Largest retrofit in Canada's history saves UBC $2.6 million annually

The University of British Columbia expects to save an $2.6 million annually with the recent completion of a three-year upgrade project called ecotrek. The$35 million project, which is believed to be the largest energy retrofit in Canadian history, will enable UBC to reduce its emissions by 7 per cent below 1990 levels by 2008, thereby meeting the reductions called for in the Kyoto Protocol. In addition, is expected to reduce campus water use by 30 per cent and campus electricity consumption by 10 per cent.

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