MONTREAL, Feb. 11, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - (TSXV: SDW) When
planners for Montreal's new
$2 billion CHUM super hospital met
with HH Angus consulting engineers, one of the top priorities was
how best to maximize heating efficiency while ensuring the lowest
possible energy costs. CHUM will have the largest power plant
among Montreal's finest
hospitals. Sofame's Montreal-based distributors, Enviroair,
provided the answer to energy performance and operating cost
savings. Enviroair recommended the same direct-contact stack
economizer used by numerous other hospitals in North America to achieve 98% heating
efficiency.
The Percotherm® direct-contact stack economizer, designed and
manufactured by Montreal-based
Sofame Technologies Inc., recuperates the residual heat contained
in boiler and turbine flue gases, and transfers it to cool water
streams. Hot water is produced at temperatures as high as 140
degrees F (60 degrees C). The Sofame system fully conforms to
new boiler efficiency guidelines established by the American
Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air conditioning Engineers in
the ASHRAE report titled "Advanced Energy Design Guide for Large
Hospitals" published in 2012. HH Angus is targeting LEED
Silver certification for CHUM's new hospital complex.
According to John Gocek,
President of Sofame, "CHUM Phase 2 is the sixth major hospital to
choose Sofame since 2012, because the fuel cost savings and
operating efficiency results are undeniable. The order is
valued among the four most important Sofame has received, including
Montoir de Bretagne, University of
Toronto and Princeton
University."
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SOURCE Sofame Technologies Inc.