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The neglected clean heat we flush down the drains

BBC Summary In this part of Vancouver, innovative technology is harnessing heat from wastewater and using it as a renewable energy source to heat homes. When the occasional snowfall dusts the streets of Vancouver in the midst of winter, the layer of white can quickly become...

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Our bodies, buildings, and computers give off a lot of waste heat. Cities and scientists are learning to harness it for energy.

Insider Summary Heat is energy , and we waste a lot of it every day. As our machines, buildings, and bodies burn fuel to function, they emit heat into the atmosphere. Cities are throbbing with this thermal byproduct; they get up to 7 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the...

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Creative Energy and BC Hydro collaborating to decarbonize downtown Vancouver

Press Release Summary Creative Energy is proposing a bold new plan with the help of BC Hydro to bring low-carbon energy to its existing and future customers in downtown Vancouver. Many Vancouverites living downtown may not be aware that their heating comes from a plant at 720 Beatty Street...

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Division 15 Mechanical making a name for itself with district energy systems

Peter Caulfield, Journal of Commerce Summary Division 115 Mechanical Ltd. is a Surrey, B.C.-based company that provides design-build, design-assist and construction services for mechanical systems in British Columbia. The company is also making a name for itself as a specialist in...

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Versaprofiles Awarded Largest Canadian Geothermal Energy Project Contract

Press Release Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse (Canada), March 28th, 2019 – A newly signed agreement has made Versaprofiles the leading Canadian supplier of geothermal loops. Vancouver International Airport recently launched its massive facility expansion plan, including the construction of the...

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Illusion of two buildings: Fluid design for office redevelopment of Vancouver's Central Steam plant

Carlito Pablo, Straight Summary It looks like two buildings, but it’s actually just one. It’s an illusion created by the fluid design of the proposed office redevelopment of the Central Steam plant site in Downtown Vancouver. Located at the southeast corner of Beatty and West Georgia...

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Model of Bjarke Ingels-designed central power plant on show

Joannah Connolly, Vancouver Courier Summary Vancouver developer Westbank seems to be pushing ahead with its ambitious plans to supply low-cost energy throughout downtown Vancouver, with the unveiling of the model of its new power plant and commercial development – despite not yet gaining...

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Q&A: Is building low-carbon neighbourhoods sustainable?

Joannah Connolly, Delta Optimist Summary Atop a forested mountain in Burnaby lies UniverCity, an enclave that was created in the mid-90s to house Simon Fraser University faculty, staff and students, and be a model of a sustainable neighbourhood. More than a decade on, the community now...

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Creative Energy Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer

Press Release, Globe Newswire VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Creative Energy, which owns and operates one of the largest thermal energy networks in Canada, today announced that Krishnan Iyer, a seasoned district energy and infrastructure executive, has joined the company as President and Chief...

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Southeast False Creek Neighborhood Energy System

The Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility uses waste thermal energy captured from sewage to provide space heating and hot water to buildings in Southeast False Creek. This recycled energy eliminates more than 60% of the greenhouse gas pollution associated with heating buildings....

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