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Urban Solar Garden Ribbon Cutting Event
The installation of the first municipally-led community solar PV initiative in Metro Vancouver is now complete. The Urban Solar Garden is a 50kW solar array that allows local residents, businesses and non-profit organizations who’ve invested in the...
Presentations From The Part 3 Buildings Workshop
Thank you to everyone who attended our Part 3 Buildings Workshop at Anvil Centre on Wednesday, June 20th. We hope you enjoyed the session on the City’s proposed Energy Step Code implementation framework for Part 3 Buildings and Electrical Vehicle Readiness...
Update on Urban Solar Garden – Installation Contractor and City Building Selected
The City of New Westminster and Energy Save New West are pleased to announce that Terratek Energy has been selected as the preferred vendor for the design, installation and commissioning of the Urban Solar Garden’s 50 kW solar PV array. Terratek Energy is...
Energy Star® Appliance Rebates For Spring 2018
Are you looking to upgrade to your old energy guzzling appliance to new ENERGY STAR® rated? If so, now is a great time to look at purchasing new ENERGY STAR® appliances to receive up to $250 in rebates On purchases made between May 4th and June 15th, 2018...
News Articles Featuring The Urban Solar Garden
Energy Save New West is pleased to share recent articles on the Urban Solar Garden from the Vancouver Sun and The Province. These editorials provide a full overview of the Urban Solar Garden project which will be the first municipally-led community solar...
Presentations From The Spring 2018 Builder & Designer Breakfast
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring 2018 Builder & Designer Breakfast at Anvil Centre on Wednesday, March 7th. We hope you enjoyed the session on the City’s proposed Energy Step Code implementation framework and gathered insights on how you...
Passive House Canada Training
On Friday, February 2nd, the City of New Westminster along with Passive House Canada hosted a one-day "Building Enclosures for High Performance Buildings" course with renowned instructor in building science, Graham Finch of RDH Building Engineering. The...
Vancity’s Community Partnership Program
The City of New Westminster is proud to be awarded a grant for $10,000 from Vancity to support the Urban Solar Garden project. Funding from Vancity was awarded through their Community Partnership Program which offers investment in local projects and...
Urban Solar Garden Digital Video
The City of New Westminster’s Energy Save New West program is excited to announce that 95% of the 150 panel solar array have been reserved following the 30-day Urban Solar Garden pre-sale period! Following this strong public support, we’re also pleased to announce...
Presentation From The Fall 2017 Builder & Designer Breakfast
Thank you to everyone who attended our Fall 2017 Builder & Designer Breakfast at Anvil Centre on November 9th. We hope you enjoyed the session on the Energy Step Code and found a few useful concepts and ideas that you can adopt in your own building and design...