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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