{"id":1777,"date":"2025-10-15T11:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/?p=1777"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:07:12","slug":"carleton-sustainable-energy-students-explore-zibis-innovative-district-energy-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/2025\/carleton-sustainable-energy-students-explore-zibis-innovative-district-energy-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Sustainable Energy Students Explore Zibi\u2019s Innovative District Energy System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Sustainable Energy Students Explore Zibi\u2019s Innovative District Energy System\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p>October 6th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/10\/1000016759-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A group of Carleton students smiling in front of the the Zibi Innovative District Energy System\" class=\"wp-image-1780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/10\/1000016759-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/10\/1000016759-1-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/10\/1000016759-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/10\/1000016759-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/10\/1000016759-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/10\/1000016759-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 25 students from Carleton University\u2019s Sustainable Energy program recently participated in a field trip to the Zibi District Energy System, which provides heating and cooling to a community near downtown Ottawa-Gatineau. The visit offered a unique opportunity for policy and engineering students to learn about the interacting technological and societal factors involved in realizing a real-world sustainability project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour was led by Ashley Graham, Sustainability Director at Theia Partners, and Taryn Glancy, Project Manager at Zibi Canada. Together, they provided a comprehensive overview of the district energy system. Students gained insight into the technical characteristics of the system, including the integration of waste energy sources and thermal exchange technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the engineering aspects, the discussion highlighted the social and governance dimensions of implementing such an ambitious project. Navigating multiple regulatory frameworks\u2014spanning the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, the National Capital Commission, the Canada Energy Regulator, and Transport Canada\u2014has been a core challenge for Zibi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour also introduced students to Zibi\u2019s commitment to the One Planet Living framework, an internationally recognized approach to sustainable community development. This framework underpins Zibi\u2019s goal of achieving net-zero emissions, while promoting principles such as resource efficiency, social equity, and Indigenous reconciliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the site visit, participants gathered at the Mill Street Pub for an informal mixer. The event reinforced the program\u2019s emphasis on bridging theory and practice in sustainable energy transitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 25 students from Carleton University\u2019s Sustainable Energy program recently participated in a field trip to the Zibi District Energy System, which provides heating and cooling to a community near downtown Ottawa-Gatineau. 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