ASHRAE BC Technology Awards

Registration for the 2023-2024 ASHRAE Technology Awards is now OPEN.

The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design in the areas of occupant comfort, indoor air quality and energy conservation. Winners are recognized by peers as being innovative and capable of achieving a high level of competence. Performance is proven through one year's actual, verifiable operating data.

Each year the Society may present awards in six main categories, and three sub-categories:

  • Commercial Buildings (Category I)

    • New

    • Existing

    • Existing Building Commissioning

  • Institutional Buildings (Category II)

    • New

    • Existing

    • Existing Building Commissioning

  • Health Care Facilities (Category III)

    • New

    • Existing

    • Existing Building Commissioning

  • Industrial Facilities or Processes (Category VI)

    • New

    • Existing

    • Existing Building Commissioning

  • Public Assembly (Category V)

    • New,

    • Existing

    • Existing Building Commissioning

  • Residential (Single and Multi-Family) (Category VI)

All current members of ASHRAE may submit entries.  Entrants must have had a significant role in the design or development of the project. The project must have been in successful operation for at least one year at the time of entry.

A short form application is all that is required for chapter and regional awards. Regional winners will be asked for a more detailed application. The deadline for chapter applications is April 5th, 2024. More information on judging criteria and program requirements can be found here.

Please send your completed application form to: mina@davidsonbros.ca

CHAPTER AWARDS & REGIONAL COMPETITIONS

Each Year, BC Chapter members have been highly successful in the ASHRAE Region XI and Chapter competitions. A list of winning projects since 2010 has been compiled below.

 

2022-2023

    . AME Consulting Group won First Place in Region XI and a BC Chapter Award for UBC EVOLVE Multi Family/Mixed Use Building in Institutional/ Residential Category

     . AME Consulting Group won a BC Chapter Award for Minoru Residence HVAC Upgrade in Existing Health Care Facilities Category.

     . AME Consulting Group won First Place in Region XI and a BC Chapter Award for Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic Improvements in Existing Health Care Facilities Category.

     . Prism Engineering won Region XI and BC Chapter Awards for Buoy Maintenance Building Department of Fisheries/Coast Guard HVAC System Redesign in Existing Industrial Facilities Category.

     . Prism Engineering won Region XI and BC Chapter Awards for Vulcan Community Health Centre in Existing Health Care Commissioning Category.

     . WSP Canada won BC Chapter Best Multi-Family Award for The Cardeo

Multi family Residential Category.

      . Prism Engineering  won Region XI and BC Chapter Awards for Quamichan School Low Carbon Electrification Implementation Existing Educational Facilities Category.

      . Prism Engineering  won First Place in Region XI and a BC Chapter Award for Powell River Recreation Complex in Existing Commercial Buildings Category.

      . WSP Canada  won BC Chapter Award for Shx'wowhamel Community Complex and Health Centre in New Public Assembly Category.

     . WSP Canada won BC Chapter Award for Vancouver College Redevelopment Phase1 & 2 in New Educational Facilities Category.

2021-2022

    . Prism Engineering won a BC Chapter Award for Hillcrest Community Centre Optimization and Second Place in Region XI in the Existing Commercial Building Category.

    . Prism Engineering won First Place in Region XI and a BC Chapter Award for New Afton Mines Chiller Replacement in the Industrial Category.

2020-2021

    . AME Consulting Group  won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Simon Fraser University, Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering Building (SE3P). New Educational Facilities Category.

    . Williams Engineering won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Surrey Courthouse Mechanical Systems Renewal. Existing Institutional Category.

    . Williams Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Richmond Cultural Centre Upgrade. Existing Public Assembly Category.

    . Introba won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Shrum Chemistry Center Strobic Exhaust Optimization. Existing Educational Facility Building Commissioning Category.

2019-2020

     . Prism Engineering won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Kitsilano Community Centre Deep Carbon Retrofit. Existing Institutional Category.

     . Prism Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Surrey Taxation Data Center Boiler Replacement. Existing Commercial Building Category.

    . Prism Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Langara College Building A, AHU Upgrade. Existing Education Facilities Category.

    . Prism Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Richmond Hospital Cooling Upgrade. Existing Health Care Facilities Category.

