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Thursday, June 25, 2026
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Poster Presentations

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
Registration Open

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT

Registration Open

7:15 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Speaker & Moderator Orientation

7:15 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Speaker & Moderator Orientation

8:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT
Plenary Session & Recognition

8:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT

Plenary Session & Recognition

Location: Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Plenary Session

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
Poster Presentations

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4A: From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

Location: Salon 205/207

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4A 1 - Strategies for Converting Steam District Heating to Low Temperature Hot Water in Legacy Tunnel Networks

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Mark Cohen – J.L. Richards & Associates

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4A 2 - ESAP-Ottawa hot water piping extravaganza

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Carl Vreugde – GF Urecon Ltd.

Submitter: Carl Vreugde – GF Urecon Ltd.

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4A 3 - Early Results of Steam to Hot Water Peak Heating Demand Reductions for ESAP Buildings in Ottawa.

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Andrew Young, P.Eng – FVB Energy Inc.

Co-Presenter: Sean Russell, P.Eng – Equans

Submitter: Andrew Young, P.Eng – FVB Energy Inc.

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4B: Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4B - Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

Location: Salon 206/208

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4B 1 - Urban Waste Heat Map of Canada

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Raymond Boulter – Natural Resources Canada - CanmetENERGY

4B - Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4B 2 - Sewage Temperature Analysis – Trends and Insights from One of Canada’s Largest Sanitary Networks (Peel Region)

Location: Salon 206/208

Co-Presenter: Farshad Salehzadeh, MEPP., P.Eng. – Peel Region

Submitter: Farshad Salehzadeh, MEPP., P.Eng. – Peel Region

4B - Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4B 3 - Bridging Systems: Integrating Sewer Heat Recovery with Regional Infrastructure

Location: Salon 206/208

Co-Presenter: Christopher R. David, P.Eng, PMP (he/him/his) – Lulu Island Energy Company

Presenter: Glenn R. Sakamoto, P.Eng, PMP – Lulu Island Energy Company

4B - Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4C: From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

Location: Salon 213/215

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4C 1 - District Energy Readiness: Guidelines for Existing and New Buildings

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: GHINA ANNAN, M.Eng Applied Energy, CEM, LEED AP, WELL Faculty, ENV SP, LFA, Fitwel, TRUE advisor, EDGE – Stantec

Co-Presenter: Jeff Schroeder – Stantec

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4C 2 - Advancing District Energy Projects with the Green Municipal Fund

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Nathalie Lapointe, n/a – Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Submitter: Nathalie Lapointe, n/a – Federation of Canadian Municipalities

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4C 3 - National Western Center Sewer Heat Recovery System

Location: Salon 213/215

Co-Presenter: Tim Kearns – CenTrio

Presenter: Marcus Lew – CenTrio

Co-Presenter: Jim Riley – CenTrio

Submitter: Denise Feinberg – CenTrio

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4D: Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

Location: Salon 214/216

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4D 1 - Capturing Particle Accelerator Waste Heat at UBC’s Neighbourhood District Energy System

Location: Salon 214/216

Presenter: Shiva Prakash – Corix

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4D 2 - Designing for Growth: Phased District Energy Models from leləm̓ and False Creek NEU

Location: Salon 214/216

Presenter: Aaron Miller, CEM CEP – SHARC Energy

Submitter: John Louis Fahie – SHARC Energy

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4D 3 - Scaling Community Energy Infrastructure: Implementing District Energy Expansion in Hamilton

Location: Salon 214/216

Presenter: Mairead Kennedy, P. Eng. – Rathco ENG Ltd.

Co-Presenter: Ryan Rogers – Hamilton Community Enterprises

Submitter: Mairead Kennedy, P. Eng. – Rathco ENG Ltd.

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
4E: Community Thermal Networks

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4E - Community Thermal Networks

Location: Trillium Ballroom

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4E 1 - Community Thermal Energy Networks: A Study Into District Geo for Affordable Housing

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Submitter: Michael R. Tracy – Brightcore Energy

Co-Presenter: Jonathan Hernandez – Brightcore Energy

4E - Community Thermal Networks

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4E 2 - Decarbonizing a neighborhood with Michigan's first municipal geothermal utility

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Shoshannah Lenski (she/her/hers) – Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility

Submitter: Shoshannah Lenski (she/her/hers) – Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility

4E - Community Thermal Networks

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4E 3 - Leveraging District Energy to Overcome Electric Infrastructure Limitations in Large-Scale Redevelopment

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Simon Olivieri, PE (he/him/his) – Ramboll

Submitter: Simon Olivieri, PE (he/him/his) – Ramboll

4E - Community Thermal Networks

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
Thursday Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Luncheon

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Thursday Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Luncheon

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT

Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
Poster Presentations

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT

Poster Presentations

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5A: TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

Location: Salon 205/207

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5A 1 - Calibrated Hydraulics: Strengthening Confidence in Thermal Energy Network Modeling

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Amber MacNeill – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

Submitter: Amber MacNeill – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5A 2 - Wastewater Heat Recovery at Scale: Designing Utility Thermal Networks Around Treated Effluent

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Matthew Lane – CHA Consulting Inc.

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5B: Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

Location: Salon 206/208

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5B 1 - 6 pipes, a large river crossing, congested streets, and tight timelines! How Rathco ENG overcame multiple engineering design challenges at the Zibi DES using Danish and Canadian design methodologies.

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: John Rathbone, P.Eng. – Rathco ENG Ltd.

Submitter: John Rathbone, P.Eng. – Rathco ENG Ltd.

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5B 2 - Zibi Community Utility - Lessons learned after 4 years of operation

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Philippe Gauthier – Eequinox Stratégies Inc.

Co-Presenter: Maxime Thellend – Eequinox Stratégies Inc.

Submitter: Philippe Gauthier – Eequinox Stratégies Inc.

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5C: Digital Tools for Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

Location: Salon 213/215

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5C 1 - Learnings from Scandinavia: How Decarbonization and Digital Twins Drive Value in District Energy

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Yvo D. Velthoen – Gradyent

Submitter: Yvo D. Velthoen – Gradyent

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5C 2 - Strategic Decarbonization of District Energy Systems: a tool to design decarbonization pathways

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Luca Ferrari, LF (he/him/his) – Optit Srl

Submitter: Luca Ferrari, LF (he/him/his) – Optit Srl

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5D: Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

Location: Salon 214/216

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5D 1 - Bracht: a real case of community scale fast and cost-effective deep decarbonization

Location: Salon 214/216

Co-Presenter: Lucio Mesquita, PhD (he/him/his) – Natural Resources Canada - CanmetENERGY

Presenter: Klaus Vajen – Kassel University

Submitter: Lucio Mesquita, PhD (he/him/his) – Natural Resources Canada - CanmetENERGY

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5D 2 - Flexible Power Solution for the Evolving Energy Landscape

Location: Salon 214/216

Presenter: Brandon Woods – Solar Turbines

Submitter: Kimberly Cruz – Solar Turbines

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
5E: Policy and Legal Frameworks for Deployment

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5E - Policy and Legal Frameworks for Deployment

Location: Trillium Ballroom

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5E 1 - Policy Tools to Facilitate Geo-Exchange

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: William Nixon, RPP, MCIP – City of Toronto

Submitter: William Nixon, RPP, MCIP – City of Toronto

5E - Policy and Legal Frameworks for Deployment

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5E 2 - Grand Designs: Legal Implications of Significant System Changes

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Aaron Atcheson – Miller Thomson LLP

Submitter: Aaron Atcheson – Miller Thomson LLP

5E - Policy and Legal Frameworks for Deployment

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
Refreshment Break

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

Refreshment Break

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6A: Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

Location: Salon 205/207

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6A 1 - Enwave’s Next‑Generation Energy‑from‑Waste Expansion in PEI

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: David Godkin – Enwave Energy Corporation

Submitter: David Godkin – Enwave Energy Corporation

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6A 2 - District Heating + Local Biomass Combined Heat and Power - A Powerful Combination for Economic Development and Energy Security

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Jamie Stephen – TorchLight

Co-Presenter: Tom Antle – TorchLight

Co-Presenter: Jean Blair – TorchLight

Submitter: Jamie Stephen – TorchLight

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6A 3 - Oakridge Energy Low Carbon District Energy System

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: Jordan Eichorn, P.Eng., CEM (he/him/his) – Oakridge Energy

Submitter: Jordan Eichorn, P.Eng., CEM (he/him/his) – Oakridge Energy

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6B: Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

Location: Salon 206/208

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6B 1 - Technical and Financial Feasibility of a Large-Scale Wastewater Thermal Energy Recovery System for the Decarbonization of Downtown Denver

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: Blair Wisdom – Metro Water Recovery

Co-Presenter: Simon Olivieri, PE (he/him/his) – Ramboll

Submitter: Blair Wisdom – Metro Water Recovery

Co-Presenter: Mark Spurr – FVB Energy Inc.

