This Must Be The Place: The Building Science Podcast

In this episode Shawna talks to Amelie Caron—both powerhouse women— they dive into their backgrounds in what are trailblazing careers. They both started out at a time when the industry barely existed. Amelie is a Building Scientist at EcoSynergy—a leader in energy performance, they work with homeowners and home builders to create customized plans for highly efficient homes. Tune in to: -Find out w...

Peter Darlington Facebook: Solar Homes Inc.-Calgary’s Net-Zero Energy Homes Twitter: @SolarHomesInc In this episode Shawna catches up with Peter Darlington-the founder and owner of Solar Homes Inc.. He is the leader in Canada on net zero renovations and his passion is emissions reductions. Tune in to find out: -The difference between net-zero and passive house. -Whether any home can be retrofitted...

Angela Bustamante Attention building science nerds! This episode is for you.  Angela Bustamante is the Director of Technical Services and Quality Assurance at Building Knowledge Canada. Her superpower is delivering guidance to industry on energy efficiency components and systems as they relate to building codes. angela@buildingknowledge.ca LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-bustamant...

In this episode Shawna breaks it down with Natalie Irwin, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Efficiency Canada .  The national voice for an energy efficient economy. Not only is Natalie helping to change the landscape for the better by being a voice and advocate in this sector, she is up to very interesting things! She works full time and is pursuing her Master’s degree and learning to bec...

Paul Gagliardi In this episode Shawna catches up with Paul Gagliardi, the Managing Director at NRGwise, an energy assessment consulting company deeply passionate and committed to our environment. His growing team of advisors is making great impact in the efficiency space. -Tune in to find out about the Greener Homes Grant, you could receive funding for energy efficiency retrofits. -Listen to Paul’...

Mark Carver  Twitter at @CanmetENERGY_O  LinkedIn at @CanmetENERGY Ottawa Attention building science nerds! This episode is for you. In this episode Shawna talks to Mark Carver, project lead for CanmetEnergy at Natural Resources Canada-the country’s leading research and technology organization in the field of clean energy. Getting to net-zero requires innovation. THIS episode is your ins...

Diane Snelgrove In this episode of This Must Be The Place , Shawna speaks to Diane Snelgrove, Enterprise Development Officer at the Saint John Community Loan Fund. Diane has held many hats in her diverse career but one thing that has been a constant is her natural ability to bring out the best ideas in aspiring entrepreneurs and help them launch and scale their businesses. She is a force. Next Inc...

Cindy Gareau manager@cacea.ca Shawna’s guest in this episode is Cindy Gareau, the Executive Director of CACEA (The Canadian Association of Consulting Energy Advisors). She champions the profession of energy advising, well because it’s pretty important. Yet, not much is known about the work they do. Cindy is here to change that! Highlights: -Listen to understand why she says that Energy Advisors “a...

Carla Harder carla@bluehouseenergy.com In today’s episode Shawna speaks to Carla Harder-a member of her Blue House Energy team. Carla is the Program Coordinator and oversees energy efficiency training. Her superpower (among many) is effectively engaging those that are underrepresented in the industry. Highlights: -Tune in to find out why she says “dry wallers are the ones who know how to ice cakes...

Andy Cockburn In this episode Shawna talks to industry expert Andy Cockburn. He is the Director of Education and Training at NAIMA ( the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association). A red seal general carpenter by trade and a certified passive house consultant. He’s been influencing the younger generation of talent teaching at Algonquin college the past 15 years—though he says he learns f...

Coming soon. This Must Be the Place: The Science Building Podcast.  Host/Producer - Shawna Henderson shawna@bluehouseenergy.com Producer - Tanya Chedrawy tanya@tanyamedia.com Technical Producer - Michael Boyd michaelboyd@podcastatlantic.com A Production of: Blue House Energy bluehouseenergy.com/                 &n...