Key Details
Owner:
City of Vancouver
Mechanical Consultant:
FVB Energy Inc.
Architect:
Walter Francle Architect Inc.
General Contractor:
Division 15
Project Delivery:
Bid Spec
Date Project Finished:
2009 - 2014
About The Project
The Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility uses waste thermal energy captured from sewage to provide space heating and hot water to buildings in Southeast False Creek. This recycled energy eliminates more than 60% of the greenhouse gas pollution associated with heating buildings. The utility is self-funded: it provides a return on investment to City taxpayers, while at the same time, provides affordable rates to customers. The utility began operations in 2010 and since then has rapidly expanded.
Division 15 is proud to have contributed to multiple phases of this innovative energy project as the mechanical contractor for the construction and extension of the City of Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) system, within the one of the busiest city roadway corridors, in order to serve the fast developing Southeast False Creek neighbourhood.
Division 15 was awarded three projects for the Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility.
This multiphase project began in 2009, when Divison 15 was tasked with constructing the Energy Transfer Stations (ETS) within eleven buildings in the southeast False Creek area, to provide space and domestic hot water heating. Each building is connected to the Energy Centre (Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility) through an advanced network of underground piping. Our scope of work was comprised of mechanical room and controls at each building to either supply energy to, or harvest from, individual buildings.
In 2012, Division 15 acted as the prime contractor to extend the city’s Neighbourhood Energy Utility from the Olympic Village along Quebec St. to Science World. Four Energy Transfer Stations were also constructed in new buildings along this route that are fed from the NEU.
In 2014, Division 15 installed approximately 1 kilometer of underground distribution piping system (DPS) for supply of heating water to newly constructed buildings within Southeast False Creek.
