James E. Turner
@jturnercreative.bsky.social
Husband, father, musician, marketing strategist, copywriter, writer, lackluster gardener, and Passivhaus enthusiast.
Host of the https://marketingpassivhaus.com/ podcast (@mktgpassivhaus.bsky.social)
Host of the https://marketingpassivhaus.com/ podcast (@mktgpassivhaus.bsky.social)
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Here's Tessa Bradley on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast, delving into the challenges posed by the terribly unsexy phraseology of " #passivehouse," " #high-performance," and "measurably better" #buildings.
Listen to the full episode now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tes...
Listen to the full episode now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tes...
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Here's Tessa Bradley on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast, delving into the challenges posed by the terribly unsexy phraseology of " #passivehouse," " #high-performance," and "measurably better" #buildings.
Listen to the full episode now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tes...
Listen to the full episode now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tes...
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Here's Trey Farmer, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, of Forge Craft #Architecture + Design, illustrating the joy of living in a #PassiveHouse home in hotter climates on the #Marketing #Passivhaus #podcast.
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Here's Trey Farmer, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, of Forge Craft #Architecture + Design, illustrating the joy of living in a #PassiveHouse home in hotter climates on the #Marketing #Passivhaus #podcast.
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
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#Passive #House, but for hot, humid climates... Trey Farmer, Principal & Partner at Forge Craft, knows a thing or two about that. And on this episode of #Marketing #Passivhaus, he shares his experience helping people to see just how well it works.
Listen now: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
Listen now: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#Passive #House, but for hot, humid climates... Trey Farmer, Principal & Partner at Forge Craft, knows a thing or two about that. And on this episode of #Marketing #Passivhaus, he shares his experience helping people to see just how well it works.
Listen now: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
Listen now: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/tre...
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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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After working as a corporate pilot, Jeremy Clarke went back to what he knew: building. Now CEO of Simple Life Building Systems, he makes #prefabricated building enclosures for #high-performance #buildings.
Hear him on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jer...
Hear him on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jer...
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
After working as a corporate pilot, Jeremy Clarke went back to what he knew: building. Now CEO of Simple Life Building Systems, he makes #prefabricated building enclosures for #high-performance #buildings.
Hear him on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jer...
Hear him on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jer...
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Comfort, safety, and health: 3 universals people want from their buildings. The other attributes of #PassiveHouse show up as a byproduct.
Here's Jacob Deva Racusin on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
Here's Jacob Deva Racusin on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Comfort, safety, and health: 3 universals people want from their buildings. The other attributes of #PassiveHouse show up as a byproduct.
Here's Jacob Deva Racusin on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
Here's Jacob Deva Racusin on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
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On this episode of #Marketing #Passivhaus, Jacob Deva Racusin, co-founder of @newframeworks.bsky.social, bridges the gap between the seemingly (though not, in fact) disparate worlds of natural building materials and advanced building science.
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On this episode of #Marketing #Passivhaus, Jacob Deva Racusin, co-founder of @newframeworks.bsky.social, bridges the gap between the seemingly (though not, in fact) disparate worlds of natural building materials and advanced building science.
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/jac...
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Here's Beth Eckenrode of AUROS Group on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast talking about how Passive House practitioners are perfectly poised to discover a building's optimum performance potential.
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Here's Beth Eckenrode of AUROS Group on the #Marketing #Passivhaus podcast talking about how Passive House practitioners are perfectly poised to discover a building's optimum performance potential.
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
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Big renovation projects are a great time for building owners to consider their building's optimum performance potential. Here's Beth Eckenrode, co-founder of AUROS Group, on the Marketing #Passivhaus podcast.
Listen to the full episode: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
Listen to the full episode: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Big renovation projects are a great time for building owners to consider their building's optimum performance potential. Here's Beth Eckenrode, co-founder of AUROS Group, on the Marketing #Passivhaus podcast.
Listen to the full episode: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
Listen to the full episode: marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bet...
#PassiveHouse
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Want a hot take on thermal bridging in buildings? Here's Enrico Bonilauri, CEO of Emu Passive, on #Marketing #Passivhaus.
