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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is pleased to announce the completion of energy efficient and carbon reduction upgrades to Centrefire Place. This project was supported by the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre’s (MCCAC) Recreation Energy Conservation program.
“We are very pleased to join other municipalities in making our recreation facilities more efficient, lowering emissions and energy costs as part of the MCCAC’s Recreation Energy Conservation program,” said Chris Bond, RMWB Facilities Manager, Public Works. “The RMWB is grateful for the support and we look forward to continuing to partner with MCCAC on future energy conservation projects.”
The upgrades were done to the air handling unit, which is used for ventilation at Centrefire Place. Two old boilers were replaced with new high efficiency condensing boilers. The project also connected Centrefire’s office and theatre heating systems to the new hot water system and installed new programmable thermostat controls in each area.
The upgrade is expected to reduce carbon emissions at Centrefire Place by 20 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year, with an expected carbon emissions reduction of 410 tons over a 20-year lifespan of the new equipment.
The MCCAC through its Regional Energy Conservation (REC) program supported the upgrades by covering 75% of the project costs, which is an investment of $26,152.
The MCCAC’s REC program helps municipally owned recreation facilities reduce energy use and GHG emissions by providing financial rebates to aid in identifying and implementing energy-saving projects. Find more information at mccac.ca.
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