Mont-Saint-Hilaire fire station
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| Project : Caserne Mont Saint Hilaire, New Emergency Services and Training Facility | |
| Mont St-Hilaire is an upscale, rural community nestled in the Eastern Townships about 30 km from Montreal. In keeping with its high quality living environment and a sustainable development framework, a solar air heating system was included in the design of this new emergency and fire services facility1. A flat, hidden faster, 2040 ft2 transpired, MatrixAir® solar collector system was approved and installed on the southern facade, providing 5600 - 10,000 CFM of preheated fresh air as required to the roof mounted air handling units. As a result of the MatrixAir® installation indoor air quality is assured and this store will be burning 18% less fuel each year to heat its fresh air versus a conventional make-up system alone*. |
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| Installed: September 2017, Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec, Canada | |
| MatrixAir TR (transpired) solar collector area (total) : | 190 m2 |
| Preheated fresh air delivered : up to 17,000 m3/h | CFM of fresh air |
| Operation : | 7 days/wk, 24 hours per day |
| Energy Savings : | 536 GJ annually |
| Architect : | Leclerc Architecture |
| Mechanical: | SM Consulting |
| Note: 1. https://www.ville.mont-saint-hilaire.qc.ca/nouvelle-caserne-incendie-de-mont-saint-hilaire/ | |
| *Per Natural Resources Canada’s RETScreen® simulation software | |
