ASHRAE Journal - March 2022 - 28

First Place
Kentucky Community and
Technical College System
Jason Volz, P.E., Member ASHRAE; Matt Branham, P.E., Associate Member ASHRAE;
Brian Duvall, P.E., Associate Member ASHRAE; Braydi McPherson-Hathaway, Associate
Member ASHRAE
In Kentucky, an extensive energy reduction project followed by continuous commissioning produced energy use
intensity reductions of more than 45% across multiple college campuses. Energy use will continue to decrease as
more building optimization opportunities are discovered using metadata obtained from the building automation
system.
SECOND PLACE | MEC Vancouver Store | Roland Charneux, P.Eng.,
HFDP, Member ASHRAE; Daniel Picard, Ing., BEMP, Member ASHRAE; Jonathan
Lacombe, Member ASHRAE Due to its location, the MEC Vancouver (Canada)
building was required to connect to the Neighborhood Energy Utility (NEU), a
district heating initiative that provides heat and hot water by recycling waste
thermal energy from sewage with centralized heat pumps. Since the store is
surrounded by condo complexes, using noisy and visually unappealing heat
rejection equipment on the roof was unsuitable for the project. It was therefore
proposed to reject heat to the NEU loop during the cooling season using a
high-temperature heat pump rather than installing heat rejection equipment on
the roof.
Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building | Michael Radio, P.E., BEMP,
Associate Member ASHRAE; Jonathan Friedan, P.E., Member ASHRAE; Tim
Hagenbach, P.E., Associate Member ASHRAE
Offi cially opened in fall 2019, the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB)
at the University of Maryland is a model for energy effi ciency, indoor air quality,
and ease of maintenance. The building's overall annual energy use is over 40%
less than the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 baseline. The facility includes wet
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bench life science research space, shared scientifi c research core spaces, new
multidisciplinary science teaching labs, and active learning classrooms. The lab
also includes offi ce space and a rodent vivarium.
HONORABLE MENTION | Queensway Government Offi ces | Kim Tang
Cheuk, Member ASHRAE; Jeremy Ho, Associate Member ASHRAE This Hong
Kong project showcased the joint efforts among stakeholders to achieve zero
carbon targets. By adopting a new generation ultralow global warming potential
HFO refrigerant and emerging technologies-such as chiller plant modeling
analytics, digital solutions for ongoing real-time monitoring, commissioning
and optimization, etc.-the aged chiller plant has achieved signifi cant energy
savings.
Integrated Outcome-Based Project | Antoine Courchesne-Tardif, Associate
Member ASHRAE The Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Board project in Quebec
was born out of a desire to improve the energy performance of 44 buildings.
To achieve its fi nancial goals, the school board turned to a project delivery
approach that guaranteed costs, eligible fi nancial incentives and annual savings.
By focusing on sustainable development measures-such as geothermal,
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