Problem: As more families moved to Victoria, British Columbia, the Sooke School District built two new schools for 1,200 elementary and middle schoolers. Remaining earth-friendly was important, leading the project planners to target LEED v4 Gold certification. To achieve this goal, the planners followed a district heating model, in which a central plant collects and distributes energy between the schools for flexible heating and cooling. According to project engineer Michael Hladky, the key to success in these applications is keeping the heating or cooling energy from escaping while it travels to the schools.
Solution: To meet the challenge, the team specified
