PROJECT CASE STUDYAircraft manufacturing

Bombardier / Canadair

Large-scale solar ventilation heating and façade renewal for an aircraft assembly complex.

Montréal, Québec, Canada · 1996 historical installation

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Bombardier / Canadair SolarWall project context — Representative aerospace sector photo, not a confirmed view of this project.

8,826 m²Collector area

1,071,000 m³/hTotal supply air capacity

29Fan and duct systems

1996Historical cost basis

PROJECT CONTEXT

Engineering the right source of useful heat.

A site-specific installation or documented project scope, with design versus reported outcomes clearly separated.

The challenge

The Canadair manufacturing complex needed extensive ventilation, improved indoor-air conditions and architectural improvements as part of a major renewal.

The solution

Conserval’s published case describes façade collectors oriented 40° east and 50° west of south, integrated with a canopy and multiple supply air systems. Solar heating and reduced building-envelope losses were considered together.

Published outcomes

The original case reported nearly USD 170,000 annual natural-gas and electricity savings calculated at 1996 prices. These historical values should not be used as today’s payback model.

Evidence and reporting basis

Conserval Engineering, Canadair / Bombardier case study. Metrics are only shown when found in this published or provided source; historical values and projected benefits are explicitly identified.

TECHNICAL SNAPSHOT

Integration details.

01 / TWO

Two façade orientations with canopy air collection

02 / BLUE-GREY

Blue-grey collector replacing part of building cladding

03 / 29

29 fan and duct air systems connected to the installation

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