How do we create offsets? At Offsetters, we believe that your purchase of offsets should do more than just offset your direct emissions. It should also promote the mainstream adoption of next generation energy systems to get us out of the fossil fuel dependent energy systems we have today. For this reason, all Offsetters funds are invested in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that would not have taken place without our involvement. Domestic projects
| Sk'elep School of Excellence http://www.skelep.com/ Based in Kamloops, within the traditional territory of the Secwepemc people, the Sk'elep School was build to provide an outstanding facility for children in grades from kindergarten to grade 7. The school combines a balance high academic standards and education in Secwepecmc Culture. The building was designed to create a safe healthy and green physical environment for students. Offsets helped pay for the cost of installing a groundsource heatpump that provides a climate friendly energy solution for the building. Piccadilly Terrace Retirement Residence http://www.piccadillyterrace.com/ Based in Salmon Arm in the Shushwap provides excellent facilities for active and independent seniors wishing to enjoy a comfortable and secure lifestyle, living in one of 91 apartments close to the downtown core. Offsets helped pay for the cost of installing a groundsource heatpump that provides a climate friendly energy solution for the building. The system provides a clean, affordable and reliable source of heat to all the facilities. Seabird Island Indian Band http://www.seabirdisland.ca/ Based in Agassiz in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, the band participates in the Stó:lo Tribal Council and has shown leadership in a number of areas of environmental, including a commitment to build a high quality green building for the band's office building. Offsets helped pay for the cost of installing a groundsource heatpump that provides a climate friendly energy solution for the building. The system provides a clean, affordable and reliable source of heat to all the facilities. Semiamhoo House Society http://www.semi-house-society.com/ The Semiamhoo House Society provides a facility for acquisition of life skills needed for semi-independent living. The support provided to individuals in this model is very individualized. Individuals live in their own homes but have support from a trained support team to help them in developing daily life skills such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting and socializing. The goal in this program is for the individuals to develop their skills further to allow them to live independently. The GSHP system was installed in their central skills acquisition and semi-supported living facility. Delta View Habilitation Centre www.deltaview.ca Delta View Campus of Care consists of Delta View Habilitation Centre, Delta View Life Enrichment Centres, and Crossroads Adult Daycare Centre. We are the culmination of more than 30 years of providing exceptional service to individuals whose mental and/or physical abilities have been compromised to the point that ongoing care outside the home is necessary. The installation of a Ground Source heat pump system to provide heating, air conditioning and domestic water preheating for the new 200,000 square foot facility was made because there was a fit with the philosophy of sustainability with which the facility is operated.
International projects Our international projects are provided in collaboration with Climate Care, a world leader in the provision of sustainable offsets. These projects not only remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, they also enhance ecosystems and provide wider benefits to the people living around them. Examples of these projects include the following. Where feasible we will pursue Gold Standard certification.
| Energy Efficient Woodstoves in Cambodia
| Treadmill Pumps in India
| Energy Efficient Woodstoves in Uganda