Happy Holidays from exchangenergy to you!

This has been an amazing year. We learned a lot, we developed new and lasting relationships and we’ve grown both as individuals and as a company. Vancouver’s custom heating and cooling industry is growing leaps and bounds and exchangenergy is so proud to be a key participant in this. Thanks to all of the innovative builders, developers, architects and home owners who have made this year such an incredible ride! We look forward to future  projects and innovations that allow us realize our dream of doing business that really and truly benefits our earths atmosphere while creating luxurious comfort and joy!

Some key links to explore if you are considering a new build (in alphabetical order-and there are more! Call us to discuss your options.)

Bakken Construction

Balandra Homes

Burgers Architecture

CAC Construction

GD Neilsen Developments

K2 Construction

Osburn/Clark

Peter Montgomery Construction

SOS Design

Some Movember cheer!

the Vancouver exchangenergy heating and cooling guys got together for some Movember cheer this last week…we’re planning a few more celebrations over the month and will update our manly MO photos for your enjoyment!

Heating and Cooling never looked so good!

Its not that we don’t love heating and cooling but we have to admit its rare that we get our minds blown by an innovation that is not only practical and functional but to have it be sexy too?!? Rare to say the least. We loved the Lima-1 and we celebrate our own internal custom innovations on a daily basis but here’s a little Vancouver/Vancouver Island heating contractor “eye candy” for ya’ll to share in- enter  Nest Learning thermostat by the fiercely creative design team behind the iPod.  The Nest is not only an intuitive thermostat it’s a smart thermostat. It studies your rhythms and syncs itself to them ultimately saving you money and conserving energy.

We’ve put our selves on the waiting list and are working hard to make them available to you as soon as is possible.

Let us know what you think!

Check out the Youtube video and let us know what you think Nest

How Nest learns

Geothermal/Geoexchange, Air Source or Air to Water?

It can be pretty confusing when you are looking at what type of system to integrate into your new build or retrofit so our heating experts are ready and willing to help you figure that out.

exchangenergy is passionate about designing site specific systems that meet the needs of the home builder/owner. Our roots lie in Geo but our hearts lie in sustainability, if Geo is not ideal we have solutions including Air Source Heat Pumps and Air to Water Heat Pumps.

Geo was under the radar for a long time and we alongside our peers in the industry have worked hard to bring it to the mainstream so to speak. While that allowed us time to hone our skills and to become true experts in the field we allowed viable options to take the backseat for a while. That is not to say that they didn’t get their chance to shine during consultations but our website didn’t spend much time discussing the alternatives. This is going to change. We are currently working on collecting a guest blogging team so that our experts can speak from the heart about the alternatives we feel excited about. Alternatives when Geoexchange is not an ideal fit!

Why might Geo not be ideal? Maybe the area is too remote to allow for drilling? Maybe there are budget constraints? Maybe the heating load of the build is too small to justify such a complex system? What ever the case we want to explore the options with you so that you end up with the right tool for the job.

We look forward to participating in your project.

Its been one month since we attended the Northern Cleantech Showcase

exchangenergy takes its eco friendly heating and cooling work very seriously. We are committed to creating systems that work as designed and that are custom per each sites specific needs. We were honored to participate in the Northern CleanTech Showcase hosted by Kachan & Co. last October where we were able to see first hand how small changes can have big impact.

China is the worlds largest consumer of Coal however China is working hard to change this truth. Showcases like the one we recently participated in are just one example of how Canada can play a role in supporting China’s energy revolution plans. In China Geothermal/Geoexchange technology is growing leaps and bounds as is the integration of solar, wind, biomass and bio-fuels. We met some incredible people and have been inspired to work harder, think bigger and be the change we want to see.

Considering the fact that a Geo-Exchange system in a typical 2500 sq. ft. home removes approximately 5 tons of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere – equivalent to planting an acre of trees each year the system is operated – or taking a midsize car off the road.  Take that same home…upgrade the envelope and integrate your domestic hot water into the mix and we’re talking 10 Tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions displaced. These stats grow as the heating and cooling load grows-yes, that means the bigger your build the more efficient your system can be.

We invite you to bring it.

Bring us your ideas,  your projects and your vision and we’ll help to make it a reality.

Our clean cut guys will be working Movember “do’s”

It just so happens that all of our guys be they sales and design related or installation and field related are clean shaven. Not for long! We’ve decided to put our best face forward in support of raising awareness and funds for men’s health-prostate Cancer in particular. The guys will need to start the month off with a clean face and we’ll take photos for prosperity’s sake, then we’ll track their progress for the month. Should be a fun and fuzzy experience!

To learn more about Movember check out this link  http://ca.movember.com/

To sponsor us click this link

http://mobro.co/exchangenergybro

Points of interest check out the style guide

StyleGuide

exchangenergy to present at the Northern Cleantech Showcase in Beijing and Shanghai China

Leading Canadian cleantech companies are on their way to meet Chinese industrialists and investors next month!

exchangenergy Vancouver is pleased to announce it has been chosen to present at the Northern Cleantech Showcase trade mission to China this September.

