Innovation Summer 2026

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS | 2025-2026

The Abbotsford Recreation Centre (ARC), one of the city’s highest greenhouse gas emitting facilities, is undergoing a heat recovery and mechanical optimization project to reduce energy use and modernize aging systems. Now nearing completion, the project builds on Prism Engineering’s carbon elimination study and implements an integrated low-temperature heating loop that captures waste heat from the arena’s ice plant and the aquatic centre’s exhaust air. Prism guided concept development, system design, and a coordinated six-phase implementation strategy that maintains safe indoor conditions for occupants while improving ventilation performance and ensuring reliable year-round heating. Projected to reduce emissions by 462 tCO 2e annually (73% below 2019 levels) and deliver substantial operating savings, the project also improves reliability across interconnected recreation spaces. ARC demonstrates how integrated heat recovery can significantly reduce emissions in complex municipal facilities. Company: Prism Engineering Limited Participants: Tim Aske, P.Eng.; Stephen Kooiman, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.; Iram Green, P.Eng.; Hamid Samani, P.Eng.; Chris Fontaine, P. Eng.; Bartjan Kiers, B.Eng.; San Khangura; Parham Ighani, EIT. P hoto : P rism E ngineering ABBOTSFORD RECREATION CENTRE HEAT RECOVERY AND OPTIMIZATION

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