2012 QUEST Community Energy Builder Award
The Winner of the 2012 QUEST Community Energy Builder Award is:
Christenson Equities Ltd., for its comprehensive plans to redevelop the Southwoods community in Edmonton, Alberta, increasing density and integrating energy using Combined Heat & Power generation, borehole thermal energy storage, and a micro smart grid power system.
Photo: Bruce MacFarlane accepts the 2012 QUEST Community Energy Builder Award on behalf of Christensen Equities Ltd. from QUEST Board of Directors, Michael Harcourt and Patricia Newson.
Congratulations to the other Finalists:
Municipality of Ritchot, Manitoba, for its completed Ile-Des-Chenes project which includes a new 30,000 sq. ft. LEED Silver Community Centre and a district geothermal heat pump system that interconnects the facility’s three buildings.
The City of Surrey, for its plans to install the largest Organics Biofuel Facility in Canada which will produce renewable natural gas from city waste and use it to fuel the municipality’s vehicle fleet, in addition to a number of district energy projects.
The Winner of the 2012 QUEST Community Energy Builder Award was announced at the QUEST GALA Dinner & Awards Ceremony, November 20, at Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnipeg.