The project

Collège Jean de la Mennais is a private secondary education establishment located in the city of La Prairie, in Quebec, near Montreal. It welcomes around 1700 students and houses the Frères de l’instruction Chrétienne. Comprised of 18 wings, the College covers an area of about 506,000 square feet (47,000 square meters).

The College took the initiative of collaborating with SOFIAC to implement an energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction project, aligned with the values it embodies and transmits to its students.

Expected results

34% reduction of energy consumption including 57% natural gas

262,000$ in annual savings, representing a 29% reduction

57% avoided GHG emissions, representing 637 tCO2eq/year

Principal measures

• Efficient lighting
• Heat recovery, heat pumping and heating network optimization
• Optimization of ventilation systems
• Conversion of gas heating with aerothermia
• Recommissioning

Contract term

15 years and 9 months

SOFIAC’s investment cost

$ 3 million