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Summary
The Government of B.C.'s CO2 emission targets for the province are 40% below 2007 levels by 2030, 60% by 2040 and 80% by 2050. BCIT's targets are even bolder – 50%, 80% and 100% – and every building and system on its campuses is a potential source of those savings.
Our incentives and support have helped implement the ongoing re-commissioning of buildings and the optimization of systems. BCIT's new Health Sciences Centre is an all-electric building with an enhanced building envelope ; and at BCIT's downtown campus, the installation of a heat recovery system in the IT data centre has reduced campus GHG emissions by about 30%.
Agrawal points to the new Health Sciences Centre as a prime example. BCIT was able to harness energy for the centre from an existing geo-exchange field and share it with a neighbouring building. The geo-exchange field transfers heat to and from the buildings so that in summer, heat is removed from buildings and stored underground in 72 wells, each 75 metres deep. During the winter, it's extracted to heat the building.
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