Raymond Boulter, P.Eng
Raymond Boulter has been working with the CanmetENERGY Buildings & Renewables group since 2010 as a Community Energy Specialist, mainly focused on community-scale energy use assessment and district energy applications. He also currently serves as the Canadian representative for the IEA District Heating & Cooling technology collaboration program.
Current research and/or projects
Current research areas and project activities include:
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District heating and cooling
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Use of building archetype modelling data for community-scale energy analysis and future scenario planning
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Canadian contributor to IEA EBC Annex 70 - Building Energy Epidemiology, investigating the role and application of real building data at scale to support energy reduction pathways for the building stock
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Canadian representative for the IEA District Heating & Cooling technology collaboration programme executive committee
Research and/or project statements
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Developed a District Energy Economic Model for assessing community benefits from district energy investment
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Provided modelling and techno-economical analysis for Energy Master Plan development for two CF bases
Education and awards
B.Eng (Mechanical), Dalhousie University (2003); M.Sc (Renewable Energy), Murdoch University (2007)
International experience and/or work
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IEA District Heating & Cooling (DHC) Technology Collaboration Programme: executive committee member for Canada
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IEA Energy in Buildings & Communities (EBC) Annex 70 - Building Energy Epidemiology
Key publications
Dalla Rosa, A., Boulter, R., Church, K., Svendsen, S. District heating (DH) network design and operation toward a system-wide methodology for optimizing renewable energy solutions (SMORES) in Canada: A case study. Energy (2012); 45(1): 960-974.
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Affiliations
Current professional memberships and activities include:
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PEO, professional engineer
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ASHRAE, associate member
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International District Energy Association (IDEA), member