Babe lets build a house - The podcast

What's This Podcast
About?

Babe, Let's Build a House is the podcast for anyone planning to design or build their own home in New Zealand, and wanting to actually understand the process before they're in the middle of it. I'm Sharon Robinson, architectural designer, Certified Passive House Designer, and founder of Smart Living Spaces. Each episode works through my book of the same name, chapter by chapter, from the client's point of view, covering everything from understanding your site and choosing the right team, through fees, contracts, budgets, performance, and what happens after you've moved in. This podcast exists because professionals are very good at explaining things to each other, and not nearly good enough at explaining them to the people actually building the home. Understanding the process, who does what, what questions to ask, and where the costly traps are, leads to better conversations with your design and build team, and a better result for you. My approach is built around people, planet, place, and mind, and the belief that a home should be healthy, comfortable, and affordable to run, not just impressive from the street. We don't experience our homes from looking at them from the opposite side of the street, we experience them from the inside, and that's the lens I bring to every episode. Whether you're just starting to think about building, sitting down with a designer for the first time, or deep into contracts and consents, this podcast is here to help you build better, not bigger or more expensive, just more informed. Grab a copy of the book, Babe, Let's Build a House, at www.smartlivingspaces.nz/book

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