Made-in-Alberta – Retro-fitting – Home Energy Pioneer

Length: (4 min)

MIA (Ch. 12) Retro-fitting (Ep. 7) Home Energy Pioneer
Canada is an international leader in energy efficient and passive solar building design, dating back to work done at the Saskatchewan Research Council in the seventies and eighties. One of the pioneers, Harold Orr, discusses the necessity behind their inventions. And Bikeology Festival brings Bike2Work Breakfast to the cycling masses.

About Chapter 12 “Retro-fitting”
There's some exciting new building technologies in Alberta, but that's not nearly the whole picture. Many Albertans are also busy analyzing and upgrading the energy efficiency of our older buildings. How are they doing it, and how are they paying for it?

About “Bikeology TV”
BikeologyTV covers bicycle events, arts, activism, music and other bike-lectica from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Rainbow Bridge Communications Company and VELOfest Edmonton bring BikeologyTV to you on two wheels with velo-love.

About Made-in-Alberta (MIA) Series
Energy, water and climate, these are hot topics for the 21st Century. With conventional fuel reserves running out, water tables running low, and global temperatures running high, 96 percent of Albertans now want new energy solutions. Since 2004, Barb Allard and her Made-in-Alberta team have been finding these solutions and bringing them to community television and the world-wide-web.

For more information about Made-in-Alberta, visit http://madeinalberta.ca

Locations: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Links:
http://solaralberta.ca
http://bikeology.ca
http://shaw.ca
http://rbcc.ca

Date Produced: June 2010

Production Company: RBCC

Broadcaster: Shaw TV, Capital Region

Aired/Screened/Webcast:
Broadcast Shaw TV, Capital Region, June 2010
Uploaded to YouTube, June 2010
Uploaded to RBCC Web TV, June 2010

Available on DVD? - pending

Credits:
Executive Producer for RBCC: Barb Allard
Host & Narration: Barb Allard
Written & Directed: Barb Allard, Kyle Schneider
Cinematography & DOP: David Vasquez, Kevin Burdett, Jeremy Rittwage
Photography: courtesy of Harold Orr
Editor: Jeremy Rittwage, Kevin Burdett
Intro Sequences: Kyle Schneider, Jeremy Rittwage
Licensed Music: Soundtrack Pro music library

Interviewees & Experts (in order of appearance):
Mr. Harold Orr, Retired Professional Engineer and Carpenter
Molly Turnbull, VELOfest Edmonton

Additional Thanks to:
Grant MacEwan University Technical and Academic Staff

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