Case Studies – Page 2

September 20, 2022

Case Study: Vancouver City Hall

Case Study: Vancouver City Hall The City of Vancouver embarks on its plan to decarbonize City Hall As part of its multi-phased City Hall decarbonization project, the City of Vancouver installed an Aermec NRP air-to-water heat pump in late 2017 […]

May 10, 2022

Case Study: Sharing (Heat) is Caring

Case Study: Sharing (Heat) is Caring Deep Emissions Reduction Achieved at Kitsilano Community Centre Community and recreation centres are often a major source of emissions in a municipality’s building portfolio, but recreation centres with ice rinks offer a big opportunity […]

May 6, 2022

Case Study: Decarbonizing Coquitlam Centre Mall

Case Study: Decarbonizing Coquitlam Centre Mall Capturing Waste Heat with a Heat Recovery Chiller Coquitlam Centre is a mall, owned and operated by Morguard Corporation, with a gross leasable area of 86,400 m2 (930,000 ft2). In January 2016, a Trane RTWD […]

May 6, 2022

Case Study: Park Place

Case Study: Park Place Adding a Heat Recovery Chiller to Reduce Emissions Park Place, located in downtown Vancouver, is one of the largest office towers in BC. Driven by long-term financial and environmental considerations, the building owners have invested in […]

February 14, 2022

SFU Parcel 21

SFU Parcel 21 The reality is, not all dreams come true. Some projects aiming for the highest energy performance standards collide against the reality of construction costs. The SFU Parcel 21 project team was confronted with this challenge and had […]

November 27, 2021

A Deep Retrofit of Crown Manor

November 16, 2021

Deep Emissions Retrofit of a 1968 Office Tower

Deep Emissions Retrofit of a 1968 Office Tower We’ve all heard about the staggering number of building retrofits required to meet B.C.’s 2030 GHG target for the building sector – 59 – 64% less than 2007 levels. But what kind […]

September 15, 2021

Decarbonization of a Commercial Domestic Hot Water System

Further resources: This retrofit project was part of our Deep Emissions Retrofit event on Tue Sep 21, 2021 and was presented by Nicky Arthur, Energy & Sustainability Manager, Colliers. Access slides and more from the event HERE. Read the Globe […]

August 31, 2021

Case Study: 825 Pacific Street

One of the most recent additions to the City of Vancouver’s building portfolio is a shining example of the City’s aspirations for all new buildings. This all-electric, high-performance building is the country’s first art studio building that meets the stringent […]

July 7, 2021

Video & Playbook: Thermal Bridging In Net-Zero Energy-Ready Building Design

July 2021: Thermal Bridging In Net-Zero Energy-Ready Building Design From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series Overview Minimizing thermal bridging through the building envelope is a key design aspect for achieving net-zero energy-ready (NZER) buildings. However, this can seem quite complicated […]

June 1, 2021

Video & Playbook: Life Cycle Assessment Practice to Estimate Embodied Carbon in Buildings

June 2021: Life Cycle Assessment Practice to Estimate Embodied Carbon in Buildings From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment The building sector is a significant contributor to the planet’s rising levels of greenhouse gases (GHG) and […]

May 20, 2021

Case Study: Carrington View

When Highstreet Ventures (Highstreet) began the Carrington View rental development, there was no municipal requirement to meet any step of the BC Energy Step Code (Step Code). While the Step Code had recently been introduced, only a select group of […]