Episode Synopsis "Walls, windows, roof and doors – What You Need to Know When Building New Homes"

A home in Fort St. John has to deal with completely different weather conditions than a home in Cowichan Valley. This needs to be reflected in your homes building envelope - the skin between your home and the cold and rain outside. Your building envelope also plays a huge part in your homes energy efficiency, and it's an expensive fix after a home is built. In this podcast we’ll look at the different elements of a building envelope and the efficient and not-so-efficient options in new construction.

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More episodes of the podcast The First Nations Home EnergySave Podcast

• Designing Homes for Climate and Culture
• Choosing Energy Efficient Lighting and Home Appliances
• Saving Energy with Better Habits at Home
• Ventilation and Cooling – Balancing air quality, comfort and energy costs
• Heating and Hot Water – How to increase comfort and reduce costs.
• Scaling Up Your Energy Efficiency Projects
• Finding and Selecting Contractors
• It’s Cold in Here! Improving comfort and reducing energy waste with building envelope upgrades.
• Is It Efficient? Using benchmarking to prioritize homes for energy upgrades.
• Walls, windows, roof and doors – What You Need to Know When Building New Homes
• Making Cents of Energy Management
• Understanding Building Systems