NDES Project Process FEASIBILITY PROCESS RFP PROCESS TECHNICAL DUE PHASE 1 PHASE 2 ONGOING OPERATIONS DILIGENCE UBC Neighbourhood We are Here! • UBC completed a District • UBC issued RFP and • MOU approved by UBC Phase 1 is a temporary natural Phase 2 is the implementation • Implement servicing strategy Energy Pre-Feasibility selected two companies to Board of Governors in gas plant that will serve the of capturing and using waste for Acadia and other District Energy Study in 2011 to examine comlete initial due diligence September community until the community heat from TRIUMF potential neighbourhoods the technical feasibility reaches the size that will for District Energy serving • CORIX is completing the support the renewable waste • Determine optimal • Continuous improvement residential neighbourhoods • RFP awarded to CORIX in business case to support heat from TRIUMF integration with Academic to maximize service to July 2013 the NDES District Energy System customers System • UBC completed a full • Board of Governors District Energy Feasibility • UBC and CORIX are approval • Apply for BCUC approval for Study in 2012 to evaluate negotiating mutually Phase 2 the technical feasibility and agreeable business terms • CORIX and UBC negotiate business model needed to and sign definitive • Develop servicing strategy deliver a low carbon • Public consultation and agreements for Acadia and other neighbourhood district stakeholder engagement potential neighbourhoods energy system • Apply for BCUC approval for • The final business case Phase 1 • Detailed design and will be submitted to UBC implementation of TRIUMF in December for Board • Upon BCUC approval, detailed heat recovery solution of Governors approval in design and implementation January of the temporary plant will begin PROJECT DESCRIPTION As part of its commitment to sustainability, the University of 2010 — 2012 FEBRUARY TO JULY JULY TO DECEMBER JANUARY 2013 TO MID 2014 BCUC Application for 2017 AND BEYOND 2013 2013 Phase 1 plans are currently Waste Heat Implementation British Columbia is investigating the implementation of a estimated to serve begins in 2017 the community until 2018 Neighbourhood District Energy System (NDES) to provide space heating and domestic hot water to new developments on UBC lands. PUBLIC INPUT AND INFORMATION The objective of the NDES is to provide low-carbon energy to UBC residential neighbourhoods. The NDES will also support UBC’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a sustainable live-work-learn community. We are currently evaluating the use of waste heat from TRIUMF’s cooling towers as the most effective way of providing the GHG reductions needed. The NDES will serve new developments of UBC lands including: • Wesbrook Place • East Campus • Acadia • Stadium It may also serve neighbouring developments in the area. Potential synergies between the NDES and the Academic District Energy System will also be explored, including possible research and educational opportunities that are consistent with UBC’s goal for the Campus as a Living Lab. Building a World of Sustainable Communities 1.877.232.2128 [email protected] www.corix.com 2013-11 WHO IS CORIX UTILITIES? WHAT IS A DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM? BENEFITS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECTS In communities across North America, CORIX delivers safe and The UBC Neighbourhood District Energy System will provide District Energy Systems are a way of sharing energy efficiently cost effective utility infrastructure products, services and systems numerous benefits to the community and its residents. A Local Example: across a community. for water, wastewater and sustainable energy. CORIX is a BC based Southeast False Creek in Vancouver has a community energy Enhanced Comfort — residents will enjoy comfortable space company with extensive experience in the design, construction and The System uses a central energy plant to produce hot water, system that delivers hot water for space heating and domestic heating provided by radiant sources like in-floor, rather than operation of innovative energy, water and wastewater systems. which is then distributed through an underground piping hot water to all buildings. The system uses sewer heat recovery traditional perimeter electric baseboard heaters. network to heat exchangers located in each building. The heat as the primary source of energy with high efficiency boilers for exchangers, in turn, provide space heating and domestic hot Increased Price Stability — because the system uses alternative backup and supplemental heat on the coldest days. The neigh- water for residents. Once the fluid has cooled it returns to the fuel sources, residents’ exposure to fluctuating gas and electricity bourhood utility also collects heat from solar thermal arrays central energy plant to be reheated and recirculated. prices is reduced. located on roof-top. A District Energy System can substantially reduce greenhouse Improved Reliability — exposure to weather-related power gas emissions through higher efficiencies and the ability to use outages is reduced compared with traditional electricity-based Sustainable energy systems in other CORIX communities: a variety of alternative energy sources including biomass, systems. GeoExhange, solar and waste heat recovery. UniverCity, Burnaby, BC Lower Operations and Maintenance Costs — the centralized CORIX is working with UniverCity, an award-winning, mixed- production of heat results in highly efficient delivery and use community, located adjacent to Simon Fraser University, to eliminates the need for each building to have its own boilers, design and install a biomass-based district energy system that hot water storage tanks and other associated equipment, providesheat and hot water to residents. The temporary district reducing operations and maintenance costs. energy system started serving the first buildings in 2011. Reduced Air Emissions — greater energy efficiency and the use of alternative energy sources decrease the air emissions that lead to climate change. Underground Piping Network Flexible Building Design — on-demand hot water systems mean no boilers and no hot water storage tanks, resulting in more Utility Products usable space for people. Central Energy Plant Utility Services Utilities Added Resilience — flexibility to add or change energy sources over time without having to modify building systems. Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions — greater energy UBC PARTNERSHIP WITH CORIX PROPOSED NEIGHBOURHOOD DISTRICT efficiency and the use of alternative energy sources decrease ENERGY SYSTEM (NDES) The Neighbourhood District Energy System (NDES) will be under- the air emissions that lead to climate change. taken by CORIX in partnership with UBC. CORIX was chosen in a One possible source of heat energy for the Neighbourhood competitive bid process based on their established expertise and District Energy System is TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory track record of successful community partnerships for energy and for particle and nuclear physics research, located on the south utility systems. campus of UBC. The proposed NDES would use the waste heat captured from TRIUMF’s cooling towers as the main source of In Phase 1 of the project CORIX will be will be finalizing the business heating for UBC neighbourhoods and portions of the UBC Sun Rivers Golf Resort Community, Kamloops, BC case for the NDES. If a decision is made to proceed with the NDES campus. This captured heat would otherwise be released into CORIX designed, installed and operates a comprehensive range Project, CORIX will design, construct, own and operate the system, of utilities including ground source heating and cooling, making with oversight by UBC and the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC). the immediate environment. The BCUC regulates all energy utilities in BC, and approves rate Sun Rivers Canada’s first GeoExchange community. structures and customer billing models to ensure transparency. Beaver Barracks, Ottawa, ON Community CORIX designed, installed, owns and maintains a GeoExchange Waste Heat Transfer loop field system and central energy plant which provides Captured Waste Heat heating, cooling and domestic hot water to 247 low-cost rental units managed by Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, a Heat energy is captured The District Energy System at TRIUMF and then would then elevate the private non-profit housing organization. transported through a temperature of the waste system of insulated heat captured from TRIUMF pipes. and in turn provide individual buildings with heat..