We talk about the need for builder education, what's on paper vs what gets built, and why not all thermal bridges are worth fixing.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/enr...
We talk about the need for builder education, what's on paper vs what gets built, and why not all thermal bridges are worth fixing.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/enr...
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Want a hot take on thermal bridging in buildings? Here's Enrico Bonilauri, CEO of Emu Passive, on #Marketing #Passivhaus.
We talk about the need for builder education, what's on paper vs what gets built, and why not all thermal bridges are worth fixing.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/enr...
We talk about the need for builder education, what's on paper vs what gets built, and why not all thermal bridges are worth fixing.
marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/enr...
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Another aspect of #PassiveHouse that often goes unmentioned: the builder's pride. Being performance-based, it's a way to quantify craft, to prove quality.
Listen to @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing #Passivhaus podcast now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
Listen to @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing #Passivhaus podcast now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
October 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Another aspect of #PassiveHouse that often goes unmentioned: the builder's pride. Being performance-based, it's a way to quantify craft, to prove quality.
Listen to @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing #Passivhaus podcast now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
Listen to @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing #Passivhaus podcast now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
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Oh look, it's @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing Passivhaus podcast!!
As Chief Brand Officer and Community Director at B.PUBLIC Prefab, Marianna draws on a wide range of experience to help spread the Passivhaus message.
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
As Chief Brand Officer and Community Director at B.PUBLIC Prefab, Marianna draws on a wide range of experience to help spread the Passivhaus message.
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Oh look, it's @passivemariana.bsky.social on the Marketing Passivhaus podcast!!
As Chief Brand Officer and Community Director at B.PUBLIC Prefab, Marianna draws on a wide range of experience to help spread the Passivhaus message.
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
As Chief Brand Officer and Community Director at B.PUBLIC Prefab, Marianna draws on a wide range of experience to help spread the Passivhaus message.
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/mar...
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I finally had the chance to interview neuro-philosopher @Iain McGilchrist and it was a delight.
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
September 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I finally had the chance to interview neuro-philosopher @Iain McGilchrist and it was a delight.
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
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Here's @lloydalter.bsky.social on the latest episode of the Marketing Passivhaus podcast, sharing stories from his wealth of knowledge and experience in the realms of architecture, carbon emissions, green building, sufficiency, and more.
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
July 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Here's @lloydalter.bsky.social on the latest episode of the Marketing Passivhaus podcast, sharing stories from his wealth of knowledge and experience in the realms of architecture, carbon emissions, green building, sufficiency, and more.
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
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Passivhaus or Passive House? Lloyd Alter has some thoughts. Yes, and he shares them on this episode of the #Marketing #Passivhaus #podcast. We also discuss mean radiant temperature (MRT), comfort as security, conspicuous conservation, and more.
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
July 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Passivhaus or Passive House? Lloyd Alter has some thoughts. Yes, and he shares them on this episode of the #Marketing #Passivhaus #podcast. We also discuss mean radiant temperature (MRT), comfort as security, conspicuous conservation, and more.
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
Listen here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/llo...
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So great to have Zack Semke of the Passive House Accelerator and Reimagine Buildings Collective on the podcast.
We discussed the importance of buildings to our well-being, the value of community, and what's wrong with the name "Passivhaus."
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/zac...
We discussed the importance of buildings to our well-being, the value of community, and what's wrong with the name "Passivhaus."
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/zac...
Marketing Passivhaus | Zack Semke - Passive House Accelerator
Zack Semke is the Director at the Passive House Accelerator and host of the Reimagine Buildings Collective, collectively described as a big community and a media company dedicated to building decar...
marketingpassivhaus.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
So great to have Zack Semke of the Passive House Accelerator and Reimagine Buildings Collective on the podcast.
We discussed the importance of buildings to our well-being, the value of community, and what's wrong with the name "Passivhaus."
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/zac...
We discussed the importance of buildings to our well-being, the value of community, and what's wrong with the name "Passivhaus."
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/zac...
