Home EnergySave Events & Presentations

Upcoming Events

FNHES Webinar: Funding Programs

Jun 18, 2020 (12 noon PDT)

The next First Nations Home EnergySave webinar is on June 18 (12 noon PDT). Come join us for a Q&A with representatives from Clean BC better homes, BC Hydro and Fortis BC on energy conservation programs and funding for Indigenous communities. This is a free webinar - and registration is open.

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Past Events

Green Homes, Warm Homes: Energy Efficient First Nations Housing

May 11, 2018 | Hope, BC

Hosted in partnership by the Fraser Basin Council and Yale First Nation, this workshop offered an opportunity for First Nations communities to learn about improving energy efficiency of homes on reserve. The workshop provided an introduction to energy efficient buildings, highlighted how First Nations are building or retrofitting for energy efficient homes, helped connect communities to funding organizations, showcased an interactive demonstration of air sealing, and showcased Yale First Nation's Passive homes through a field visit. 

• Our Journey Towards Sustainable Housing (Crystal Sedore, Yale First Nation)
• Yale First Nation Housing: Making Affordable Housing, Affordable, with Tiny Row Homes (Colin Doylend)
• Home Energy 101 (Gillian Aubie Vines, Great Bear Initiative)
• Tsay Keh Dene's Energy Management Plan (Stieg Hoeg, Tsay Keh Dene & Areef Abraham, Community Power)
• Best Practices for Air Sealing and Insulation Retrofits (Michael Wilkinson & Geoff Kirkpatrick, RDH Building Science)​

Live Green, Save Green: Taking Action on Energy Efficiency

February 16, 2017 | Workshop: Vernon

Hosted in partnership by the Fraser Basin Council and Okanagan Nation Alliance, this workshop offered an opportunity for First Nations administrative managers, elected leaders and community champions to hear from other First Nations communities about their work in planning for energy efficiency, community engagement on energy, and building community through clean energy projects. In addition, the workshop provided an overview of the upcoming energy step code and how it will support energy efficient building practices.

Presentations:

• Participant Resource Guide (PDF)
• Workshop Summary (PDF)
• Building Community through Sustainable Energy (PDF)
  Aaron Sam_David Isaac
• Improving Homes and Lives: Great Bear Initiative (PDF)
  Gillian Aubie Vines
• Changing the Way We Build: Great Bear Initiative (PDF)
  Gillian Aubie Vines
• Okanagan Nation's Actions on Energy Efficiency (PDF)
  Okanagan Nation Alliance
• Energy Conservation Assistance Program: Osoyoos Indian Band (PDF)
  Carol Suhan_Darlene George
• BC Energy Step Code (PDF)
  Wilma_Leung

Saving Dollars on Energy: Increasing Energy Efficiency for First Nations Housing Workshop

January 26, 2016 | Workshop: Vancouver

This workshop featured the experiences of First Nations communities in building new energy-efficient homes, renovating existing homes and creating housing policy with best practices for energy efficiency. Workshop participants — First Nations housing managers, senior staff and elected leaders — discussed priority actions for housing energy efficiency and connected with funding agencies, community leaders, consultants and training opportunities.

The workshop was hosted by the Fraser Basin Council as part of the First Nations Home EnergySave program.

• Agenda

Presentations:

• Kwadacha Nation Pilot & Lessons Learned
  Areef Abraham

• Kwadacha Nation Pilot & Lessons Learned
  Dawn Bursey

• Skidegate Band Council Heat Pump Video (YouTube)
  Billy Yovanovich & Trent Moraes

• Kitasoo Xai'xais Energy Initiative: Reducing our Energy Demand
  Jamie Pond & Gillian Aubie-Vines

• Nuxalk First Nation
  Richard Hall

• Learning from the Ecosage Building Pilot
  Tabitha Eneas & Phil Hawkes

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