In this episode Imogen speaks to Richard Hall, an Indigenous Leader from Nuxalk Nation, a First Nation community in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s Central Coast. Equipped with 35 years of experience in the construction sector, Richard put pen to paper to establish The West Coast Building Standard to create culturally appropriate, affordable, and energy-efficient homes for coastal and other indigenous communities. To further future-proof Bella Coola, he has been behind a home construction programme teaching community members how to build to this new standard and leverage local supply chains. Special thanks to BC Housing for providing footage of Bella Coola https://www.bchousing.org/ @EverythingElectricShow @fullychargedshow 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Homes in the Nuxalk Nation and the West Coast Building Standard 02:06 What are the challenges facing indigenous communities? 03:17 What is the West Coast Building Standard? 05:50 Building Homes using the Standard 06:50 Cost savings 07:21 Biggest challenge to making the standard and training possible 09:02 What next? 10:05 An inclusive clean energy transition Why not come and join us at our next Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff Become a Fully Charged SHOW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshw To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show - Everything Electric CANADA - Vancouver Convention Centre - 6th, 7th & 8th September 2024 - Everything Electric (UK) SOUTH - Farnborough International - 11th, 12th & 13th October 2024 - Everything Electric AUSTRALIA - Sydney Showground - 7th, 8th & 9th March 2025 - Everything Electric (UK) LONDON - ExCel - 16th, 17th & 18th April 2025 - Everything Electric EUROPE, USA & (UK) NORTH - dates for 2025, 2026 & 2027 to be confirmed #electriccars #electricvehicles #tesla #elonmusk #byd #homeenergy #cleanenergy