{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Zero Ambitions Podcast","title":"Post-occupancy evaluation in the built environment: validating the quality of fabric, the impact of retrofit works, and anticipating car crashes, with Tom Robins and Leigh Fairbrother (Switchee)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4077,"description":"We're back! And we’re talking about the value of post-occupancy evaluation (POE) with Tom Robins and Leigh Fairbrother of Switchee.\n\nTheir business is POE for landlords that’s intended to improve the quality of life for the residents that they rely on. Capturing sensor data, analysing it, and synthesising that into something their clients can use.\n\nEssentially, this means validating the quality of fabric, the impact of retrofit works, and anticipating car crashes—metaphorical ones.\n\nWe get a really helpful explanation of Awaab’s Law around 25–30 minutes in, too. (Thank you Leigh.)\nNotes from the show\nTom Robins on LinkedIn\nLeigh Fairbrother on LinkedIn \nThe Switchee website (sign up in the footer)\nSwitchee on LinkedIn\nPH+ coverage of that early work in Thamesmead (the Clockwork Orange estate) \n\n\n**SOME SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**\nWe don't actually earn anything from this podcast, and it's quite a lot of work, so we have to promote the day jobs.\nFollow us on the Zero Ambitions LinkedIn page (we still don't have a proper website)\nJeff and Dan about Zero Ambitions Partners (the consultancy) for help with positioning and communications strategy, customer/user research and engagement strategy, carbon calculations and EPDs – we're up to all sorts\nSubscribe and advertise with Passive House Plus (UK edition here too)\nCheck Lloyd Alter's Substack: Carbon Upfront\nJoin ACAN\nJoin the AECB \nJoin the IGBC\nCheck out Her Retrofit Space, the renovation and retrofit platform for women\n\n**END OF SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/imp-PGTK0p-Yir06lCKyRzcHa9UWxL7NtYiXEdkSiXw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI2NDY5LzE2OTYy/ODc4ODAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}