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Honeywell and City of Burnaby Partner to Reduce Energy Costs; C$6.4 Million Program Will Also Reduce Environmental Emissions.


BURNABY, British Columbia “Burnaby” redirects here. For persons sharing this surname, see Burnaby (surname).
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is the city immediately east of Vancouver.
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:HON) Building Solutions and the City of Burnaby today launched an energy services partnership designed to improve the city's energy efficiency and reduce environmental emissions. The C$6.4 million, 12.5-year project is expected to save the city in excess of C$500,000 annually in utility and operational costs once installed.

Burnaby is the first municipality in the province of British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography
 to embark upon a comprehensive energy reduction program of this magnitude. The construction phase is scheduled to begin in July, during which Honeywell will upgrade lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation and control systems in city buildings. Overall, the city will reduce green house gas emissions by 1,693 tonnes annually and will benefit from incentive grants from Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a department of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing.  (NRCan) and BC Hydro's PowerSmart program.

"We are proud to proactively look for ways to reduce our city's energy use and to be utilizing this unique self-funding approach for our facility upgrades," said Rick Earle, Director of Finance at the City of Burnaby. "The program will improve the indoor comfort for our staff and residents who use the city's facilities. In addition, there will be a significant environmental benefit thanks to reductions in greenhouse gas greenhouse gas
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Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect.



greenhouse gas 
 emissions."

"Honeywell is pleased to add the City of Burnaby to the hundreds of governments and businesses we partner with to deliver world-class energy management capabilities through Energy Performance Contracting," said Joe Puishys, President, Honeywell Building Solutions. "We look forward to this long-term opportunity to help the city reduce costs, better serve the community and improve the overall environment for city residents and staff."

Honeywell's Energy Performance Contract allows organizations to improve their facilities' energy efficiency and lower operational costs. Savings are used to fund the cost of the program, with the cost of the energy and operational savings quantified by Honeywell on an annual basis over the term of the partnership. New technologies, energy efficiency equipment and automated facility controls can be used to replace older, inefficient systems thereby reducing electricity, natural gas and water consumption.

Honeywell International is a $23 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; specialty chemicals; fibers; and electronic and advanced materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, . Based in Morris Township There are several places named Morris Township in the United States:
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 and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com. Honeywell Building Solutions is part of Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry. For more information about Building Solutions, access www.honeywell.com/buildingsolutions.

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