Durham College’s Whitby campus’ skills center is part of a $30 million three-phase expansion which is LEED gold certified and one of the Durham Region’s most energy neutral and sustainable buildings. The building houses new classrooms and labs; an Incubation Centre, developed in partnership with the Durham Strategic Energy Alliance; and living lab environments in areas including solar water heating, solar photovaltaic systems, wind turbines, geothermal technology systems and trombe wall solar thermal collections.
Phase 2 of the expansion will create a 20,000-square-foot wing featuring an expanded shop area and space for additional students and programs focused on building trades and technology (e.g. carpentry and heating, ventilation and air conditioning techniques).
In addition, Phase 2 will include one older home with dated technology and wiring and a newer home offering the latest in environmentally friendly and energy-efficient technologies – to give students a sense of the many changes happening in the construction and building trades. The houses will also be used as living labs for the Energy Audit Techniques program and the Renewable Energy Technician program.
https://www.durhamcollege.ca/construction/phase2.php
HTS provided all the main HVAC equipment including:
• Haakon Air Handling Units
• DriSteem Humidifiers
• Heat Pipe Technologies – Heat Recovery Coils
• McQuay Air Cooled Scroll Condenser
• ITT Pumps and Heat Exchangers
• Cook VariPlume Lab Exhaust
• Sigma – Wet Heating
• Vibron- Kinetics Vibration Isolation