2018-2019

    . Introba won First Place in Region XI and a BC Chapter Award for the Audain Art Museum in Whistler. In new Public Assembly Building Category. ** Also Second Place Society Award**

    . AME Group won a BC Chapter Award for the Wilson School of Design. New Educational Facility Category.

2017-2018

    . WSP Group won a BC Chapter Award for the Pacific Autism Family Network Building. New "Other Institutional" Building Category

    . Rocky Point Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for SARC Building. New Commercial Building Category.

    . NDY Group won a BC Chapter Award for Trump Tower. New Commercial Building Category.

    . AME Group won a BC Chapter Award for the UBC Aquatic Center. New Public Assembly Building Category.

2016-2017

    . AME Group won a BC Chapter Award for the Okanagan College Trades Complex. New Institutional Building Category.

    . MCW Consultants won a BC Chapter Award for Marine Gateway Project. New Commercial/Multi Family Category.

2015-2016

    . AME Group won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for UBC Academic District Energy System. Existing Educational Facilities Category.

    . WSP Group won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Budzey Building. New Multi-Family Residential Social Housing Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Willingdon Creek Village (Powell River). Existing Healthcare Facilities Category.

    . Introba won BC Chapter Award for YVR Airside Operations Building.  New Industrial Facility Category.

    . Introba won BC Chapter Award for Telus Gardens. New Commercial Building Category.

    . WSP Group won BC Chapter Award for the University of Fraser Valley Student Centre. New Educational Facility Category.

    . WSP Group won BC Chapter Award for Canalta Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta. New Public Assembly Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won BC Chapter Award for Finning Tractor Maintenance Facility, Fort MacKay, Alberta. Existing Industrial Facility Category.

2014-2015

    . Rocky Point Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Norma Rose Point School. New Educational Building Category.

    . AECOM Canada won BC Chapter Award for the Okanagan Falls BNR Wastewater Treatment Plant. New Industrial Facilities Category.

2013-2014

    . Pinchin Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Saanich Peninsula Waste Water Energy Recovery System Upgrade. Existing Industrial Building Category.

2012-2013

    . AECOM Canada won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Nanaimo-French Creek Pollution Control Centre. Existing Industrial Building Category.

    . Pinchin Engineering won First Place Region XI and Chapter Award for Westhills Green Community District Energy System. New Multi Family Residential Category.

2011-2012

    . AECOM Canada won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for City of Penticton Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade. Industrial Facilities Energy Use Upgrade Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won BC Chapter Award for University of BC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). New Institutional Building Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Hillcrest Park Recreation Centre Project. New Public Assembly Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won BC Chapter Award for VGH Willow Pavilion Tertiary Mental Health Re-Development Project. Existing Health Care Facilities Category.

    . AME Group won BC Chapter Award for Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation- UBC Okanagan. New Institutional Building Category.

    . Pinchin Engineering won BC Chapter Award for First Nations of Na-Cho-Nyak Dun Central Services- Mayo Yukon. New Institutional Buildings Category.

2010-2011

    . Stantec Consulting won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project. Existing Public Assembly Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the UBC Campus Alternate Energy Feasibility Study. Alternative/Renewable Energy Use Category.

    . AME Group won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Meadow Park Sports Centre. Existing Public Assembly Category.

    . AME Group won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Cowichan Aquatic Centre. New Public Assembly Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the BCIT SW1 Gateway Project. New Educational Facilities Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Mount Pleasant #1 Kingsway Project. New Commercial Buildings Category.

2009-2010

    . Introba won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Millennium Water (2010 Olympic Village). New Residential Multi-Family Category.

    . Pinchin Engineering won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Whistler Low-Temp District Energy System. Alternative or Renewable Energy Use Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for Richmond Olympic Oval. New Public Assembly Category.

    . Pinchin Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Vel-Ray Lodge Adult Care Facility. New Health Care Facility Category.

    . Stantec Consulting won First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. New Health Care Facility Category.

    . Pinchin Engineering won Second Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award for the Langley Day Care Centre. New Institutional Buildings Category.

 

Submissions for the 2023-2024 ASHRAE Technology Awards should be submitted to mina@davidsonbros.ca by April 5th 2024