Energy Efficient Buildings | Refrigeration

Arena - La Pêche, QC, Canada

Opened in September 2005, this new 3,200 m² building includes an ice rink, bleachers for 350 people, a banquet room, locker rooms, offices, and utility rooms.

When the elected officials in the Municipality of La Pêche in Québec decided to go ahead with the construction of a new arena, they wanted to offer residents an energy efficient building and opted for CIMCO Refrigeration’s Eco-Chill system.

This Eco-Chill system demonstration project has been achieved in partnership with CanmetENERGY and co-funded by Natural Resources Canada’s Technology Early Action Measures Program (TEAM). The project also received financial support from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Hydro-Québec.

A CoolSolution^® approach

At the arena of the Municipality of La Pêche, the Eco-Chill refrigeration system has been integrated to the building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. It allows:

• Heat recovery
• Thermal storage
• To operate at variable condensation pressure to benefit from the cold Canadian weather

Recovered heat is redistributed to all parts of the building for:

• Heating the underfloor
• Radiant heating of rooms and bleachers
• Preheating of domestic water
• Preheating of surfacing water
• Heating the ventilation air