COGSWELL TOWER

A 14-story tower located within a busy shopping complex.

THE CHALLENGE

Crombie REIT strives to make environmental sustainability a part of their everyday decision-making and recognized that Ecopilot® could play a significant role in achieving that. As a result, they installed Ecopilot® to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as improve the internal climate of the facility. Cogswell Tower is BOMA Best Gold Certified and holds a BOMA Nova Scotia Award of Excellence.

CLIENT

Crombie REIT

AREA

204,013 ft2

BUILDING

Cogswell Tower

STRUCTURE

Concrete

LOCATION

Halifax, NS

TYPE OF BUILDING

Office

YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION

1970

ECOPILOT® INSTALLATION

2018

Lowering our HVAC operating cost and providing a stable indoor temperature is extremely important to our existing and prospective clients. Substantial decline in client temperature complaints reduces the man hours needed to correct these issues.

Pat Poirier, Director, Operational Sustainability

THE RESULTS

A simplification of the establishment and its installed systems resulted in lower energy consumption and reduced installation and maintenance costs. In addition, a higher level of comfort was attained for those who spend time on the premises. Ecopilot® now utilizes the building’s thermal inertia to prevent simultaneous heating and cooling actions.

Lowering our HVAC operating cost and providing a stable indoor temperature is extremely important to our existing and prospective clients. Substantial decline in client temperature complaints reduces the man hours needed to correct these issues.

Pat Poirier, Director, Operational Sustainability

FINANCIAL SAVINGS

24.29%

In cost savings

ENERGY SAVINGS

The following improvements have been documented after Ecopilot® installation.

Measured September 2018 to 
September 2019

22%

Heating

33%

Electricity

REDUCED CARBON EMISSIONS

This installation has reduced carbon emissions by the equivalent of the examples shown.

Measured September 2018 to
September 2019

883

Tonnes of CO2 / year

187

Cars on the road

965,168

Lbs of coal burnt