OVERVIEW
The purpose of this workshop was to communicate and gather input from Cambridge Bay community members, industry and Government employees on suitable building designs for the North. The event also introduced SAIT team members to the community and provided a walk-through virtual tour of designs implemented in the Green Building Technology research lab. This workshop was designed to refine ideas generated during earlier workshops through better understanding past and ongoing local energy efficiency projects.
PARTICIPANTS
MLA: Jeannie Hakongak Ehaloak,
Municipality: Marla Limousin, Valter Botelho-Resendes, Angela Gerbrandt
Aurora Energy Solutions: Tom Rutherdale
PI/KHS: Brendan Griebel, Pamela Gross, Sophie Pantin
CHARS: Chris Chisholm, Jason Etuangat, Bryan
SAIT: Melanie Ross, Hayley Puppato, Tom Jackman
DISCUSSION TOPICS
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Local drinking water, grey water, and sewage systems
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Importance of considering high efficiency appliances as a significant way of addressing many current housing issues dealing with water consumption and sewage output.
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Creating drainage/septic systems to facilitate cultural practices surrounding food and materials preparation (animal hide skinning, waste product removal, etc.).
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Passive solar and waste heat recovery
TRANSITIONS:
FROM IGLU TO TOWN
In 2019, PI/KHS brought the video company Reel Youth to Cambridge Bay to work with local youth to offer film making as a medium for technical skill-building and leadership development.
Reel Youth supported Inuinnait youth filmmakers as they spent time with their Elders, recording their stories, wisdom, and knowledge, and gaining a land-based understanding of the impacts of climate change. These videos and the time spent together have forged deep connections between generations and with the land, impacted through the history of colonization and the changing Arctic climate.
All films are recorded in Inuinnaqtun with English subtitles.