneur and Business Coach Randy Stanbury explains how he looks at construction companies to simplify how to approach them, the importance of creating 90-day business plans, where most holes are found in business and what you need to focus on if you want to have a business that truly has value. 3:00 We’re in the logistics business 6:40 Where do you want to be in 5 years 7:58 Focus on the how; build the system 13:20 Most common construction business problems 21:30 Selling your construction business 27:15 How to value your business Show Links: https://calendly.com/4levelcoach/business-assessment https://4levelcoach.com/ https://www.facebook.com/4LevelCoach/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedombuildersgroup4lc https://www.instagram.com/4levelcoach/

Cian Brennan is the CEO of Quantum Contract Solutions. His firsthand experience of witnessing some of the devastating effects of contracts on businesses has led him to his mission of helping contractors navigate their contracts and protect their businesses in this challenging industry. Cian explains why standard contracts are becoming extinct, how cost-plus contracts can be beneficial, and why white-collar jobs are more at risk than blue-collar jobs. 1:38 Introduction 3:48 Common contract pitfalls and cost plus contracts 17:00 What most successful Businesses do 23:27 AI technologies influence on HR and contracts FOR MORE FROM Cian: Website: https://quantumcontractsolutions.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/construction-secrets-w-cian-brennan/id1631306206 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLrQJhXFso-EeDnebvW_uXQ

On this week's podcast, we're trying something a little different! Rather than a live interview format, Casey is talking right to you - about the most important thing you can do for your business - Getting the right people. He shares lessons and experiences, common pitfalls to avoid and what's working for The Conscious Builder now, so you can benefit from the mistakes TCB has made in the past and be more confident when building your team. THE ULTIMATE HIRING HANDBOOK https://www.consciousbuilderacademy.com/hiring-handbook MORE FROM THE CONSCIOUS BUILDER: Academy: https://www.consciousbuilderacademy.com Website: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_conscious_builder/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconsciousbuilder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conscious-builder/?viewAsMember=true Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildConscious SHOP TCB APPAREL: https://www.theconsciousbuilder.com/shop