{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Zero Ambitions Podcast","title":"EPCs are just a ritual (pt. 2): what could we be doing in order to do better, with Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass (UsableBuildings.co.uk)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3309,"description":"Here we go, part two of last week's recording with returning guests, Bill Bordass and Adrian Leaman. This continues our response to that Times article that was doing the rounds last week, now looking at what we should be doing, in lieu of appropriate and demanding guidance from the institutions that dictate terms.We pick up where we left off. Enjoy.Notes from the episodeThe Usable Buildings websiteThe article that sparked the episode - EPCs are a national scandal, from The Times Newly Restored: E.F. Schumacher on Film (1977)Energy Performance of Non-Domestic Buildings: Closing the Credibility GapEnergy Performance in Use Government PolicyBuilding performance evaluation in the UK: So many false dawnsBuildings the Key to Energy Conservation (1979) How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration (2023), by the unpronouncable Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner  - 'Would have been better if they had not eulogised Gehry and toned down the hyperbole', as reviewed by AdrianThe chart that Jeff refers to again from The Energy Performance Survey of Irish HousingSleepwalking into unsustainability, a presentationThe National Retrofit Hub LinkedIn page**SOME SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**We don't actually earn anything from this, and it's quite a lot of work, so we have to promote the day jobs.Zero Ambitions Partners email address - zap@eiux.agencySubscribe and advertise with Passive House Plus (UK edition here too)Join ACANJoin the AECB Email Alex and Dan about websites, branding, and communications - zap@eiux.agency; Everything is User Experience**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}