Learning Resources
Here is a compilation of First Nations Home EnergySave Learning Resources.
Take a look at the videos, podcasts, repots and guides to help on the path to energy efficiency!
Summary Report: Retrofit Pathways Workshop: Energy Efficient & Climate Resilient Retrofits in B.C. First Nations Communities
November 19, 2024 | Fort St. John
Photo: A session at the 2024 Retrofit Pathways Workshop
Here’s one of recent webinar recordings. Check out our full FNHES YouTube playlist!
In 2021-2022 the Fraser Basin Council and Richard Hall, an experienced Red Seal carpenter and builder of Nuxalk Nation, delivered “Train-the-Trainer: Building Indigenous Capacity for Energy Efficiency,” a project in partnership with the Aboriginal Housing Management Association and the British Columbia Institute of Technology. This video series was a feature — here’s the first episode.
All Sessions of Train-the-Trainer Video Series
- Train-the-Trainer Session 1: House as a System | June 25, 2021
- Train-the-Trainer Session 2: Introduction to Zero Energy Buildings | July 16, 2021
- Note: This video, hosted by BCIT, is not available for general access.
- Train-the-Trainer Session 3: Resilient and Affordable Building Design | August 6, 2021
- Train-the-Trainer Session 4: Building Condition Assessments | August 27, 2021
Richard Hall of Nuxalk Nation has decades of years of experience in Indigenous housing as a Red Seal carpenter / builder, a capital project and housing manager, a housing consultant and building inspector. He is now designing affordable, sustainable and-efficient homes that complement the climates of British Columbia’s west coast and that suit the cultural lifestyles of First Peoples.
Check out the “Richard and Friends” intro — and other videos in the series, linked below.
All Episodes of Richard and Friends
- Richard and Friends Episode 1: Introduction
- Richard and Friends Episode 2: Building Science
- Richard and Friends Episode 3: Plumbing
- Richard and Friends Episode 4: Ventilation
- Richard and Friends Episode 5: Wood-burning Appliances
- Richard and Friends Episode 6: Rainscreens
The First Nations Home EnergySave podcast was a special 12-part series to support BC First Nations in their work to provide people healthy, affordable and energy efficient housing. The podcast was developed in 2021 by the Fraser Basin Council and SES Consulting.
Host Darla Simpson and her colleagues share their experience and expertise on home energy topics and practical tips for Housing, Asset and Energy Managers to support their communities. The podcast covers energy-efficient technologies, energy management strategies and collaborative work with residents. It’s available here and via the Apps Store, Google Play, Spotify and other podcatchers.
New Construction
- BCIT Course | CES 1005 – Zero Energy Buildings All-In-One: Fundamentals, Airtightness, Assemblies, and Mechanicals
- Residential-Construction-Specification-Wet-Wet-Coast.pdf (coastalfirstnations.ca)
Renovations and Maintenance
- BC Hydro: Free Energy Saving Kit
- Energy Saving Kit Installation Guide
- 2015 Best Practices for Air Sealing and Insulation Retrofits for Single-Family Homes
- 2017 Natural Resources Canada “Keeping the Heat In” guide
- About Your House: Home Maintenance Schedule
- Managing Moisture and Air
