#045 - Everett Norris is a Certified Passive House Tradesperson, qualified licensed Builder & Director of EverHomes Ltd.  During his apprentice years, Everett built his first tiny house on the weekends, and eventually led tiny house workshops annually.  Everett met his wife at a natural building conference where they bonded over their love of natural building. They started running tiny house workshops together teaching designing and building of tiny houses starting in 2018. They are about to start building a compact strawbale passive house in Christchurch, New Zealand. In this conversation, we talk about... Energy efficiency, Passive House and Passive Solar DesignConsiderations for heating and cooling a tiny homeThe importance of air quality in a tiny homeEverett's Tiny House Building WorkshopsHedonic adaptation, finding intrinsic happiness and knowing your "why" for wanting to build / live in a tiny house... and more! Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/045 You can follow Everett and Ever Homes' tiny adventures here: W: https://www.everhomes.co.nz/ You can follow my tiny adventures here: IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhouseconversations FB:  https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseconversations Tiny and Healthy Living Products and Services Block Blue Light - Specialty light bulbs, downlights, sleep lamps, blue-blocking glasses and more, to reduce artificial light exposure and support healthy sleep. Link: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/bluelightDiscount code: thcpodcast for 10% off your order Tiny Easy - 3D Tiny House Designer - The first online design tool that lets you design your tiny house without needing any technical or design knowledge. Link: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/tinyeasydesignerDiscount code: LUCY75 for 75% off the first month of the Premium version. Sky Energy - Skybox and Skybox Mini - Off-grid solar systems for tiny homes. Link: https://skyenergy.com.au/skybox/Discount code: For $200 off your custom Skybox or Skybox Mini, call Sky Energy and ask for Steve. Let him know Lucy from Tiny House Conversations sent you. For more discounts on Tiny and Healthy Living products and services, you can head to: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/resources/ Support the show