Among DCC ’ s environmental initiatives was the construction of a new central heating plant at 14 Wing Greenwood , Nova Scotia , in 2004 . The $ 11.6-million facility was built to increase the reliability and efficiency of the base ’ s heating system , as well as reduce maintenance costs by 50 per cent . It replaced two central heating plants that were more than 50 years old and uses far less fuel .
are taken into account when purchasing supplies . Environmental aspects of project work are also taken into account when planning procurement and construction activities , and environmental incidents are reported up the chain of command so that appropriate management response and site action is taken in a timely manner .
At the same time , DCC committed itself to becoming a knowledgeable and experienced partner for DND ’ s environmental priorities , including building to standards developed by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ) organization . DCC also developed a strong expertise in remediation projects , not just in the Arctic , but also on military bases across the country . In 2004 , a remediation project at Harvey Barracks — part of the former CFB Calgary site — was completed after 10 years of remediation work including the removal and disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance .
Sound environmental stewardship includes re-using facilities and equipment whenever possible . DCC provided contract management services as part of the closing out of facilities from the German Army Training Establishment at CFB Shilo in 2006 , for instance , including a pre-engineered-metal vehicle maintenance building that was deconstructed and re-erected in Winnipeg as a storage and maintenance facility . At the Tracked Vehicle Maintenance Facility — a flagship building , with 12 service bays and three overhead 20-ton capacity cranes — all useful components were removed , to be re-used in a new heavy equipment maintenance building in Winnipeg . This included all machinery , the cranes , the rooftop units and the building ’ s steel columns and beams .
On the Pacific coast , DCC helped DND to upgrade its oily wastewater treatment plant at CFB Esquimalt in 2006 – 07 . The $ 2.2 million project installed state-of-theart technology that uses an electro-coagulation unit to remove hydrocarbons from a ship ’ s bilge water — this water goes through several treatment processes once it leaves the ship , eventually separating into water and oil , which is then re-used as fuel for dockyard boilers . At the opposite end of the country , DCC was working on a new central heating plant for 14 Wing Greenwood , with boilers chosen specifically to help meet Kyoto Protocol targets in place at that time , increase the heating system ’ s efficiency and reduce maintenance costs .
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