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The EnVisioneer of the Year competition is intended to promote innovation, energy efficiency, and environmental stability.

Danfoss has announced it is now accepting entries for its 15th annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition. Launched in 2010, the competition

The EnVisioneer of the Year competition recognizes North American OEMs, building owners, municipalities, contractors, and end users that have introduced a new product, opened a new facility, or invested in a system upgrade using Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and environmental savings.

Prompted by energy-savings and carbon-reduction goals and helped by technological advances, building owners and managers are increasingly asking for sustainable buildings with high-efficiency HVAC systems.

The city is going into extra ends to ensure two grant applications land on the button and both the municipality and the curling centre are in the house when the federal funds are handed out.

The new energy-recovery systems are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 62%, or 284 tonnes per year, says Wade Davies, operations manager at West Shore Parks and Recreation. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Wade Davies, operations manager at West Shore Parks and Recreation, with one of two heat exchangers and new piping under the pool. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Wade Davies, operations manager at West Shore Parks and Recreation, on the floor of the arena that’s being redone. ADRIAN LAM,...

Meaghan McDonald, founder of Salt Legacy, an eco-friendly business that takes old sails from sailboats and turns them into new products, at her sailboat the Spyhop at Fisherman’s Wharf. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Becoming a One Planet region is a mammoth challenge, but one we have to meet unless we prefer to leave it to Mother Nature to do it for us (and to us). But that is not going to be pretty! The key to becoming a One Planet Region is in principle very simple; use and consume a lot les...