First Nations Housing Community Webinar Series
CONSERVATION ON THE COAST - SUCCESS THROUGH COLLABORATION

THU, NOV 12  |  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

WEBINAR PRESENTATION (PDF)

Session Overview

Making homes healthy, safe, comfortable, durable, and energy efficient should be the goal for all communities. How can that be achieved?

  1. Understand How the House Works as a System
  2. Respect the Building Science Principles (How Air, Heat and Moisture move about and through a home)
  3. Install a continuous air barrier
  4. Insulate to avoid thermal bridges
  5. Provide balanced mechanical ventilation.

This session will address the lessons learned, collaboration opportunities and challenges of delivering a high performance energy retrofit program in three remote communities and how the process can be adapted successfully to any location.

Topics Covered

Topics covered include:

  • Overview of the Conservation on the Coast program:
    • History
    • Funding sources
    • Training requirements
    • Project management
    • Collaboration opportunities
    • Successes and challenges
Who Should View

Housing Managers, Housing Councillors, and anyone else responsible for ensuring homes are healthy, safe, comfortable, durable and energy efficient should attend.

Presented By Gail Lawlor, Energy Matters

Gail Lawlor, President of Energy Matters, has been involved in residential energy efficiency, and water and waste conservation for over 35 years in a variety of capacities including as an air sealing contractor, indoor air quality auditor, retailer of energy products, program manager, and trainer. Presently, Gail is the technical advisor for the Conservation on the Coast program for Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Attawapiskat First Nations and was the Project Manager for their completed Community Energy Plans.

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