Oshawa Energy Conservation Fiar

Energy Conservation Fair
A summary video interviews of various vendors at the fair

Winner of Door Prizes

The following are the names of attendees who won door prizes at the Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair, held on Wed. Feb 27th, 2008 in Oshawa, Ontario List of Draws and Recipents ll gifts have are NOT redeemable by the winner for a cash equivalent Winner Donation Item Derek Turnball courtesy of CallRich EcoServices, Spray foam Insulation June Davies and Bill Craig courtesy of CAWDREC, Anti-Cancer book Lisa Robinson courtesy of Copgold Trading, Solar Hot Water Site Assessment Gretchen courtesy of City of Oshawa, 3 month membership at Oshawa Community centres Mr. O Krout,courtesy of Envirosponsible, Rainbarrel Mr. Lott, courtesy of Friends of the Earth canvas bag and CD Dave Stone,courtesy of Gentek, 5 sq of Insulated siding Jenn Cameron, PlanetEnergy LiveClean Certification Mike Mell courtesy of , Sunshade, Hunter Douglas, Windows Shades James Gilber courtesy of Home Depot Programmable Thermosat Kathey Majereik,courtesy of Oshawa PUC Networks Conservation Kit Carrie Modeste courtesy of Ontario I.C.F. Supply Inc, Foam gun and case of foam Cathy Fowlie,courtesy of Thermapan, Insulating Gun and Foam Bill Cornelius, courtesy of Willis, Conservation Kit Mike Foley courtesy of Yanch Heating Programmable Thermostat Name undisclosed, courtesy of Ford Underwood, DVD Name undisclosed, courtesy of Testing 123 Dan Powell, courtesy of Southern Exposure Systems, Solar Blind TBA Testing I23 House System Tune-Up Lee Allin courtesy of Durham Region Works Hi Efficiency Toilet To see pictures of the winners Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair Pictures

Successful Event

The first Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair went off without a hitch.

A few Statistics

Numbers
23 Vendors
600+ people at the event
23 door prices valued at $6600
250 Energy Kits given away
23 Video interviews
7 Podcast interviews

Comments from Vendors
All vendors either commented either good or excellent for every element of the event from location, advertising, cost of the event etc etc

The vendors and participants were very pleased.

We will be having the Videocasts and Podcasts posted at the www.besustainable.com website in the near future after post production

Glenn

Interview with ECSO

Jason Dasti interviews Glenn McKnight, Energy Conservation Society of Ontario

Listen to the podcast at Sound Sustainable Podcasts at

http://besustainable.com/audio/ECSo.mp3

Besustainable is a webblog created by Ryan Wiseman

One Day Left

Only one day left for the fair

A special thanks to our vendors for contributing door prizes which include

Door Prizes include:

• 5 Squares of insulated siding
• Voucher discount for spray foam insulation
• Insulating gun and foam
• 3 month family pass for Oshawa recreation facilities
  
• Anti-cancer book
• Rain barrel
• High Efficiency Toilet
• Solar assessment
• Hunter Douglas Window fashions
• And more
  

Giveaways
600 lightbulbs
250 Energy Kits


Time 1 oclock

Parking at North end of the Legends Centre


Glenn

Podcast interview with Ryan Wiseman

Podcast Interview on the Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair
Jason is interviewed by Ryan Wiseman of Besustainable.
Listen to the podcast at

Besustainable

Flick Off Campaign

Interesting Facebook page on the Flick Off Campaign
Flick Off is a Canadian advertising campaign intended to promote energy conservation by reducing electricity usage.

Its sponsors include MuchMusic, Roots Canada, Environmental Defence Canada and the Government of Ontario. Some view this program as a continuation of the scrapped program One-Tonne Challenge in global perspective.

The motivation for the campaign is both to reduce energy consumption for its own sake and also with the aim of reducing carbon emissions to ultimately combat global warming.

www.flickoff.org

Come for the food, and stay for the CAKE!

We are pleased to announce that our vendors have stepped up to the plate and are providing another good reason to come to the Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair. More donations are expected before the event.