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Such a pleasure to talk to Laurence Hamel Dorais of NZP FENESTRATION on the Marketing Passivhaus podcast about the quiet and comfort that high-quality windows bring to Passivhaus builds.
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/lau...
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/lau...
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Such a pleasure to talk to Laurence Hamel Dorais of NZP FENESTRATION on the Marketing Passivhaus podcast about the quiet and comfort that high-quality windows bring to Passivhaus builds.
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/lau...
Listen now => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/lau...
After more than a year of deliberation and pontification, I've finally launched the Marketing Passivhaus podcast! Episode one up now. (And two, three, and four...but pretend you didn't hear that when I'm promoting them in the weeks to come :)
The first episode of the Marketing Passivhaus podcast is live now, with Laurence Hamel Dorais of NZP Fenestration. Check it out => share.transistor.fm/s/2615635c
#passivhaus #passivehouse #podcast #marketingpassivhaus
#passivhaus #passivehouse #podcast #marketingpassivhaus
June 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
After more than a year of deliberation and pontification, I've finally launched the Marketing Passivhaus podcast! Episode one up now. (And two, three, and four...but pretend you didn't hear that when I'm promoting them in the weeks to come :)
A short track I made with Brian Wilson in my heart this evening: soundcloud.com/sconser/let-...
His compositions and harmonies informed my musical worldview from the very start, and never gave up their influence.
His compositions and harmonies informed my musical worldview from the very start, and never gave up their influence.
Let Go of Your Ego, it's Time - My Tribute to Brian Wilson
urban minds in a rural place
soundcloud.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
A short track I made with Brian Wilson in my heart this evening: soundcloud.com/sconser/let-...
His compositions and harmonies informed my musical worldview from the very start, and never gave up their influence.
His compositions and harmonies informed my musical worldview from the very start, and never gave up their influence.
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Orkney Library & Archive is a library AND an archive but did you know about the miniature library that is stored IN the archive?
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
March 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Orkney Library & Archive is a library AND an archive but did you know about the miniature library that is stored IN the archive?
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
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Puzzmo - Bongo
Play Bongo on Puzzmo, Five words. Infinite strategies.
puzzmo.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Our #passivehouse multifamily building is topped out! 10 studios on a tiny urban lot in Seattle.
December 21, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Our #passivehouse multifamily building is topped out! 10 studios on a tiny urban lot in Seattle.
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I got into an argument on Linkedin about whether a certain Toronto building is ugly. I consider myself an expert on ugly buildings, having designed one so ugly that @thekeenanwire.bsky.social wrote about it in the Star. lloydalter.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
In praise of ugly old buildings
A discussion of what some call an ugly pile brings back memories of an ugly duckling I designed.
lloydalter.substack.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:37 PM
I got into an argument on Linkedin about whether a certain Toronto building is ugly. I consider myself an expert on ugly buildings, having designed one so ugly that @thekeenanwire.bsky.social wrote about it in the Star. lloydalter.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
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Some of my favorite church building conversions:
1. Church of Skatan
2. Oran Mór pub
3. Selexyz Domincanen Bookstore
4. The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland
(I love this stuff)
1. Church of Skatan
2. Oran Mór pub
3. Selexyz Domincanen Bookstore
4. The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland
(I love this stuff)
December 1, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Some of my favorite church building conversions:
1. Church of Skatan
2. Oran Mór pub
3. Selexyz Domincanen Bookstore
4. The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland
(I love this stuff)
1. Church of Skatan
2. Oran Mór pub
3. Selexyz Domincanen Bookstore
4. The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland
(I love this stuff)
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The Kickstarter for my fifth book (co-written with Dr. Sherry Walling) is live as of a few hours ago 🚀🚀
You can back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...
RPs appreciated 🙏🏻
You can back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...
RPs appreciated 🙏🏻
Exit Strategy, by Sherry Walling, PhD and Rob Walling
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling Your Business Without Regret
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
The Kickstarter for my fifth book (co-written with Dr. Sherry Walling) is live as of a few hours ago 🚀🚀
You can back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...
RPs appreciated 🙏🏻
You can back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...
RPs appreciated 🙏🏻