Smart Building Automation, Built to Perform.

In June of 2019, ESAP contracted Innovate Energy to modernize the way the federal government heats and cools buildings in the National Capital Region. The main goal of the 35-year contract is to make the energy system more efficient and environmentally friendly. The contract includes an investment to modernize the district energy system, to be completed by 2025, as well as the system’s operation and maintenance for the following 30 years.

The district energy system currently heats 80 buildings and cools 67 buildings, including the Parliament buildings, through 5 central heating and cooling plants (CHCP). These 5 plants deliver heating and cooling to the buildings through service tunnels, buried piping and bridge crossings. By the end of stage 1, there will be 4 remaining CHCPs and 1 decommissioned CHCP:

• the Cliff plant, which will be newly built
• the Tunney’s Pasture plant, which will be newly built
• the National Printing Bureau plant, which will be newly built
• the Confederation Heights plant, which will be renovated
• the National Research Council plant, which will be decommissioned

Innovate Energy will fully update the district energy system’s heating and cooling methods. All buildings will also be equipped with Smart Buildings technology to monitor their energy efficiency.

REL Controls was selected to provide the HVAC environmental controls/energy monitoring for all of the newly constructed and renovated plants listed above. The 100% Canadian owned Reliable Controls product was installed in the facilities as part of the “Buy Canadian” mandate implemented by the federal government.

Once the installation is completed REL Controls will be partnering with Equans to operate/manage and service the installed systems to ensure the delivery of the projected energy savings for the next 30 years.