In this episode of This Must Be the Place, Shawna is joined by Chelsah Thomas, the founder and owner of Sol Invictus, energy consulting for builders and homeowners specializing in high performance, net zero and passive house. Her home is central Alberta’s first Net Zero, Passive Solar Home. In 2020 she won “Business of the Year” for Young Entrepreneur.

In this episode:

• Chelsah discusses her social enterprise model vs a traditional business model.

• She explains why her own house is “a financially viable demo site for the community”.

• She shares the simple thing she recommends all builders and homeowners do in the early planning stages of projects.

solinvictusenergyservices.com

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In this episode of This Must Be the Place, Shawna chats with Ian Scholten, Program Director at Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise, or ICE. He is leading Bringing It Home, a major initiative which is responsible for driving community-scale energy efficiency projects.

Tune in to find out:

• Which of Shawna’s past guests “lit the fire in him” to get into energy efficiency.

• Why we need to empower communities to lead, not just receive.

• Learn the most important thing he’s learned from connecting with Indigenous leaders across Canada.

indigenouscleanenergy.com

2020catalystsprogram.com

icenet.work

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Shawna chats with Nate Adams in this week’s episode of This Must be The Place. When it comes to making your home more comfortable and efficient-Nate Adams is your house guru. Author, speaker, subject matter expert and content creator.

In this episode find out:

• Why he says building scientists are fundamentally “magicians”.

• The reason we need a “sales mindset” in energy efficiency.

• Why he’s known as the ‘House Whisperer’.

Recommended Book: Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore

hvac20.com

https://www.natethehousewhisperer.com/blog

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Energysmartohio.com - project case studies

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Andy Cockburn joins Shawna for a deep dive into theme 2 of Season 3:

We’re kinda stuck.

What do we need to do to get out of our own way?

Tune in to find out why:

• We need to back off bespoke buildings.

• Andy says, “There has to be some room within reason to allow for mistakes to happen.”

• Communication is key.

Andy is the Director of Education and Training at NAIMA ( the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association) https://www.naimacanada.ca/. A red seal general carpenter by trade; he is a certified passive house consultant; his career experience includes custom housing, restoration, design, traditional timber framing, and stairs; he also teaches at Algonquin college.

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In this episode of This Must be The Place, Shawna chats with the inimitable Ross Elliot. Known as “Mr. Energy”, he is an award-winning and sought-after energy design consultant for contractors and homeowners (even in retirement!). In 2014 he received the EnerQuality Hall of Fame award for lifetime achievement in making a lasting impact on energy efficiency and green building.

In this episode:

• Why building better is actually cheaper.

• What he learned while building his own LEED Gold, R-2000, Net-Zero Ready homestead that uses 73% less energy.

• The common myth about houses and efficiency that still baffles him.

homesolbuildingsolutions.com

(Ross is now retired and has since sold his business.)

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In this episode of This Must be The Place, Shawna’s guest is Vancouver-based architect, Richard Kadulski. Most recently he was inducted into the Greater Vancouver Homebuilders’ Association “Hall of Fame”. And in 2020, he was awarded the“Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Canadian Home Builder’s Association.

In this episode:

• Find out why Shawna refers to Richard as “The absolute rock star of the industry.”

• Why his archived newsletter, Solplan Review that he published for 30 years is still filled with building science information gold.

• Richard explains the biggest challenges in the industry right now and what to do about them.

archive.org/details/solplan-review

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In this episode of This Must Be the Place, Shawna is joined by industry trailblazer and natural born teacher Gail Lawlor. She has worked in a variety of capacities the past four decades—including as an air sealing contractor, auditor, retailer, researcher, consultant and of course—trainer.

Tune in to find out:

• How a computer glitch set her on the energy efficiency career path.

• Why she has a retirement business card and why her byline states, “Connector of Dots.”.

• About her important clean energy work with First Nations and why she believes this will lead the way for future generations.

Indigenous Clean Energy

indigenouscleanenergy.com

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In this episode of This Must Be the Place, Shawna’s guest is award-winning building science researcher Don Fugler. He spent 25 years leading research projects for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) in the areas of residential energy use, ventilation, and indoor air quality. His findings are some of the most important in building science research in the world.

Tune in to find out:

• The simple and economical technique that filters air in a room.

• About the important work he is still doing (in retirement) involving indoor air quality monitoring in Pittsburgh houses.

• Why one of the biggest building science myths he mentions involves foil bubble wrap!

Senior Researcher (Retired), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

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ROCIS-Reducing Outdoor Contaminants in Indoor Spaces

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Shawna catches up with long-time friend and colleague, Oliver Drerup in this edition of This Must be The Place. He is one of the top experts in Canada and internationally in promoting innovation and best practices in the design, construction and renovation of housing.

In this episode find out:

• Why Oliver says the first thing the industry needs to think about is codes and why we need standards.

• How Canada was progressive 40 years ago.

• Though retired, CMHC came calling. Find out about the important work he continues to do.

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Guest Tex McLeod returns to kick off Season 3 of This Must Be The Place! We’re back with an exciting new format that continues to deliver industry insight, decades of collective knowledge, a little humour peppered throughout, and informed direction on where building science is heading.

Season 3 is comprised of three themes. Each theme begins with an essay by Shawna. The first is about history and context; the second is about getting out of our own way, and the final theme will be about inspiration and disruption.

Tex McLeod is one of North America’s leading presenters and trainers on energy, housing, and indoor air quality. Shawna and Tex dive into the first theme of “How Did We Get Here? The historical context of cold climate building science and how we lean on this to create high performance housing in Canada.”

AUDIO ISSUES WITH TEX

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