Combined Heat & Power (CHP)

In 2007 Sprung Structures moved its head office and manufacturing facilities to a multi-acre campus in Aldersyde, Alberta. Having outgrown several office and manufacturing facilities in Calgary, Sprung wanted to consolidate into one facility and create a showcase for what can be achieved with Sprung buildings. The 150,000 square foot (13,935 m2) Sprung Structure is equipped with two manufacturing wings and office space which features R30 plant-based insulation and an architectural membrane with special translucent panels in the peak which provides natural daylight. The center core of the facility includes a 30’ high glazing wall that provides breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains, a restaurant, gymnasium, indoor gardens, lounge, athletic center, and corporate offices.

The grocery sector is highly competitive, and minimizing utility costs can have a meaningful impact on the bottom line. Calgary Co-op was amongst the earliest grocery chain to adopt CHP’s in North America but their peers have long done so in Europe and Asia.

In 1958, the Derrick Club began to convert 150 acres into the golf and country club it is today. With an 18-hole golf course, pools, banquet facilities, curling rinks, badminton and tennis courts, the cogeneration boiler replaced the original, inefficient boiler to serve the club’s domestic hot water and space heating needs.

ATCO was also looking for ways to minimize its environmental footprint and to reduce the facility’s energy consumption. We provided ATCO Pipelines with an 80kW prime power electrical generator from which simultaneously harvests 392,396 BTU’s of thermal output. This combined heat and power system serves as the lead boiler on the building and heats the building by itself almost all hours of the year.

A cogeneration boiler producing 240kW of electricity and 1.242 MBTU of boiler capacity. CHP with natural gas qualifies for greenhouse gas savings (942 tonnes in AB with a 240kWh unit operating 90% of a year) — 776 tonnes is equivalent to taking 166 cars off the road for a year of planting 206 acres of fir trees!

Notable features of the property include a rooftop photovoltaic solar array, co-generation facilities shared by our other Lumino Park buildings, a multi-level parkade, a 18th floor 360-degree resident lounge, in-building gym, multiple amenity kitchens, and outdoor greenspaces. The building is also certified Built Green® Platinum