We expect to have 15 door prizes.

As of Friday we have contributions of
-CFL bulbs for each attendee courtesy of OneChange and Friends of the Earth
-Energy Saving Kits courtesy of Friends of the Earth

Donation for draw @ 5 o clock

Rich Krechowicz, CallRich EcoServices, $200 Home Energy Insulation certificate

Dave Renaud, CAWDREC, $25 Book, Cancer 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic.

Chris Opydo, Copgold Trading, $150 Solar Hot Water Site Assessment

Chad Pescoe, Envirosponsible, $89 Waterbarrel

Jeff Watson, Gentek, $1,000 5 sq of Insulated siding

Charlie Slack, Sunshade, $250 Hunter Douglas, Windows Shades

Jim Gaylor, Yanch Heating Programmable Thermostat

Scotty Chisholm, Testing I23 $1,000 House System Tune-Up

Annette Lagois, Durham Region $180 Hi Efficiency Toilet

Thank you very much

Glenn

Envirosponsible

store

This new store in Whitby fills an important void in reducing the waste stream to landfills.
Contractors and DIY would find this service a real bonus.

We are pleased to acknowledge their support for the Oshawa Energy Conservation fair by donating a
Rain barrel for the draw at the event. Thanks

EnergyIdeas.org - Utility Marketing and Outreach - Energy Efficiency - Utility Energy Resources

EnergyIdeas.org - Utility Marketing and Outreach - Energy Efficiency - Utility Energy Resources

American website with some excellent energy saving tips

Energy Idea Clearing House

WWEC 2008

WWEC 2008
Wind Energy Conference in Kingston
Date: June 24-26, 2008

Be Sustainable > Mission Statement | A blog dedicated to living in harmony with Mother Earth

Be Sustainable > Mission Statement | A blog dedicated to living in harmony with Mother Earth

Tree Hugger

US Based Eco-focused portal
http://www.treehugger.com/

Durham Eco-Fair- Feb 18

The Durham Chapter is holding an ECO-FAIR on “Family Day”, 18 Feb., 2008 at Centennial-Albert United Church

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Church is located at 19 Rosehill Blvd., Oshawa (across from the Oshawa Centre)

There will be displays, workshops, & GREAT, GREEN Ideas.

Call 905-666-5962 for more info.

Look for the FSBC booth promoting the Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair and talk to the organizers

Native Wind and Green Tags

Visit Bob Gough's website for Intertribal Coup and Native Wind
Bob and Pat Spears recently won an award in Switzerland for their work.

I have worked on a couple of projects with Bob in Arizona with the Hopi Reservations and a fundraising Ride for Energy Independence.

See Pat's son great video

Click on http://www.nativewind.org/index.html#


Enjoy

Bill Kemp Interview: Savings from Switching Lightbulbs

Listen to a interesting podcast arranged by Ryan Wiseman of Besustainable.ca
Ryan interviews author Bill Kemp, a Canadian renewable energy expert and author on the same subject.

Link to the Podcast
http://besustainable.com/weblog/2006/07/25/podcast-interview-with-bill-kemp/

Also see
Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA
http://www.cansia.ca

EcoENERGY Retrofit Program

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/personal/retrofit-homes/retrofit-qualify-grant.cfm?attr=4

Thinking of ways to make your home more energy efficient? Here's what you can do to reduce your energy consumption and receive grants through ecoENERGY Retrofit.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new residential energy efficiency assessment service to owners of single family homes, including detached, semi-detached and low-rise multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) that are no more than three storeys high. Under the ecoENERGY Retrofit program, property owners can qualify for federal grants by improving the energy efficiency of their homes and reducing their home's impact on the environment.

NRCan-certified energy advisors conduct a detailed on-site assessment of your home's energy use from the attic down to the basement. They then provide you with a personalized report, including a checklist of recommended retrofits to improve the energy efficiency of your home or MURB and, in some cases, to reduce water consumption. The report also shows the grant amounts for each eligible upgrade that you can receive by carrying out these energy-saving improvements.

