MOHAWK COLLEGE'S NET ZERO ENERGY AND ZERO CARBON BUILDING—A LIVING LAB FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN BUILDINGS

INTRODUCTION In recent years, large high efficiency and Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) are becoming a reality that are setting construction and energy benchmarks for the industry. As part of this significant effort, in 2018, Mohawk College opened the 8,981 m 2 (96,670 ft 2 ) Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation (JCPI) building in Hamilton, Ontario; becoming Canada's largest NZEB and zero-carbon institutional facility. The building …