Innovation Summer 2026

HARRY JEROME COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTRE

Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre is a 188,000-sq.ft. multi-use civic facility integrating aquatic, arena, fitness, childcare, and outdoor recreation amenities serving the North Vancouver community. The new facility replaces a building that accounted for 29% of the City’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving 53% energy savings over the NECB 2015 baseline, Harry Jerome has achieved Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) Zero Carbon Building Certification, a significant milestone for a typically energy-intensive building type. This achievement is made possible by innovative mechanical systems, including CO 2 refrigeration with maximized heat recovery, an InBlue gravity fed drum filtration system (among the first in Canada) supporting exceptional indoor air quality and reduced pump energy, heat recovery from dehumidification processes, and district energy connection. This project demonstrates environmental stewardship and public safety by prioritizing efficiency, sustainability, and a healthy community environment.

Company: AME Group Participants: Cassidy Taylor, P.Eng., CPHD, LEED AP; Nic Bessling, P.Eng., LEED AP BD+C; Taio Waldhaus, P.Eng., CPHD. Photo: hcma

Company: Tank Hill Alliance (comprising of: Ministry of Transportation and Transit, Western Highway Infrastructure (a subsidiary of Ledcor), Associated Engineering, and McElhanney Engineering Services Ltd.) Participants: Erhard Behrens Shane Cook, PMP, P.Eng.; Nikola Cuperlovic, P.Eng.; Dave Dulay, P.L.Eng.; Geoff Freer; Michael

George, P.Eng.; Sophia Kao, P.Eng.; Charles Kariuki, P.Eng.; Andrew Kelly; Sam King, P.Eng.; Denny Leung, P.Eng.; Nav Sandhu, P.Eng.; Tijana Smiljanic, P.Eng.; Brian M. Taylor;

Vikram Verma, P.Eng. P hoto : T ank H ill A lliance

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