We had our second workshop on Oct 13th by our co-project manager Mahia! The workshop covered types of lights, lighting units, data collection and measurement tools. Mahia also brought up many tips for lighting retrofits! Check out the recording below to learn more!
Here you will find our recording and slide about the BEP workshop!
We had our first workshop on Oct 7th by our co-project manager Moranne! The workshop covered energy audit, plug loads, HVAC appliance, electricity usage and energy analysis tools. Moranne also brought up many examples from our team’s past reports and her current work experience! Check out the recording below to learn more!
Here are also some Q&As from our audience regarding the case competition! Thanks for coming to our workshop!
Q: Will the energy audit data be given to us? A: Yes, all data for case competition will be provided when we release the info on Oct 12th. All data was collected previously so you do not need to visit the site for the case competition.
Q: Will we be able to access the score tool?
A: No, it is not required for the case competition.
Please let us know if you have any other questions and we are hoping to see you again in our coming workshop next Tuesday on lighting！Have a good rest of your day/night!
Time flies and here we are, ready for Oct and our coming case competition! The case competition is a great opportunity for members to know each subteams in CECA and get experience working as a group while learning energy retrofit, building science, project management and more! We have put lots of efforts and love into this competition and it will surely be a challenging and awarding experience.
Below, you will find our recording of the case competition information session. It gives an overview of the competition timeline as well as the workshops we will be running from Oct 6th (NEXT WEEK TUESDAY) to Nov 3rd.
Note that you can also invite your friends to join and make a group of 2 to 4 (your friend also needs to fill the sign up form)! Deadline to sign up is Oct 10th, 23:59PM EST. Can’t wait to see you all and best of luck!
Also, let us know if you have any questions by emailing ceca (cecauoft@skule.ca) or Nicole, our communications coordinator (kinhey.chan@mail.utoronto.ca).
Welcome to our first post on our new website! We, at CECA U of T, were excited to host our 3rd annual Sustainable Building Design Case Competition this past week. Through this competition, we challenge student teams to prepare and present a short proposal to a panel of judges on how a community service facility in Toronto can save energy.
For our case competition, we were joined by industry judges as well as faculty to analyze the proposals of our Civil Engineering student participants.
We chose the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre (CRWC) in downtown Toronto as the client facility. CRWC supports refugee families arriving in Canada with meals, lodging, activities, and programs as they transition into their new lives. Our team has worked with CRWC for the 2018 ELECTRI International/NECA Green Energy Challenge, in which we created a proposal over an entire semester on net zero energy retrofits. You can check that out here.
For the students participating in the case competition this year, we provided information on energy use, lighting, plug loads, and HVAC from CRWC. Throughout the week, participants were hard at work creating innovative solutions to reduce 60% of CRWC’s energy use, along with strategies on spreading awareness of energy efficient buildings.
The participants included Jiating (Chelsa) Lou (Civil Engineering, 2nd year); Ziyi (Jason) Wang (Civil Engineering, 2nd year); Paul Go (Civil Engineering, 4th year); and Bo Zhao (Civil Engineering, 1st year). They did an incredible job of going beyond the provided resources with research of their own to come up with creative solutions. Some of these included a heat recovery ventilator, smart power strips with digital timers, and electric furnaces. They also integrated community engagement strategies into their technical solutions, which included collaboration through various social media platforms and interactive children’s games, to promote the value of these retrofits.
The case competition participants from U of T Civil Engineering included from L to R: Bo Zhao, Paul Go, Ziyi (Jason) Wang, and Jiating (Chelsa) Lou.
The panel of judges included U of T Professor Brenda McCabe (faculty advisor); U of T Professor Ian Sinclair; Greg Peniuk (IESO, also CECA U of T alumni); and Gregg Whitty (CECA). They gave the participants constructive feedback on improving their analysis of building energy retrofits and presentation skills. Also, they emphasized the importance of educating end users on how these buildings function.
The teams presented their proposals on innovative ways in which CRWC can reduce 60% of its energy use to a panel of judges.
Congratulations to all the participants! We were quite impressed with the quality of your proposals, and we can’t wait to see what you achieve through future competitions. It’s awesome to see how stimulating challenges like this open up new doors for you to explore your passions.
Also, we’d like to thank the judges for dedicating their time to join us. Through the continuous support of our faculty, alumni, and industry partners, we get opportunities like this to learn more about the contracting and building energy industry, expand our networks, and develop as young professionals. This experience will no doubt be invaluable when we begin our careers outside of university.
With the Sustainable Building Design Case Competition wrapped up, our team is looking ahead to the 2020 ELECTRI International/NECA Green Energy Challenge. We are planning to partner with a school in the Toronto District School Board for this year’s net zero energy retrofit proposal, and we are determined to improve on our second place finish from last year with new members on board! Stay tuned for our upcoming blogs on the Green Energy Challenge journey and our new team initiatives.
