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What is Deep Energy Retrofit?

Learn about the urgency, requirements, and challenges of deep energy retrofits as a critical strategy for reducing building emissions and strengthening climate resilience

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Free
Course Length:
1 Hour
Career Stage:
All Career Stages
EP PD Credits:
3
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Regular Price:
Free
Course Length:
1 Hour
Career Stage:
All Career Stages

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Speaker: Andy Cockburn
Senior Director, Education and Impact - NAIMA Canada

Andrew Cockburn is the Senior Director of Education and Impact at NAIMA Canada, where he oversees professional development, training initiatives, and sector-wide engagement to promote insulation excellence and energy-efficient retrofits.

Topics Covered:

  • Definition and purpose of deep energy retrofits
  • Importance of deep energy retrofits for climate resilience and emissions reduction
  • Planning requirements, audits, and performance guidelines
  • Financial and logistical challenges, including high costs and temporary relocation
  • Workforce development and considerations for embodied carbon

Reconnaissance des terres

Dans un esprit de respect, de réciprocité et de vérité, nous honorons et reconnaissons Moh’kinsstis, le territoire traditionnel du Traité 7 et les pratiques orales de la confédération des Pieds-Noirs : Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, ainsi que les nations Îyâxe Nakoda et Tsuut’ina. Nous reconnaissons que ce territoire abrite la Nation métisse de l’Alberta, la région 3 au sein de la patrie historique des Métis du Nord-Ouest. Enfin, nous reconnaissons toutes les nations qui vivent, travaillent et se divertissent sur ce territoire, et qui l’honorent et le célèbrent.

Land Acknowledgment

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we recognize all Nations who live, work and play on this land and honour and celebrate this territory.