Cape Breton seniors’ residences to receive energy-efficiency upgrades

Two seniors’ residences in North Sydney will get energy-efficiency upgrades. Fairview Court and Central Court in North Sydney will receive $117,376 in total work, which includes the installation of LED lighting, heat pumps, and solar panels, as well as the replacement and modernization of the heating, ventilation, and air-handling systems. The Cape Breton residences are [...]

Two seniors’ residences in North Sydney will get energy-efficiency upgrades. Fairview Court and Central Court in North Sydney will receive $117,376 in total work, which includes the installation of LED lighting, heat pumps, and solar panels, as well as the replacement and modernization of the heating, ventilation, and air-handling systems. The Cape Breton residences are among 18 in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island receiving upgrades.

The work is a partnership between Société de financement et d’accompagnement en performance énergétique (SOFIAC) and Atlantic Baptist Housing, which will see a $5.4 million investment from SOFIAC to reduce the buildings’ energy consumption by 33 per cent. Atlantic Baptist Housing was founded 50 years ago. The non-profit provides housing, community services, and long-term care for seniors across Atlantic Canada.

SOFIAC, meanwhile, was founded in 2021and is a $200 million investment solution based on risk allocation and dedicated to decarbonization projects. Atlantic Baptist Housing turned to SOFIAC’s investment model “to modernize aging and energy-intensive assets without deploying capital or taking on additional debt,” it says in a release. This is SOFIAC’s first long-term care initiative in Atlantic Canada.

Project implementation will be led by Johnson Controls, SOFIAC’s technical partner, with Havenci serving as the project’s technical advisor.