Blue House Energy is inundated w/requests from folks interested in becoming an Energy Advisor. We’re not complaining! No, no, no, we’re super excited to answer all of your questions. So this is the first in a series on the business of being an EA, reflecting some of the common questions...
Energy Advisor: What's the Business Case?
Shawna HendersonJune 24, 2021
How Climate Impacts Home Construction in Canada
Shawna HendersonMay 19, 2021
Article updated May 2026 Understanding how climate zones impact energy loads in houses is crucial, especially as climate change continues to impact weather patterns and temperature extremes across the country. Climate zones, seasonal and daily fluctuations, wind patterns, hours of sunlight, solar energy potential - these are some of the...
Better Solutions for Your Home Efficiency Questions - Ask Shawna!
Shawna HendersonApril 14, 2021
Do you have questions about best practices for your home’s energy conservation? Do you need solutions to your heat loss problem? Worried if your home meets new requirements? Wondering how can you improve heating efficiency, especially if you live in a colder climate? Shawna Henderson responds to contractor advice and...
Becoming an Energy Advisor Webinar with Efficiency Canada
Shawna HendersonMarch 30, 2021
Shawna Henderson, CEO, Blue House Energy joins Corey Diamond, Executive Director, Efficiency Canada to discuss what it takes to become an energy advisor on the ‘Becoming’ webinar series. The ‘Becoming’ series gives you a chance to get to know some of the people that make up the energy efficiency sector,...
Top 8 Resources on Ventilation and Air Filtration
Shawna HendersonOctober 31, 2020
This article from Blue House Energy features 8 articles and resources that outline current best practices related to COVID-19, aerosol transmission, ventilation, and air filtration.
5 Items That Will Impact Your Future As A Home Builder or Renovator in Canada
Shawna HendersonOctober 16, 2020
Happy fall! It’s soon time to hunker down with a good read, in a warm room, with a hot beverage. Here are five items that will have an impact on anyone who is involved with home construction and renovation.
4 Essential Market Trends for the Residential Construction and Renovation Industry in 2021
Shawna HendersonOctober 02, 20201 comment
This article is a summary of a session titled Essential Market Trends to Grow Your Business presented on 30 September 2020 by Sara Gutterman, Co-Founder and CEO of Green Builder Media (online and print media for new construction, retrofit, and prefab) at the EEBA 2020 Virtual Summit. Green Builder Media has developed a pay-per use data...
3 Principles for Good IAQ: Eliminate, Ventilate, Filtrate
Shawna HendersonSeptember 25, 20201 comment
Between COVID, the coming winter, and wildfire smoke, there’s need for filtration as well as ventilation in buildings. Inexpensive, DIY solutions are available.
3 Things to Look for in Professional Development Training
Shawna HendersonSeptember 22, 20201 comment
Three things to look for in Professional Development Training.
How to Choose Continuing Education that Works for You
Shawna HendersonSeptember 15, 2020
How to match your online continuing education/professional development to your learning style.
Ventilation and Schools: Three Key Things You Need to Know
Shawna HendersonSeptember 03, 2020
Here’s a quick summary of three key things you need to know about ventilation in schools.
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Diversity.
Shawna HendersonJuly 24, 2020
WE ARE LIVING IN VOLATILE TIMES. The last few weeks - and let's face it, the last few months - have been full of discomfort, fear, and confusion. In addition to living through a health pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the tidal wave of protests, debate, and reaction...
Neutral Pressure Plane: 3 Challenges
Shawna HendersonJune 11, 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 challenges your understanding of the NPP with three scenarios.
A Day in the Life of an Energy Advisor
Shawna HendersonJune 05, 2020
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.
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.