Energy matters: evaluating the use of the energy mapping approach in Winnipeg, Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorFriesen, Andrei
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteePlatt, James (City Planning) Alec Stuart (Manitoba Hydro)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorVan Vliet, David (City Planning)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-22T20:58:55Z
dc.date.available2014-04-22T20:58:55Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-22
dc.degree.disciplineCity Planningen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of City Planning (M.C.P.)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn light of pressing challenges including climate change and energy security, urban planners are increasingly being required to make decisions that can be attributed to reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Energy mapping is an emerging approach used to make improved energy-related decisions and predict energy performance, although at the time of writing, has not been applied within a Manitoban context. Informed by promising practice utilized in other Canadian locales, this research creates an energy mapping process for use in the City of Winnipeg’s residential sector. The Ebby-Wentworth neighbourhood is analyzed to develop and test the mapping process. The process begins with determining baseline energy use for the neighbourhood, and is then compared to three development scenarios, which include the use of retrofits, and new construction on an adjacent development site. The results of applying the energy mapping approach in Winnipeg demonstrates this to be a key decision-making tool for planners looking to make informed decisions related to energy-using equipment, building and site design, and land use and infrastructure. Recommendations include: increased use of the energy mapping approach as a decision-making tool through enhanced collaboration between federal and provincial authorities, municipalities, and utilities; incorporating energy considerations into the planning and development process through revised and updated energy legislation, policy and programming; and, further refining and testing of the energy mapping process designed for this research to develop a best-practice approach for mapping energy use within the Province of Manitoba.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23549
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectDwelling archetypesen_US
dc.subjectEbby-Wentworthen_US
dc.subjectenergy decision-making toolen_US
dc.subjectenergy mappingen_US
dc.subjectenergy mapping processen_US
dc.subjectenergy planningen_US
dc.subjectFort Rouge Yardsen_US
dc.subjectGISen_US
dc.subjectManitoba Hydroen_US
dc.subjectWinnipegen_US
dc.subjectManitobaen_US
dc.subjectWinnipeg Residential Energy Mapping Process (WREMP)en_US
dc.titleEnergy matters: evaluating the use of the energy mapping approach in Winnipeg, Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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