Summary
The Great Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC) is a 22,505 square meter mixed occupancy facility that includes laboratories, offices, greenhouses, and a large area that hosts a range of environmental chambers. Ameresco designed and implemented a project to reduce energy costs and improve facility conditions for building occupants. The project was initiated with a feasibility study that was approved for implementation in 2014.
34%
Utility Cost Reduction
558 Tonnes
Annual CO2 GHG Reduction
22,505 Sq. M
Project Size
$399,000+
Annual Energy Savings
Customer Benefits
The long-term partnership between Natural Resource Canada’s GLFC and Ameresco has delivered customer value through energy efficiency and innovative facility renewal. Natural Resource Canada’s largest research centre, GLFC benefits from more than $399,000 in annual combined electricity, natural gas, and water energy savings. Program benefits include:
- Annual energy cost savings
- Reduced operating and maintenances costs
- Equipment and system renewal
- Improved comfort for the occupants
- Operator training program
- Annual CO2 emissions reductions of 558 tonnes
Services Provided
After completing a feasibility study, Ameresco commenced the design and implementation of a comprehensive project that involved infrastructure upgrades and numerous energy conservation measures. The project required careful planning with multiple stakeholders so as not to disrupt day-to-day operations. The performance contract included:
- Mechanical system upgrades
- HVAC & building automation system enhancements
- Fume hood variable air volume retrofit
- New chillers & variable flow pumping
- Washroom upgrades
- Greenhouse optimization
- MCC equipment upgrades
- Exterior LED lighting retrofit
- Heat recovery with heat pumps
- Environmental chamber audit & consolidation
- Interior lighting retrofit