The Competition's jury wished to recognize this exceptional contribution by bestowing the ENERGY WISE Special Award of Excellence on Laurier Nichols.

Engineer and professor, fervent advocate of energy recovery and geothermal applications, Laurier Nichols is one of Québec's leading figures in the area of energy efficiency. His enthusiasm, perseverance and original thinking have been an inspiration to everyone in the field and his innovative approaches are now recognized throughout the industry.