Weatherization
Weatherization: A process that protects a building from the elements and improves its energy efficiency.
An all-Native crew runs The Native to Native Energy Sovereignty Weatherization program, grant-funded by the Department of Energy. The crew does energy assessments and retrofits to create safe, healthy homes, thus changing lives.
Last Fall, we were awarded a major "Native-to-Native Energy Sovereignty" grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy toward our Weatherization Assistance Program. Since then, we have been hard at work training our first cohort of home weatherization apprenticeship team, building out a Mobile Weatherization Installation and Training Lab and Workshop, and are preparing to begin home weatherization for qualifying homeowners around Pine Ridge this Fall.
A blower door is a machine that uses a powerful fan to test a building's air leakage. The fan is temporarily mounted in the frame of an exterior door. When the fan is turned on, it pulls air out of the building, lowering the air pressure.
This is one of the many tools our weatherization crew uses when they investigate homes to determine energy efficiency.
For more information on Red Cloud Renewable’s Weatherization Program please email:
WxCoordinator@redcloudrenewable.org
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If you are a tribal member living on Pine Ridge Reservation and you wish to apply for Weatherization Assistance from Red Cloud Renewable, please click the button below