Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1

Camosun College is pleased to announce that Camosun Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) will bepartnering with Heatwave Plumbing and Heating, a Victoria-based company that provides hydronic heatingsolutions for residential and domestic applications, and with support from the Natural Sciences andEngineering Research Council on (NSERC) on a level 1 Applied Research and Development grant.The project is aimed at developing Heatwave's first product, a completely modular hydronic heating controllerthat will reduce installation errors, reduce the frequency of malfunction, and reduce maintenance costs, savingbuilding owners and home owners money and the inconvenience of malfunctioning systems. Currently, thecontrol systems that are on the market can be challenging to install. The low-voltage electronics are oftenset-up by plumbers who have limited understanding of control-electronics, making them prone to failure andhigh life-long maintenance costs. The new modular system will be easy to install and set-up utilizing a fail-safeconnection and set-up system. This new product line will be manufactured in the region and will transformHeatwave from a service provider to a product producer with distribution channels across North America. Theproduct has the potential to create jobs, and highlight Canada as a leader in the heating controller field.