On the following pages, you will find a list of improvements covered under ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes and the corresponding grant amounts. The maximum grant you can receive for a home or MURB is $5,000.

The grant is calculated and based on amounts that are in effect at the time of the post-retrofit evaluation (E evaluation).

Effective January 1, 2008

Carbon Calculator Website

You can check out this website that calculates the Carbon footprint of your vehicle
it is from Terrapass

Interesting group involved in Carbon offsets

Update at the Fair

We are pleased to announce that the Friends of the Earth will be attending the fair and will be providing their highly successful ENERGY GREEN BOXES

See picture

These kits include cost effective draft proofing items in a recyclable box

Vendor List

Vendor Website
Here is the list effective Wed. Feb 13th, 2008

Callrich
www.callrichecoservices.com

Copgold
www.copgotrading.com

CAW Durham Region Environmental Council
http://www.cawdrec.com

City Of Oshawa
htp://www.oshawa.ca

Steve Snider Construction/Ontario ICF supplies
http://www.stevesnider.ca

Durham E Bike Association
http://www.durhamebikeassociation.org/Home/index.html

Durham Electric Vehicle Association
http://www.durhamelectricvehicles.com/

Durham Region Works
http://www.region.durham.on.ca/

EnergyQuality
http://www.enerquality.ca

Enviroresponsible
http://www.envirosponsible.com/

Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities(FBSC)
http://www.fbsc.org

Friends of the Earth
http://www.foecanada.org

GenTek
http://www.gentek.ca

Home Depot
http://www.homedepot.ca

Hydrive
http://www.hy-drive.com

Oshawa Public Utilities Network Inc.
http://www.opuc.on.ca


Planet Energy
http://planetenergy.ca/

Sun Shade
http://www.sunshade-blinds.com

Testing 123

Thermapan
www.thermapan.com

United Lumber
www.unitedlumber.biz

Willis
http://www.4willis.com

Yanch Heating
http://www.yanchheating.com

We have other vendors who have yet verify their attendance but we are already at capacity.
We will continue to take names

Glenn's Background

Glenn McKnight
I am the author of this blog and of one of the volunteers for the Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair

My personal Facebook location is located at
http://www.facebook.com/people/Glenn_McKnight/537465183



A bit of background
Founder of the Energy Conservation Society of Ontario.
My main focus for the past ten years has been on International projects in China. We co-sponsored an Environmental conference with the Chinese Energy Conservation Association which we have a partnership.

I produced a nine part video series called Energy Tips for the Homeowner available to schools across Canada at no cost Authored two apprenticeship programs Development skills training programs for At Risk Youth for the built environment
Author of a paper on Green Jobs

On the entreprenuership level, I worked in South Africa and I invested and co-owned BayGen Power Products for Canada which produced the Windup radio and flashlight

I have been directly involved for the past five years on developing a Free and Open Source Software Certification in 43 countries worldwide.

Meet Joan Kerr, Show Administrator

Joan Kerr
Director General
Foundation for Sustainable Communities
She is the administrator for the project.
Visit
Http://www.fbsc.org

To learn more about Joan's international projects visit the website

Glenn McKnight Facebook Page

Glenn McKnight, Coordinator of Oshawa Energy Conservation has posted a new Facebook page about the fair

Visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8320902807

Promotional Video of Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBZ4O4SZoz0
Short promotional video about the show

New Face Book Page

Visit the new
Community Energy Conservation Facebook page was created by the event coordinator Jason Dasti
New video is uploaded at the website

Count down to Fair

Friday February 8th
The maximum number of vendors have been reached for the show.
A waiting list of vendors is being made just in case we have any cancellations

Media Campaign Update

Look for ads and articles on Feb 15th, 22nd, 24th in Oshawa This Week and Feb 13 and Feb 20th in the Oshawa Express


Also, listen into CKDO 1480 for short radio clips promoting the show.

Posters and flyers have been dropped at all the Oshawa Libraries, Senior Centres and politician offices in Oshawa

Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair

Wed Feb 27, 2008
Legends Centre
1661 Harmony Road
Oshawa, Ontario