Initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, as
one of 16 founding member communities from around the world
in its Climate Positive Development Program. The program was
created in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council to
set a new global benchmark for large-scale urban developments,
to demonstrate that communities and cities can grow in ways
that are ‘climate positive.’
Elee Muslin, CCI director, said real estate developments like
Dockside will strive to reduce the amount of net on-site CO2
emissions to below zero. Muslin said the goal can be achieved
through the implementation of economically viable innovations
including clean energy generation, integrated waste management
and energy-efficient strategies.“The biomass heat generation plant
at Dockside Green is a strong example of the kind of innovation
that communities around the world need to adopt as we forge a
new path towards the creation of climate positive communities,”
Muslin said.
THE BIOMASS PLANT PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN
HELPING DOCKSIDE GREEN GARNER NEARLY
TWO DOZEN HONORS.
The biomass plant also played a key role in helping Dockside
Green garner nearly two dozen national and international honors,
including a BC Green Cities Partnership Award from LiveSmart
BC, a Ministry of Environment Arbor Vitae Award and an Excellence
in Urban Sustainability Award from the Globe Foundation’s Awards
for Environmental Excellence.
The wide recognition that Dockside Green has received may
help spur the demand for similar sustainable developments.“It
has been a pleasure working with the Dockside Green team on a
project that is establishing a new standard of urban living, design
and sustainability,” says Belleghem.
Jonathan Rhone, Nexterra’s president and chief executive
officer, notes that the company is seeing“a tremendous amount of
interest from energy providers, customers and all levels of government to consider projects like Dockside
Green.” Indeed, as
Belleghem observes,
Dockside Green is
proof that the challenges associated
with global warming
can be converted into
powerful economic
opportunities
through the adoption
of clean energy solutions that meet both
economic and environmental objectives.
Dejan Sparica is vice president
and chief engineer of Vancouver-
based Nexterra Systems Corp.,
which supplied the gasification
system as well as heat recovery
and hot water circulation system
for Dockside Green. An engineer for more
than 25 years, Sparica has more than 15 years’
experience designing and implementing indus-
trial-scale combustion systems. He previously
served as contract department manager at
Salton Fabrication Ltd., where he was responsi-
ble for design and project management of
large-scale energy system projects for numerous
major manufacturers of pulp and paper and
other forest products. Sparica can be reached
at dsparica@nexterra.ca.
IDEA’s 2010 Distribution Workshop
Workshop will take place before
the Campus Energy Conference
Monday & Tuesday
February 8 – 9, 2010
The Peppermill Hotel
Reno, Nevada
The workshop features a roundtable format emphasizing peer
exchange and open dialogue on the challenges of:
; building, operating and maintaining reliable thermal networks
; employee and public safety and emergency response
; new tools and techniques for higher efficiency, etc.
; technical tours of local campus system on Monday afternoon
Don’t miss this opportunity to network and learn from your peers!
Visit the IDEA web site www.districtenergy.org/calendar.htm for
program updates and registration information or call (508) 366-9339.
