Fraser Basin Council

First Nations Home EnergySave Virtual Workshop: Celebrating Success & Looking to the Future

Join the Fraser Basin Council’s First Nations Home EnergySave Program on Wednesday, July 10 from 1pm - 4pm PT on Zoom for a virtual workshop celebrating success stories in Indigenous housing and energy over the past 3 years!

The workshop will include:

  • Community panel with speakers from Old Massett, Nak’azdli Whut’en, and Quatsino First Nation

  • Session on developing a career in energy efficiency

First Nations Home EnergySave Learning Lab - Heat Pump Mythbusters!

Join the Fraser Basin Council’s First Nations Home EnergySave Program for a new learning lab focused on heat pumps!

On Thursday, July 3 from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm PT, guest speakers Richard Joseph, Certified Energy Advisor, and Dan Rodgers, Housing Manager at Gitsegukla First Nation, will share stories and lessons learned from their heat pump projects in Gitsegukla and Sik-e-dakh, BC.

You'll learn:

First Nations Home EnergySave Learning Lab - Climate Resilient Retrofits: Planning for Multiple Hazards

Join the Fraser Basin Council’s First Nations Home EnergySave Program on Tuesday, June 17 from 12 noon - 1pm PT on Zoom for a virtual Learning Lab on the Climate Resilient Retrofits Database with guest speakers from Partners for Action and the National Research Council of Canada!

EnerGuide Energy Studies: Understanding and Using the Findings

Join the Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) and the Fraser Basin Council's First Nations Home EnergySave Program for a webinar on understanding and implementing the findings from EnerGuide energy studies. EnerGuide energy studies are used to evaluate the energy efficiency of single family homes.

This webinar will be useful for BC First Nations communities and Indigenous housing societies, especially those who are looking to plan or prioritize community energy efficiency retrofit projects.

Retrofits Online Training Course - First Nations Home EnergySave

Presented by Fraser Basin Council's First Nations Home EnergySave program and delivered by BCIT. This course is offered online and free of charge for eligible participants.

About the Course:
The Building Science for Retrofits course (XZEB 1114) introduces the fundamentals of building science for retrofits and upgrades for homes in rural communities. These include: