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Presentations
Each month, September to June, the EMTF Saskatoon Chapter invites a guest speaker to present to the group. These presentations are noted in the tables for 2011 to the present year. Some of these presentations that can be downloaded from before 2011 are shown below the tables.
These hybrid breakfast meetings start at 7:00 AM at the Confederation Inn, 3330 Fairlight Drive, in Saskatoon.
In person meetings include breakfast. EMTF membership ($110 for the year) includes breakfast for all 10 meetings September 2024 to June 2025. Meeting drop in attendance is $25.
Student EMTF membership is $80 for the year including breakfast or $15 for drop in attendance with a valid
student card.
Please note that we keep in person attendance records for these meeting presentations that attendees fill in and can be used for APEG Formal Activity CPD credits.
The online meeting sessions are still free. Specific details are noted in the Presentation Topic link.
Please note that the online meetings start at 7:30 AM.
If you would like to be added to our mail list for notification of EMTF events, monthly presentations and other information of interest to our group, email us at contact@emtfsask.ca
For further information Email contact@emtfsask.ca or contact: Bill Popiel (Treasurer (306) 374-3003).
2025 Presentations
Date |
speaker |
Organization |
Presentation Topic |
June 4th |
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TBD |
May 7th |
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TBD |
April 2nd |
Ryan Jansen |
SRC |
Sask Powers First Renewable Microgrid |
March 5th |
Erin Akins |
City of Saskatoon |
The City of Saskatoon’s Climate Action Plan 2025 |
February 5th |
René Kreutzwieser |
NRG Inspections and Consulting |
Net Zero Home Labelling Program |
January 8th |
Glen Wright |
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Home ground source heatpump system |
2016 Presentations
Date |
speaker |
Organization |
Presentation Topic |
December 7th |
Ronn Lepage |
Vereco Homes |
Eco-retrofits |
November 2nd |
Naomi Christensen |
Canada West Foundation |
Saskatchewan's Hydro Option. An excerpt from Power Up: The Hydro Option. |
October 5th |
Robin Adair |
The Green Builder Inc. |
Temperance Ave Passive House |
September 7th |
Peter Prebble |
Saskatchewan Environmental Society |
Climate Change update |
June 1st |
Terry Nelson |
Federated Co-operatives Limited |
Energy Efficiency Initiatives at Retail Co-operatives across Western Canada |
May 4th |
Ronn Lepage |
Vereco Homes |
Reducing Water Consumption in Your Home. |
April 6th |
Dr. Brett Dolter |
Canadian Society for Ecological Economics. |
Compare the costs, GHG emissions, jobs impacts, and sustainability impacts of competing pathways for lowering GHG emissions in Saskatchewan’s electricity sector |
March 2nd |
Dave Fetsch |
Sun Ridge Residential Inc. |
Roof Ice Daming and Exterior Moisture Control in Residential Construction |
February 3rd |
Brent Veitch
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Rock Paper Sun |
The current state of grid-tied solar electric installations |
January 6th |
Dr. Carey Simonson |
UofS College of Engineering |
Energy exchangers for HVAC systems and district heating includs an update on heat recovery work with Venmar. |
2015 Presentations
Date |
speaker |
Organization |
Presentation Topic |
December 2nd |
Chris Richards |
City of Saskatoon |
City of Saskatoon energy upgrades to City buildings and other projects of intrest. |
November 4th |
Karen Mallory |
Sustainable Development Technology Canada |
Overview of ongoing projects |
October 7th |
Kent Rathwell |
Sun Country Highway |
Sun Country Highway |
September 9th |
Josh Quintal |
City of Saskatoon |
Saskatoon's planned Recovery Park and biomass boilers |
June 3rd |
Mark Bigland-Pritchard |
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interim findings from modelling some options for electrical futures in Saskatchewan. |
May 6th |
Barry Hertz |
U of S (Retired) |
‘Hybrid Vehicle Trends’ will look at some past developments and current hybrid statistics |
April 1st |
Les McPherson/ Peter Prebble |
StarPhoenix / Saskatchewan Environmental Society |
debate: Be it resolved that climate change is real and we can address it with energy choices. |
March 4th |
Ken Coutu |
Know Energy |
Energy Savings Potential and RD&D Opportunities for Non-Vapor-Compression HVAC Technologies |
February 4th |
Ian Loghran |
First Nations Power Corp |
Discuss their mission, vision, & goals |
January 7th |
Paul Hanley |
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Paul's book 11 discusses the future of the world when our population is 11 billion |
2014 Presentations
Date |
speaker |
Organization |
Presentation Topic |
December 3rd |
Bob Halliday |
Saskatchewan Environmental Society |
SaskPower Yes We Can study |
November 5th |
Harold Orr |
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Lessons learned in energy efficient housing |
October 1st |
Mike Nemeth |
Radiance Cohousing Website |
Radiance co-housing - current plans and goals |
September 3rd |
Brian Sawatzky |
Confederation Inn |
How a Buisness Can Survive on a Low-Carbon Diet |
June 4th |
Rob Dumont |
Dumont & Associates |
Super efficient multi-family buildings on the prairies |
May 14th |
Kevin Thirston |
Thurston Engineering Services |
The Comissioning Process |
April 2nd |
Margaret Asmuss |
University of Saskatchewan |
UofS Environmental Strategy |
March 5th |
Rob Dumont & Frank Dietz |
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Energy and Water Retrofit of Monticello Condominium in Saskatoon |
February 5th |
Ryan Jansen |
Saskatchewan Reasearch Council |
Project Presentation - Assessing the value of storage as it relates to renewable energy sources and their inherent volatility. |
January 8th |
Peter Prebble |
Director of Environmental Policy with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society |
Uranium mine reclaimation |
2013 Presentations
Date |
speaker |
Organization |
Presentation Topic |
Dec. 4, 2013 |
Joanne Fedyk |
Saskatchewan Waste Mangement Council |
The energy implications of recycling. |
Nov. 6 |
Andrew Wallace |
Planning & Development,
Facilities Management Division, U of S |
Green Buildings at the University of Saskatchewan |
October 2 |
Vince Russell |
Johnson Controls |
Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) For Commercial and Institutional Clients
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Sept. 4 2013 |
Mark Bigland Pritchard |
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CLIMATE CHANGE: TARGETS AND REALITIES
what climate scientists are saying we need to achieve, how our current targets and current performance match up to the science, and where we need to prioritize in order to do better. |
June 5 2013 |
Les Yard |
Technical Sales Representative Dow Chemical |
Energy, Building Science and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canadian Building |
May 1 |
Mareleine Nehme |
NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca |
Benchmarking of Buildings - Portfolio Manager - Automated Data Exchange Service- AB |
April 3 |
Ronn Lepage |
Vereco Homes Inc. |
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ECO RETROFITS |
March 6 |
Ken Coutu |
VENMAR CES & Know Energy Ecobuilding Consulting Inc. |
Raising The Bar of Efficiency. Desiccant Enhanced Air Conditioning using membrane exchangers. VENMAR CES a ces group company. |
March 6 |
Peter Prebble |
Director of Environmental Policy with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society |
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change. |
February 6 |
Chris Richards |
City of Saskatoon |
Auditing Energy Performance |
January 9 |
Chad Easterby |
Government of Saskatchewan, Engineering Services Branch, Enhanced Oil Group |
50 years of safe fracking in Saskatchewan |
2012 Presentations
Date |
speaker |
Organization |
Presentation Topic |
December 5 |
Lorie Parks |
Sask. Power Demand Side Management Group |
SaskPower Demand Side Management |
December 5 |
Angie Ortlepp |
Suncatcher Solar |
Suncatcher Solar's Gardenview Passive Solar Home Design |
November 7 |
Dr. Timothy Kelly |
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry,U of S. Tier II Canada Research Chair in Photovoltaics |
Organic Photovoltaics: Solar Energy Research at the University of Saskatchewan |
October 3 |
Ryan Jansen |
Good Steward Solutions |
Ryan Jansen showcases his family’s net zero home |
October 3 |
Steve Webster |
Radiation Safety, Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety |
Radon Survey and Mapping of Canada |
September 5 |
Ann Coxworth |
Saskatchewan Environmental Society |
An overview of a couple of recent significant changes in environmental legislation and regulation. |
June 6 |
Ewan Coxworth PhD. |
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What businesses are doing to reduce green house gas emissions, save money and improve the communities we live in |
May 2 |
Angie Bugg |
Saskatchewan Environmental Society |
The Saskatchewan Environmental Society Building Operator Training Program (BOT) and Energy Awareness (EA) Training overview. |
April 4 |
Geoffrey Waters |
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change Branch |
Saskatchwewans Green Initiatives Fund overview and and discuss opportunities for home-owners |
March 7 |
Chris James |
Saskatchewan Research Council |
Micro Combined Heat and Power for Saskatchewan |
February 1 |
Kevin Hudson |
Saskatoon Light & Power |
The City of Saskatoons world-class energy park at its landfill. |
January 12 |
Mark Johnson, PhD, RPF |
Saskatchewan Research Council |
An Overview of the Potential for Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems |
2011 Presentations
Date |
speaker |
Organization |
Presentation Topic |
December. 7 |
Terry Stott Sr.VP of Corp. Devlopment |
SHEC Energy Corp. |
Development of the most efficient suite of tools to collect, transfer and store solar thermal power |
November 2 |
Brent Veitch |
Rock Paper Sun |
Should we be incorporating active solar into our homes today
and, how does Solar Heating compare to Solar Electric Systems? |
October 13 |
Steve |
(NRCan) Office of Energy Efficiency |
overview of Natural Resources Canada's ecoENERGY Efficiency for Buildings programs. |
September 7 |
Mark Johnston PhD. |
U of S Soil Science Department |
An Overview of the Potential for Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems |
June 1 |
Angelika Ortlepp and Rohan Campbell |
Suncatcher Solar Ltd. |
Designing, Building and Living in Solar Homes – Some Results and Experiences |
May 4 |
Malcolm Wilson |
Petroleum Technology Research Centre, Saskatchewan |
CCS Challenges and an Overview of the Weyburn-Midale Project |
April 6 |
Craig Shear |
Solar Freedom International Inc. |
SOLAR ENERGY |
March 2 |
Tyler Dagenais |
PR Sustainable
Homes Inc. |
Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Construction |
February 2 |
Mark Bigland-Pritchard |
Low
Energy Design Ltd. |
Designing a Plan for the Electricity Sector Driven by a Response to the Laws of
Physics Rather Than Sectional Economic Interests” |
January 12 |
ELAINE WHEATON |
Saskatchewan Research Council |
Preparing for More Climate Change |
2010
Ritchard Huziak - Light Pollution: Energy Reduction and the Environment
Rob Dumont - Dumont & Associates - The Road to Net Zero (Presentation)
Brian Mohr - SaskPower Corporation -
Powering a Sustainable Energy Future (Presentation)
Mark Johnston - Sask Research Council -
Climate Change and Forest Management: An Overview (Presentation)
Brent Hancock - Osram Sylvania-
Not Your Grandmother's Lightbulb(Presentation)
2009
Ron Oberth, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
- Nuclear in Saskatchewan (Presentation)
Roger Peters, Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance
- Meeting Our Needs with Renewable Energy (Presentation)
2008
Paul Hanley
- Residential Commercial Development (Presentation)
Paul Hanley is co-development manager for Saskatoon’s Rivergreen Ecovillage.
The presentation describes the soon to be built ecovillage located at River Landing Phase 2 in downtown Saskatoon.
Kevin Thurston
- Best Practice - Commissioning: Manitoba Hydro's New Office Tower (Presentation)
Kevin Thurston is a Senior Project Manager at Integrated Designs. His presentation focuses on the challenges of commissioning, using
examples from the Manitoba Hydro Office Tower project.
Rob Dumont
- The Factor 9 Home: Reducing Energy Consumption by 90% (Presentation)
Rob Dumont, of Dumont and Associates, describes the Factor 9 high performance home in Regina.
Brian Mohr
- SaskPower Supply Plan (Presentation)
Brian Mohr is Acting Manager of Sustainable Supply Development for SaskPower.
His presentation provides an overview of SaskPower's plans for power generation within the province.
Chuck
Edwards - Why We Should Support Nuclear Power (Presentation)
Chuck
Edwards - Why We Should Support Nuclear Power (Notes)
Chuck Edwards is the Principal Metallurgist for the Cameco Corporation.
His presentation highlights the benefits of using nuclear power.
Ann
Coxworth - Nuclear Power, Why? Why not?
Ann Coxworth works for the Saskatchewan Environmental Society. Her presentation
looks at the pros and cons of nuclear power and the science behind the
technology.
2006
May
10 - Rob Dumont - Infrared Photography
Rob demonstrates a new, lightweight, handheld infrared camera for building
diagnostics. Presentation includes infrared photos of a well insulated
and sealed building, demonstrating how the camera can be used to tune
up an already good building.
Feb
1 - Duncan Hill (CMHC) - Apartment Building Top Ten Energy and Water Saving
Tips
Duncan Hill is an engineer with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
This presentation is taken from his work with the City of Cornwall's Social
Housing Division and is a summary of their top ten tips for saving energy
and water.
Jan
11 - Chris Richards - Factor 10 Retrofit of an Apartment Building
Chris Richards is a masters student in Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Saskatchewan. His research is sponsored by the Saskatchewan
Research Council and his thesis title is "Retrofitting a Multi-Unit
Residential Building to Reduce Purchased Energy by a Factor of 10."
This presentation highlights his progress so far. |
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