Beyond Passive House: The Nature Connection | Tom Bassett-Dilley | TEDxRushU

While energy efficiency is a critical component of sustainability, its application must be guided by principles of health and beauty. This talk introduces the emerging design field of biophilia, the inherent human-nature connection, and show examples of building designs that embody both ultra-efficiency and biophilic design.

Tom Bassett-Dilley, AIA, CPHC®, is a leader in the world of low-energy, health-promoting buildings, presenting locally and nationally on topics of Passive House design, building science, Living Buildings, and green preservation. His firm, TBDA, designed the first certified Passive House buildings in the Chicagoland area, and he continues to lead the movement in Chicago and beyond.

[KJSvitko]

It is just a waste of energy and money to build buildings that are not energy efficient. Why have high utility bills when you can reduce them to zero or near zero. Net Zero and Passive House construction techniques are the future. Saving energy saves money on utilities. Air sealing, great insulation, super efficient heating and air conditioning, LED lighting systems, Triple pane windows and European style triple seal doors, Solar panels with battery storage and an electric vehicle charger in the garage. Air sealing and blower door testing is an under appreciated energy saver.

[natashalindner]

House plants have amazing science behind them these days too, and how this adds to our well being, improves air quality and reduces VOCs. Thanks NASA for those insights.

[tommytsunami]

Tom a visionary bringing mankind to work with nature

[VashtiPerry]

I want to apologize to this man for the comment section.

[davevandeudekom]

superinteresting Tom. I love your vision and that you're working on this.

[carolynjass]

The person who films these should focus primarily on the screen. We don't need to see the face of the person speaking. We need to see what he is talking about!!!

[davidhorton]

Great stuff Tom! I'm very inspired.

[Botanica]

The camera guy is horrible. Most of the time the slides are cut off and you can't see what is being pointed out. What you do see are the knees of the speaker.

[laurenthompson]

Man that was cool, hi from Nova Scotia!

[carriesuegeorge]

Is it Fireproof, earthquake-proof, tornado-proof, or flood- proof

[nishanttak]

How we can design air conditioning for a three screen multiplex for better indoor air quality

[Lawiah]

The Magnificent Adamic-man.
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Cush (Greek: Ethiopia), means sun-burnt
Phoenicians described by the Greeks, as fair-haired, fair-skinned people
Persia means Lord of the Aryans now renamed IRAN
12 Tribes - Lamentations 4:7
(i)ssac's Sons / Saxons / Anglo-Saxons / Europe / Australia / New Zealand / North America / First World

[VoteThirdPartyorFourth]

Did homie just say Yin + "Yong?"

[rapizarro]

Cambien el titulo de esta presentación no tiene nada que ver con la exposición de casas pasivas

[robertocorradi]

Oh dear me . . . So long winded and drawn out and rather stating the obvious . This is not revolutionary or new . No training required . No Architectural qualifications .All this lacked and needed was for the Maharishi Yogi to spring in and endorse it all and complete the ipistle .

[Josh-jqgg]

Most boring TEDtalk I've ever watched

[deerhunter]

Million years of human evolution, not even close .Read the Bible .

[otto]

Americans want a minimum 6000 sq ft house with 35" ceilings giant # 1000 gas miter outside and biggest possible cast iron boiler in the basement, summer time AC make sure is ad least twice oversized, it get hot those days. So you can keep your little house for your self! :)