What does an Energy Advisor do? Here’s what a day in the life of an Energy Advisor might look like.
Four Approaches to Online Training
Shawna HendersonMay 15, 2020
An overview of four different approaches to online learning, from 'quick and dirty' to not quick and very detailed. Includes a graphic showing Blue House Energy's process for developing training.
COVID-19 & BHE - Stay Safe!
R&G Strategic Inc.May 06, 2020
The Blue House Energy team works remotely, we are hunkering down, here are some good biz practices from CHBA.
What Flavour Renovation is Your House?
Shawna HendersonMay 06, 2020
A top level decision tree for standard energy upgrades, deep energy retrofits and Net Zero Energy renovations.
A Training Pathway for Energy Advisors
R&G Strategic Inc.March 15, 2020
Blue House Energy has developed a training path for Energy Advisors. Choose from a full training program to study packages.
International Women's Day 2020
Shawna HendersonMarch 06, 2020
So it's #IWD2020. As usual, I am dreaming big, fighting hard and persisting.
What Everybody Needs to Know About Building Science: Neutral Pressure Plane
Shawna HendersonMarch 05, 2020
Building science is the key to healthy indoor environments. The house is a dynamic system, the neutral pressure plane (NPP) is driven by stack effect and changes depending on wind and outside temperatures. This article explores why it’s important to understand the NPP, how it affects occupant health and safety, and what can be done to stabilize it.
What Everybody Needs to Know About Building Science: Part 1
Shawna HendersonMarch 02, 2020
This series of articles looks at the fundamentals of building science and how you apply them in diagnosing the conditions that are affecting the performance of a building. Building science is the key to healthy indoor environments. The house is a dynamic system, the neutral pressure plane (NPP) is driven by stack effect and changes depending on wind and outside temperatures. This article explores why it’s important to understand the NPP, how it affects occupant health and safety, and what can be done to stabilize it.
How To Become An Energy Advisor in 2023
Shawna HendersonJanuary 30, 20203 comments
The need for more Energy Advisors is growing. Learn what they do and how to get certified from the building science experts at Blue House Energy.
9 Reasons Why it’s Not OK to Waste Energy
Shawna HendersonJanuary 24, 2020
OK, so, we use a lot of energy. It takes energy to make energy. It takes energy to transport fuel, it takes energy to make the vehicles and devices that transport fuel, it takes energy to turn fuel into energy and it takes energy to distribute energy and fuel. Energy is also wasted all along the path.
LEEP Technical Forums: Step 2 on the way to Better Houses
Shawna HendersonJanuary 23, 2020
Atlantic Canada home builders, designers, energy advisors, and other industry players: get your high-performance housing questions answered at LEEP forums in February 2020.
LEEP: 4 Steps to Better High Performance Housing
Shawna HendersonJanuary 09, 2020
Atlantic Canada home builders, designers, energy advisors, and other industry players can take advantage of a nationally supported process and a new costing tool to delivery high performance housing.
5 Rules for Comfortable & Healthy Homes
Shawna HendersonDecember 12, 2019
There are some myths about tight building envelopes and healthy indoor environments that keep popping up. One of the big ones: houses need to breathe. Guess what? They don’t. Learn 5 rules that debunk this myth.
Retrofit Canada! Before it's too late!
R&G Strategic Inc.November 04, 2019
It's part of a great series put on by Passive Buildings Canada called 'Boots on the Ground'. This video is from August 2019, featuring one of our fave building science geniuses, Peter Amerongen.
How to Equip the Residential Energy Efficiency Industry for the Future, Now!
Shawna HendersonOctober 07, 2019
Residential energy efficiency has been a thing in Canada for a long time, but it’s voluntary status has left us with uneven training paths.
Energy Advisor Foundation Training Study Guide: Energy Retrofits
Shawna HendersonJuly 15, 2019
Energy retrofits are an important part of greenhouse gas reduction strategies. Find out more with Blue House Energy’s overview & skills checklist.