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Banff National Park of Canada Energy Conservation Project
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Banff National Park of Canada Energy Conservation Project
Banff National Park, Canada’s national park, was established in 1885 and is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. In July 2002, the park became the very first national park in the country to enter an energy performance contract with an energy services company to improve the energy efficiency of the parks buildings. Parks Canada Agency issued a request for proposals in December 2000 to improve its buildings.
Parks Canada worked with Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency on the Federal Buildings Initiative to analyse potential energy efficiency gaps and any provisional work required to make improvements. Both teams agreed that an EPC could help the Park update its infrastructure and improve its energy management strategies, hence lowering the park's energy and water consumption as well as greenhouse gas emissions. MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd. was awarded a 10-year, $506,426 all inclusive energy efficiency project by Banff National Park, and the EPC was signed the following year. 88 of the park's 200 buildings needed to be updated as part of the project. After completion, the EPC saved more than $72,362 in yearly energy and water costs and 370 tonnes of green house gas emissions. MCW implemented the following energy-saving measures:
1. Upgrades to lighting
2. Putting in brand-new, energy-efficient refrigerators
3. Enhancements to the structure's envelope
4. The introduction of brand-new, high-efficiency front-loading washers and gas dryers
5. Switching over to new, high-efficiency condensing boilers from natural draft boilers
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7. A solar water heater
Public and Employee Awareness
The MCW team held events as part of the campaign to raise employee awareness
in Banff National Park. The park's notable structures held a "Celebrate Success Day." During information sessions, MCW set up information booths to inform building occupants about the energy saving project and its metrics. The campaigns focused on the cost advantages, cost per square foot, and environmental advantages of the project. In order to educate park guests about the significance of conserving energy and water, the Park and MCW installed information exhibits at key park locations. Materials outlining the project, its management measures, and environmental initiatives of the Park were on display in the exhibitions.
Banff Public Park is proceeding to decrease energy utilization and control costs now that its EPC project is finished by carrying out extra expense cutting measures, for example, furnishing all staff homes with high-proficiency heaters. As a result, natural gas consumption has decreased significantly. The application of new technology in thermostats and lighting applications continues. The park's project managers constructed a brand-new "off-grid" restroom facility. Solar panels will generate all of the energy for heating and lighting.
The operational, financial, and environmental benefits of the EPC project at Banff National Park are still being realized. Its expertise assists Parks Canada in developing a continuing strategy to manage the energy sustainability and better impact of its buildings, and it serves as a model for the entire national park network.
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