The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Green Building Technologies Tech-Access Centre (GBTAC) and the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association (ANFCA) have partnered on a multi-year retrofitting project to help create more energy efficient Friendship Centres around the province, and build awareness for climate action in Indigenous communities.

“This series of summits not only aim to bring awareness to the building retrofitting needs, but to create lasting connections between communities, industry and professionals. It’s our hope that these relationships will provide lasting positive impacts beyond the project’s timeline, creating valuable building and retrofitting resources for Centres and the communities they support,” says Melanie Ross, Scientific Strategy Lead, Green Building Technologies, SAIT.

The upcoming summits will take place in May, October and November at the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre, Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre in Fort McMurray and Miywasin Friendship Centre in Medicine Hat, respectively. These dates will be confirmed within the coming months. Prior to the summits, communities are encouraged to engage with local infrastructure service providers to create lasting relationships beyond the project period, supporting continuous improvement at each of the Centres.

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