In Quebec, greenhouse heating can account for up to 30% of horticultural and market gardeners’ operating costs. Energy efficiency is a concrete way for these facilities to reduce their energy bills and GHG emissions. In this article, we provide an … Read More
Last June, the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) revised its eligibility rules for the Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard v4 (ZCB-Design v4) to allow the use of dual-energy heating systems in buildings seeking this certification. In this article, we … Read More
As part of its efforts to modernize its facilities, the Ciment Québec plant in Saint-Basile-de-Portneuf has acquired a new cement milling process line that will allow it to reduce its annual emissions by nearly 66,200 tonnes of CO2 equivalent compared to its … Read More
Pavement production is an industrial activity essential to today’s infrastructure, yet it requires a significant amount of energy. A number of energy efficiency solutions can optimize energy consumption and achieve significant savings while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from this process. … Read More
In May 2024, Groupe Galland and the City of Mont-Tremblant opened a transit line with compressed natural gas buses. In addition, the company has contracted renewable natural gas (RNG) to further reduce its fossil GHG emissions—a first in Quebec. In this … Read More
Introduction As residential, commercial and industrial sectors understand the essential nature of fresh air to the health and safety of the occupants in each of the buildings, technologies to recuperate energy from outgoing exhaust air for transfer to incoming cold … Read More
Paper manufacturing is an energy-intensive process, especially at the drying stage. But when used properly, a well-calibrated steam box can reduce the amount of energy needed to dry the paper and even speed up the process. In this article, you’ll learn how … Read More
In the institutional environment, as elsewhere, energy efficiency is an increasingly important strategy for reducing energy bills and the carbon footprint of buildings, while preserving the well-being of their occupants. Some organizations have understood this for a long time, like Montréal’s … Read More
The City of Montréal’s 2020–2030 Climate Plan has an ambitious target: to bring its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. To get there, the City is working on five areas, one of … Read More
Nova Steel Products specializes in the production of fasteners for Original Equipment Manufacturers in the construction equipment industry (buckets, shovels, loaders), as well as DELTABEAMs for the construction industry. As part of a major modernization project at its Saint-Hubert plant, … Read More
