The City of Richmond has received an award for having Canada's first district energy system to provide heating and cooling to large format retail buildings.

The concept of district energy has gained new interest after being identified as a key measure towards helping cities significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A couple years from now, construction workers will put shovels to ground as they build a whole new urban community on what was once a

Technological solutions such as district energy are proving effective in reducing the carbon footprint ...