by Admin | Sep 4, 2019 | Did You Know?, Energy Efficiency, Green Building
Industrial blue cooling tower at a chemical plant. The City of Vancouver is proposing changes to the Vancouver Building By-Law for cooling towers, evaporative condensers, and decorative water features.What’s the issue?Buildings with mechanical systems which aerosolize... 
by Admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Did You Know?, Energy Efficiency, Green Building
BC Hydro’s energy specialists say that rooftop HVAC units are often an overlooked savings opportunity.An RTU is an outdoor, roof-mounted air-handling unit that provides heating, ventilation and air conditioning to the building below. RTUs are also known as packaged... 
by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Did You Know?, Energy Efficiency, Green Building
Effective January 1st, 2020, The City of Vancouver will be banning all domestic water-cooled air-conditioning systems. What is a Once Through Cooling (OTC) System?Once through cooling systems use drinking water in a single pass as a cooling medium. The water used for... 
by Admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Did You Know?, Energy Efficiency, Green Building
Forest fire. Burned trees after wildfire, pollution and a lot of smoke Earlier this month, CBC News reported that Canada’s building rules are being rewritten because of climate change according to a briefing note prepared for the deputy minister of infrastructure in... 
by Admin | May 2, 2019 | Did You Know?, Energy Efficiency, Green Building
Continuing last month’s topic of “Best Practices for Planned Maintenance”, this month we will be talking about what not to include in a Planned Maintenance Agreement. BC Comfort has been selling and executing planned maintenance for all types of owners and equipment... 
by Admin | Apr 3, 2019 | Did You Know?, Energy Efficiency, Green Building
BC Comfort was at the BUILDEX Conference in February. We were invited to speak about best practices for planned maintenance. BC Comfort has been selling and executing planned maintenance for all types of owners and equipment for over 40 years. Our time and experience... 