![]() ![]() Department of Energy did a study and they estimate there's 400 billion kilowatt-hours of energy that goes down the drain that could be recovered," said Mueller, adding that is 17 times the power output of the Grand Coulee dam in the U.S. Natural gas is used for 25%.Ĭhris Baber – energy manager for the City of Vancouver's False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility – said 55% of the greenhouse gases in a city like Vancouver come from heating buildings and their water – most of it wasted. In the Seven35 building, the SHARC system provides 75% of the building's hot water, said Eric Andreasen, vice-president of marketing and sales for Adera. The SHARC system is one of the sustainability features that allowed Adera's Seven35 building to meet LEED platinum standards and the Sail building to be certified platinum under UBC's own green building code – the Residential Environmental Assessment Program (REAP), which requires new buildings to have lower water, energy and resource consumption. All of the energy stays in the building." ![]() "For every dollar you spend to operate, you get $5 to $6 worth of heat back. "Their hot water heating bill on using the SHARC system for 60 suites is $240 a month," said IWS president Lynn Mueller. Even heat from the water used to flush toilets is reclaimed using a wastewater heat recovery system – called the SHARC – built by Richmond's International Wastewater Systems (IWS). ![]() When homeowners in the new Seven35 condos in North Vancouver or the Sail building at the University of BC take a shower or turn on their dishwashers, they can take some satisfaction in knowing the heat they use isn't being wasted down the drain.Ībout 70% of the energy used to heat the buildings' water is recovered and reused. ![]()
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