Northern Cleantech Showcase China 2011 will introduce promising Canadian clean technology companies to leading Chinese industrialists and large corporations, joint venture partners, potential licensors and investors in events in Beijing and Shanghai, September 20th and 22nd.

Northern Cleantech Showcase China 2011 is produced by cleantech research and advisory company Kachan & Co., in partnership with Ernst & Young, the Jiaxing Xiuzhou Industrial Park near Shanghai, the non-profit Greentech Exchange, and other partners.s

“We’re excited to participate in this event,” said Jeremy Jacob, CEO of exchangenergy. “China has become the world’s largest market for cleantech products and services, and it will be increasingly important to build relationships there.”

“Innovative Canadian cleantech companies deserve an audience with top-tier Chinese state owned enterprises, private corporations, western and local investors and government officials,” said Dallas Kachan, managing partner of Kachan & Co., the event organizer. “Canada has a long tradition of innovation; this event series is intended to help foster Canadian technology commercialization.”

To be considered, interested Canadian cleantech companies needed to fill out an online submission. An independent selection committee chose presenting companies on the basis of innovation and differentiation, market opportunity, status of product commercialization and apparent ability to execute.

Companies chosen for the showcase will also receive a one-day workshop and pitch training session in Toronto or Vancouver with Kachan and partners in advance of the event.

About the Northern Cleantech Showcase
The Northern Cleantech Showcase event series introduces leading Canadian clean technology companies to selected corporations, qualified institutional investors and others. It is produced by cleantech consulting and research company Kachan & Co. and is supported by partners. For more information, visit http://www.northerncleantechshowcase.com

Richmond Review sheds light on Green builds in Richmond.

exchagnenergy is excited to be part of the Baladra homes project in Richmond BC. Balandra Homes is responsible for building the first geothermal/geo-exchange residential spec home in Richmond, Dunlin Shore; and they’ve done so in hopes of inspiring others to do the same.

Paying respect to the land as well as the First Nations People of this land played a role in their considerations as did the long term benefits geothermal/geo-exchange systems offer.

Check out the Richmond Review article to see who, how and what’s going on in Richmond!
And check out Balandra homes blog to see the smart home Dunlin Shore’sprogression.

Vancouver Cleans UP Post Stanley Cup Riot

We are proud of the work we do. exchangenergy is proud to be installers of geothermal/geoexchange heating and cooling systems. We are proud to be part of reducing our societies impact on the environment. But every once in a while something happens that just plain makes you proud to be a good person and this was the case with the Post Riot Vancouver City Clean UP.

Ok people…it was a wild ride. The Canucks took us on an amazing journey and we’re proud of them. What we were not so proud about was the riots that ensued post game 7 . After our city invested heavily in making the experience as inclusive and celebratory as possible a few misguided individuals tore apart the unity and civic pride we had experienced. As we watched the plumes of smoke waft across our skyline we were devastated. How could we look our kids in the eyes and explain this kind of behavior? Enter FaceBook!

Thanks to the  FaceBook group “Post Riot Clean-Up-Lets help Vancouver” exchangenergy was able to participate in restoring our city’s dignity and pride. We took the morning off, brought our kids and got to work.We were able to meet lots of like minded people and it felt good to do our part.  Check out the amazing photos and commentary on the Lets Help Vancouver link as well as the Vancouver Public Library’s twitter/flicker photos.

Thanks to all of the people who came down to support the clean up and thanks to all of the media who made sure to give our positive input as much press coverage ( if not more) as they did the rioters who tore our city center down.

We’re proud again to be Vancouverites.

Go Canucks! Congratulations Bruins!

Finally an Envi Energy Montor update!

Note to self (blogger style) “Do not post a blog about what you are going to do…rather, wait until you’ve done it!”

I brought the unit home and it sat on my kitchen counter for nearly a month before I got around to setting it up.

You’ve not doubt heard “The Cobbler has no shoes?” It looks like that same principle applies to exchangenergy.

We ,as heating and cooling contractors, are out there making sure everyone else in the lower mainland and Vancouver Island has top of the line  Geo-exchange/geothermal heating systems complete with Envi Energy monitors and for some reason our own homes end up a the back of the line!

I finally made the  call to have one of the guys come over to set the unit up. In not more than an hour we had the little guy up and running and it’s collecting data as we speak. To start with I’m monitoring our air source  heat pump and I plan on running the monitor on all things electrical including  the television, the washer and dryer, the fridge and the bathroom fan. It’s a good looking, compact unit and the data seems really easy to read so far. I’ve yet to print up or view a report but then again, it’s only been collecting data for a couple of days. While the ENVI can relay real time, play by play information I”m not that gal…I’d rather collect a weeks worth of information to evaluate.

The information that I gather will help me to decide whether or not a fixture needs updating or servicing to improve efficiency and it will keep me in control the amount of energy I spend in a given day. That’s where the real “sacrifice” comes into play-do I hand wash all of the dishes and keep the dishwasher on hand for Thanksgiving, Christmas, anniversaries and birthdays? Or do I trade unplug all electrical devices at night and when not in use “freeing up” enough energy that I can justify the dishwasher while still coming out ahead!

Stay tuned for another update-I won’t say when!

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