Archives de catégorie : Nouvelles anglais

Optimize and Innovate: The City of Brownsburg-Chatham Adopts Smart Control of Public Lighting

The City of Brownsburg-Chatham takes the lead on technological innovation by implementing a smart control system for its public street lighting. Thanks to an investment of nearly 350,000$, a total of 518 “Cobra” luminaires will be upgraded and interconnected. This modernization project will allow for a standardized network , while offering safe and optimal lighting conditions for all citizens. “The conversion of the street lighting to LED technology will have a considerable impact…

The Halles St-Jean Undergo Improvements Through Energy Efficiency

The Vice-president of BTB Real Estate Investment Trust, Dominic Gilbert, teamed with the Manager of Les Halles St-Jean announced a major energy efficiency project during the latest Chamber of Commerce networking event. “Thanks to an investment of over a half-million dollars, we are modernizing our building and providing greater comfort for the Halles’ tenants and clients. This project will improve our building’s environmental performance and reduce energy consumption by 37%,” stated Dominic Gilbert…

Buildings Energy Efficiency: Commercial and Financial Potential worth Exploring

Reducing building energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is a constant preoccupation for property owners and managers. The newly announced governmental energy policy in Quebec lays down ambitious targets, adding to the challenge and demanding additional efforts. However, improving energy efficiency also requires significant investments from property owners. Fully aware of the importance of this issue, energy services companies (ESCo) offer beneficial solutions paired to interesting…

A Renewal for 22 Buildings Across the Riveraine School Board

The President of the School Board, Mrs Marjolaine Arsenault, along with Executive Director Mrs Johane Croteau, have announced the upcoming implementation of an energy efficiency project in 22 schools on the territory. By modernizing the selected buildings, the School Board will generate significant energy savings and substantially reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. “Energy efficiency improvement of our buildings, preservation of comfort…

Energere, Partner in the Smart Cities Event

Energere is a partner in the Smart Cities event, which will be held on October 20, 2016 in Montreal. The City of Shawinigan and the City of Montreal decided to implement a smart public lighting management system. Accompanied by Energere, the two cities ‒ with their own distinct realities ‒ decided to go forward with innovative technologies oriented towards the development of smart and sustainable cities. Shawinigan is the first city in Quebec to convert its street lighting to LED technology while integrating a smart control system…

Energere Wins Major City of Montreal Smart Public Lighting Control Project

Energere is proud to announce that it has won a major contract for the implementation of a smart public lighting management system for the City of Montreal. This $28M project will harness innovative technologies in the development of a smart and sustainable city, in harmony with the City’s vision. The project will create an infrastructure capable of controlling 135,000 luminaires. By integrating this project into its sustainable development objectives, the City…

Notice of Recent Appointments

Frédéric Gaulin, President of Energere, is pleased to officially announce the following nominations: François Dussault, Eng., Vice-president, Corporate Affairs and Operations, Jean-Philippe Hardy, Eng., Engineering Manager, François Shink, Eng., Construction Manager, Elie Karmouche, Eng., Automation Manager, Philippe Paquette, Eng., Measurement and Verification Manager, Kéven Bilodeau, Eng., Project Manager, Simon Fournier, Eng., Project Manager.

Climate Change and Collective Share of Energy, by Marie-France Lefebvre

More than ever, the fight against climate change is a highly topical issue and a source of concern throughout the world. Last December, 195 countries have signed an international agreement at the Paris Climate Change conference. Expectations are high and governments want to take action to control greenhouse gas emissions, limit global warming and help people cope with these changes…

Smart Lighting Control Systems. That’s Bright!

The City of Shawinigan, Énergère and Hydro-Québec have unveiled this morning the launching of a major smart public lighting project in Shawinigan. Over the next few months, the city will convert its whole public lighting network to LED technology and will be able to remotely control every cobra heat lights of its territory. This one-of-a-kind project in Québec will allow for substantial energy savings. »Beyond energy savings, these control systems fall within our smart city plan,” says Michel Angers, Mayor of Shawinigan. « It’s a concept that will ensure the sustainable development…

Energy Efficiency Wins Over 19 Buildings of the Sorel-Tracy School Board

With the implementation of more than 100 energy-efficient measures in nineteen of its schools, the school board will reduce its energy bill by 40% within the next year, while improving the comfort of its students and employees with better lighting, heating and cooling systems. To carry out this project, the Material, Transportation and Information Services of the Sorel-Tracy School Board extended an invitation to tender in 2014. The selection process, which was spread over several months, led Énergère to design the project…