2005 Energy Aware Awards

In 2005 we were impressed by both the quality and quantity of applications...and the savings that they achieved.

Below are links to the 2005 Energy Aware Award applications.

To see the winning application from the City of North Vancouver, Click here.

2005 Bownen Island -- Community Energy Plan

The Task Force approached the British Columbia Energy Aware Committee (EAC) to partner with them on the implementation of a “Community Energy Planning” (CEP) process. Although it would be rare for a small community of 3,000 people to undertake a CEP process, Bowen Island Municipal Council felt the project was important and approved a financial expenditure to support the process.

2005 Burnaby -- Municipal Buildings and Operations

 

Over the next decade, implementation of this $6.4 million program will guarantee to:

  • reduce electricity use in City facilities by 15% (i.e. 3.7 million kilowatt hours),
  • reduce natural gas use by 27% (i.e., 30,240 gigajoules);
  • reduce annual water consumption by 20 million litres;
  • save $500,000 in annual energy costs; and
  • cut municipal greenhouse gas emissions by 27%.

2005 City of Vancouver -- GHG Action Plan

 

The Plan and its strategies are based in a solid understanding of how much energy is used for what purposes in the city. In identifying a municipality’s power and influence in community energy use, it provides all cities with a realistic and responsible roadmap to reduce energy usage.

2005 Energy Aware Award News Release

 

Check out the news release for background on the winner and the honourable mentions.

2005 Kamloops -- Center for Water Quality

 

The Centre has realized energy savings 43% better than the Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB) and is being certified under the Canada Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The Centre has received numerous awards and has been featured in a number of publications, showcasing Kamloops’ leadership in sustainable planning.

2005 Multiple Organizations -- Central Valley Greenway

 

The following submission presents how TransLink/GVRD, the Cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, and Vancouver, and Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) have begun to address this short-coming by planning, designing and constructing a greenway suitable for zero emission commuters (cyclists, pedestrians and bladers) as part of Transport Canada’s Showcase Program for CO2 reduction demonstration projects at a total cost of $17 million dollars to all of the partners.

2005 Dawson Creek -- Municipal Energy Plan

 

The municipality of Dawson Creek has recently completed a baseline energy study for municipal operation as a first step in a larger process designed to identify, understand, and address energy issues throughout the community. In general, overall targets and specific solutions will be informed by rigorous analysis, and the municipality will be considering changes in operating practice, infrastructure, and policy as potential ways of addressing identified energy issues.

The City of Dawson Creek received an Honourable Mention at the 2005 Energy Aware Awards for this work.