The International District Energy Association Celebrates 2023 District Energy Space Award Winners

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards Presented at IDEA Annual Conference & Trade Show Recognize Increasing Adoption of District Energy Solutions

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International District Energy Association (IDEA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 District Energy Space Award at its 115^th annual conference in Orlando, Florida.

This year’s recipients and their results build upon a more than decade-long trend of increasing adoption of district energy to reliably and efficiently deliver heating and cooling to buildings both here in the U.S. and around the globe. Through voluntary reporting by IDEA member operating systems, the awards and accompanying report measure the square footage served by district energy systems in newly committed buildings and those that have extended a contract with a duration of 10 years or more.

Since 1990, 2.8 billion square feet of building space have been added or renewed to district energy service by IDEA member systems, showing the incredible momentum and value of district energy to communities around the world over the last three decades.

“2023 represented another year of outstanding growth by IDEA member district energy systems, and we are thrilled to recognize their achievements with the District Energy Space Awards,” said Rob Thornton, President & CEO, IDEA. “The increasing numbers of square footage and number of buildings served demonstrates district energy’s staying power and its importance to our cities and campuses of the future.”

On Monday, June 17^th at IDEA’s Annual Conference in Orlando, IDEA recognized members from North America and Beyond North America who reported the largest growth in the number of buildings served as well as total square footage added in 2023.

You can read the full District Energy Space report for details on building names, types of use (i.e. commercial office space, hotel, etc.), location, services (heating, cooling, hot water) and square footage served, as well as summary insights on industry growth in North America and Beyond North America, and the 2023 winners include:

Total Number of Buildings Added or Recommitted

• North America:
  • Gold: CenTrio Eastern Michigan University - 36 buildings
  • Silver: Cordia Minneapolis - 21 buildings
  • Bronze: Vicinity Boston/Cambridge - 7 buildings

• Beyond North America:
  • Gold: Empower - 42 buildings
  • Silver: National Central Cooling Company PJSC – Tabreed - 29 buildings
  • Bronze: EMICOOL - 24 buildings

Total Square Footage Added or Recommitted

• North America:
  • Gold: Cordia Minneapolis - 7,898,153 sq. ft.
  • Silver: CenTrio Chicago - 6,025,000 sq. ft.
  • Bronze: Enwave Toronto - 4,993,840 sq. ft.

• Beyond North America:
  • Gold: Empower - 34,246,111 sq. ft.
  • Silver: National Central Cooling Company PJSC – Tabreed - 15,088,221 sq. ft.
  • Bronze: EMICOOL - 869,188 sq. ft.

     

About IDEA

The International District Energy Association (IDEA) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit industry association founded in the United States in 1909. IDEA now has a membership of nearly 3,000 industry professionals representing more than 30 countries around the world. IDEA’s mission is to actively foster the success of its members as leaders in providing reliable, economical, efficient and environmentally sound district heating, district cooling and combined heat and power to optimize energy efficiency, emissions reductions and sustainable solutions for mission-critical and community-scale markets.