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6B 2 - Decarbonizing Toronto's Exhibition Place Thermal Energy Network

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: jack Bolland – City of Toronto

Co-Presenter: Zac Zandona, P.Eng – City of Toronto

Co-Presenter: William Nixon, RPP, MCIP – City of Toronto

Submitter: William Nixon, RPP, MCIP – City of Toronto

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6B 3 - Senakw Zero Carbon District Energy System

Location: Salon 206/208

Co-Presenter: Carly Wolfe, P.Eng. – Creative Energy

Presenter: Keith J. Bate, P.Eng. CEng MCIBSE (he/him/his) – Creative Energy

Submitter: Keith J. Bate, P.Eng. CEng MCIBSE (he/him/his) – Creative Energy

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6C: Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

Location: Salon 213/215

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6C 1 - Electrifying Healthcare: How Radboudumc Improved Energy Performance Through Streamlined Engineering Data Management

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Israel Ortiz – Accruent

Submitter: Israel Ortiz – Accruent

6C Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6C 2 - A Multi-Scenario Modeling Approach for District Energy Planning in a New Urban Development in Athens, Greece

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: Selva Calixto, Ph.D. – Sustainable Heating

Submitter: Selva Calixto, Ph.D. – Sustainable Heating

6C Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6C 3 - Operators, Data, and AI - Cordia's Performance Optimization Roadmap

Location: Salon 213/215

Co-Presenter: Eoin O'Driscoll, PhD PE (he/him/his) – Data Systems Analysts (DSA Inc)

Co-Presenter: Joe Witchger – HGA

Presenter: Kiel Ford – Cordia

Submitter: Kiel Ford – Cordia

6C Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6D: Optimizing District Cooling

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

Location: Salon 214/216

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6D 1 - District Cooling development Varberg, Sweden

Location: Salon 214/216

Presenter: Bernt J G Andersson – FVB Sverige AB

Submitter: Bernt J G Andersson – FVB Sverige AB

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6D 2 - Western University: Expanding the energy network, increasing resiliency and lowering emissions one building retrofit at a time.

Location: Salon 214/216

Presenter: Alexandre Briere, P.Eng. (he/him/his) – Eequinox

Co-Presenter: Joan Ang, P.Eng., CEM, CMVP (they/she) – Western University

Co-Presenter: Heather Hyde, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., MBA – Western University

Submitter: Genevieve Lussier – Eequinox

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6D 3 - Thermal Energy Storage (TES) for Data Centers

Location: Salon 214/216

Presenter: Justin Kline, P.E. – CB&I

Co-Presenter: Bryan Holmes, Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science – CB&I

Submitter: Justin Kline, P.E. – CB&I

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
6E: Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6E - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

Location: Trillium Ballroom

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6E 1 - Aligning Cost & Carbon, Capacity: Decision Science for Geothermal in Industrial Thermal Networks

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Angela Pakes, P.E., LEED AP – Salas O'Brien

Co-Presenter: Josh Hays, PE – Salas O'Brien

Co-Presenter: Jeremy Beatty – Salas O'Brien

Submitter: Angela Pakes, P.E., LEED AP – Salas O'Brien

6E - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6E 2 - A Holistic Approach to Hospital Campus Emissions Reduction

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Andrew Kozak, PE, P.Eng, AEE Fellow – BR+A Consulting Engineers

Submitter: Andrew Kozak, PE, P.Eng, AEE Fellow – BR+A Consulting Engineers

6E - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6E 3 - Alexandra District Energy Utility – 10 Years Later

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: Constantino Retes, P.Eng, M.Eng – Lulu Island Energy Company

Co-Presenter: Ayman Fahmy, P.Eng, PMP, MEL (he/him/his) – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

Submitter: Constantino Retes, P.Eng, M.Eng – Lulu Island Energy Company

6E - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization