{"id":8,"date":"2017-04-13T12:50:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T12:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.proclima.com\/int\/?p=8"},"modified":"2017-03-15T11:51:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T11:51:07","slug":"juan-levy-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proclima.com\/int\/2017\/04\/13\/juan-levy-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Levy on the advantages of being a Passive House Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_38552\"  width=\"1170\" height=\"658\"  data-origwidth=\"1170\" data-origheight=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eA9g7xBIJqY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Juan Levy, Passive House Designer and Founder and President of <a href=\"http:\/\/futurefitbuilding.com\/\">FutureFitBuilding LLC<\/a> based in Philadelphia, PA, spoke with Heide Gentner of pro clima TV at the North American Passive House Network Conference. 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