Kitchener Braun's Bicycle Store

Braun's Bicycle Store, a family-owned business in southern Ontario, expanded in 1985 to larger retail and service facilities to accommodate a growing business. The building used to be heated with an old oil-fired furnace; there was no air conditioning and hot water was provided by electric resistance heating. The store owners were faced with a choice between gas or oil-fired combustion equipment with electrical air conditioning and a GeoExchange (geothermal) heating and cooling system.

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Markham – Father Michael McGiveney Secondary School

Not only was the Engineering & Design Department at McGill University able to restore one of the campus' architectural landmarks but, by deciding to incorporate a ground-coupled heat pump system in Lady Meredith House, annual heating and cooling costs were cut by almost 40%.

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Northumberland – Plainville Elementary School

The concept of transferring heat from the earth's surface is an economic and environmental choice for schools, but reducing the load before installing the heating source remains the best investment for saving money.

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Trenton – St Paul Secondary

Like many of its academic counterparts throughout Ontario, St Paul Catholic High School is a single story building with conventional insulation (R-12 in the brick and block cavity wall, R-20 in the roof, 15% fenestration).

But the Hastings - Prince Edward County Roman Catholic Separate School Board decided to do something a bit unconventional a decade ago, when it decided that it wanted to incorporate an earth energy system that would provide heating, cooling, and air conditioning for the facility.

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Next Energy Winery Installations, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Stratus Wines is located on a 53 acre estate near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. It produces wines for a worldwide market. It is one of the newest wineries in Ontario and has already made a name for itself on the global stage. J.L. Groux, the winemaker, is internationally renowned for his first-class wines.

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