CGC announces the winners of the 4th GeoExchange Excellence awards

Montreal, June 22, 2010

Montréal, June 22, 2010 – The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition congratulates the 2010 winners of the 4th GeoExchange Excellence awards. The prizes will be awarded at a series of independent events in the coming months. The winner of the Leadership award will be announced in Montréal on November 15, 2010 at the 4th National GeoExchange Technical & Policy Forum.

In total, 12 applications were submitted and pre-selected though a number of technical criteria including:

-innovation, originality and complexity of the work in relation to the building use;
-technical difficulties encountered / solved in the project; demonstrated energy savings;
-to what extent the project influences building design in Canada and a more extensive use of geothermal energy;

-whether the project forms part of a global energy efficiency plan; and
-comfort for occupants and users.

Prizes of Excellence were awarded to:
-GeoSource for The Southwind Development
-CleanEnergyTM for The Banff Upper Hot Springs
-Dessau inc. for Palais de justice de Cowansville

An honourable mention from the Jury was awarded to:
-Teknika-HBA for Centre intégré de formation et d’innovation technologique de Victoriaville

An independent jury of energy experts agreed to manage the selection process:
-Cara Clairman, Vice President, Sustainable Development, OPG
-Ken Elsey, President & CEO, Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance
-Victoria Smith, Manager Aboriginal & Sustainable Communities, BC Hydro

The Canadian GeoExchange™ Coalition acts as the industry catalyst to unite private and public sector stakeholders, and to expand the market for geoexchange™ technology in Canada. As the nexus of information, training, certification, industry standards and public awareness, our mandate is to work with stakeholders to build the necessary infrastructure to foster the growth of the Canadian geoexchange™ industry. For more information, visit www.geoexchange.ca

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For inquiries, please contact: Sophie Martin (514) 807-7559, extension 23

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