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Sian Taylor was one of the first certified Passive House designers in New Zealand and has played a pivotal role in Passive House adoption there. She first trained as an architect in the United Kingdom, at the University of Wales in Cardiff. She currently lives in Otago, where she started her practice, Team Green Architects. Her architectural practice has helped show a pathway for fusing high-performance building with design excellence and has helped raise the profile of Passive House design and construction in New Zealand.In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, Sian joins cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh to discuss how Passive House design has become integral to her architectural practice. The conversation takes us through Sian’s process as an architect, the role that window quality plays in determining a home’s performance, airtightness testing, and more. Listen to the full episode about Sian Taylor’s approach here. Mathew and cohost Zack Semke discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode–find them here: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-week-in-preview-feb-8See this profile of Team Green Architects’ striking Oliver’s Ridge project:  https://archipro.co.nz/project/olivers-ridge-team-green-architectsAnd don’t miss Sian’s Passive House Open Days video from Summer of 2020, featuring the design of her own home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrTlqaUqjBo

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sian-taylor-00467854/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sian Taylor</a> was one of the first certified Passive House designers in New Zealand and has played a pivotal role in Passive House adoption there. She first trained as an architect in the United Kingdom, at the University of Wales in Cardiff. She currently lives in Otago, where she started her practice, <a href="https://www.teamgreenarchitects.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Team Green Architects</a>. Her architectural practice has helped show a pathway for fusing high-performance building with design excellence and has helped raise the profile of Passive House design and construction in New Zealand.In this episode of the <a href="https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Passive House Podcast,</a> Sian joins cohost <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcutlerwelsh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Cutler-Welsh </a>to discuss how Passive House design has become integral to her architectural practice. The conversation takes us through Sian’s process as an architect, the role that window quality plays in determining a home’s performance, airtightness testing, and more. Listen to the full episode about Sian Taylor’s approach here. Mathew and cohost <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharysemke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zack Semke</a> discuss upcoming Passive House events at the end of the episode–find them here: <a href="https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-week-in-preview-feb-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-week-in-preview-feb-8</a>See this profile of Team Green Architects’ striking Oliver’s Ridge project:  <a href="https://archipro.co.nz/project/olivers-ridge-team-green-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archipro.co.nz/project/olivers-ridge-team-green-architects</a>And don’t miss Sian’s Passive House Open Days video from Summer of 2020, featuring the design of her own home: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrTlqaUqjBo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrTlqaUqjBo</a>

Sian Taylor – Team Green Architects

On this week on the podcast we sit down with Sian Taylor also known as foodbysiany on instagram where we discuss mental health, body image and being your authentic self on social media. Find Sian at @foodbysiany on instagram! For more content from us head to @passthemic.podcast for daily posts, happy Monday!

UNFILTERED: Sian Taylor on mental health and wellbeing

Sian Taylor - Box of Hope

Sian Taylor trained to be an architect in Cardiff, Wales. When she arrived here in New Zealand, like many others who have experienced homes in colder climates,  Sian was pretty appalled at the state of New Zealand houses. Since then Sian has gained experience working in prestigious firms such as Warren and Mahoney Architects and joined Queenstown firm, Green Being in March 2012. Sian has been heavily involved in a number of Passive House projects in and around Queenstown. Demand for high performing homes has grown rapidly and now Sian and her own team of dedicated architects have formed the specialist practice, Team Green Architects.  At the time of publishing, Team Green is still awaiting their website, but you can find Sian through Green Being. http://greenbeing.co.nz/2013/03/architecture-spreads-its-wings/ In this interview, Sian discusses, among other things, how it's easy to justify spending a bit more up front, on the things that really matter. In some cases, houses they design in Queenstown may require only as little as 10% of the heating cost of a regular (code compliant) house of the same size. This adds up to huge electricity savings right from year 1 of living in the home.  A couple of references from Sian include:  The Lorax, by Dr Zeuss, Click here for Amazon link. Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn, Click here for Amazon link.

Sian Taylor trained to be an architect in Cardiff, Wales. When she arrived here in New Zealand, like many others who have experienced homes in colder climates,  Sian was pretty appalled at the state of New Zealand houses. Since then Sian has gained experience working in prestigious firms such as <a href="http://www.warrenandmahoney.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warren and Mahoney Architects</a> and joined Queenstown firm, <a href="http://greenbeing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Being</a> in March 2012. Sian has been heavily involved in a number of <a href="http://www.passivehouse.org.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Passive House</a> projects in and around Queenstown. Demand for high performing homes has grown rapidly and now Sian and her own team of dedicated architects have formed the specialist practice, Team Green Architects.  At the time of publishing, Team Green is still awaiting their website, but you can find Sian through Green Being. <a href="http://greenbeing.co.nz/2013/03/architecture-spreads-its-wings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://greenbeing.co.nz/2013/03/architecture-spreads-its-wings/</a> In this interview, Sian discusses, among other things, how it's easy to justify spending a bit more up front, on the things that really matter. In some cases, houses they design in Queenstown may require only as little as 10% of the heating cost of a regular (code compliant) house of the same size. This adds up to huge electricity savings right from year 1 of living in the home.  A couple of references from Sian include: <ul> <li>The Lorax, by Dr Zeuss, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0394823370/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0394823370&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ifonthdtome-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> for Amazon link.</li> <li>Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553375407/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0553375407&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ifonthdtome-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> for Amazon link.</li></ul>

23: Sian Taylor - Being a Green Architect