Kitsilano, 2211 West Fourth – Multiresidential

Geothermal comfort goes low-rise in Kitsilano, British Columbia.
In 1991 Vancouver became the Canadian city to incorporate energy efficiency measures into a by-law. The standards apply to all new buildings and additions, except for one-Family and two-family dwellings, By-law 6871 was Vancouver's attempt to reduce environmental impact and operation costs of buildings in the Lower Mainland.

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Oliver – Curling Club

The Oliver Curling Club, in Oliver BC, was built in 1974. The conventional ice plant and electric heating system was replaced with an integrated geothermal refrigeration and heating system in 1994.

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Richmond – Bob McMath Secondary School

The Bob McMath Secondary School could have installed a conventional heating and cooling system that would have consumed 1.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity AND 1,800 gigajoules of natural gas, for an annual energy cost of $79,000.

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