ERV/HRV

Disclaimers:
Eligible equipment is ERV/HRV with a minimum sensible effectiveness of 55 percent at 32 F (for CAN/CSA C439 performance test) or 35 F (for AHRI 1060 performance test) for spaces with no ERV/HRV or for spaces where ERV/HRV is not required by code (OBC, SB 10, SB 12) and ERV/HRV with a minimum sensible effectiveness of 65 percent at 32 F (for CAN/CSA C439 performance test) or 35 F (for AHRI 1060 performance test) for spaces where ERV/HRV is required by code. Incentive paid is based on the operating CFM of the ERV/HRV and to qualify for an incentive, the sensible effectiveness used to validate the above criteria must be at the operating CFM level. The offer is not eligible in: areas where the operating CFM sensible effectiveness level is below the minimum requirements above; systems where DCV or scheduled setbacks are used during operated hours; spaces where 100 percent of the exhaust air must be evacuated from the building in order to avoid cross contamination (100 percent fresh air is required such as described in OBC section 1.1.1.4. spaces where no recirculation is allowed by codes or standards, for instance, any limitations as per CSA Z317.2_10 Special Requirements for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems in Health Care Facilities); and areas where contaminants (gases and vapours) may be present and the ERV/HRV may bring them back into the breathing zone. In-suite installations may be eligible at a different incentive level.

Any references to energy savings is based on the assumption that the participant is reducing their natural gas consumption through participation in the Prescriptive Incentive program.

In-suite (multi-residential) terms and conditions:
1. Only multi-unit residential buildings, as described in Division A of the Ontario Building Code (per section 1.1.2.2. Application of part 3, 4, 5 and 6) which includes buildings > 600 m² or buildings > 3 storeys, are eligible.
2. Multi-unit residential dwellings, such as detached, semi-detached, row housing or town houses or residential dwellings converted to multiple rental units, are not eligible.
3. Applies where the ERV/HRV is being used for ventilation of the full suite.
4. This offer is not eligible if any of the following conditions exist:

i. The heating system fuel source is not natural gas.
ii . The following are present: demand control ventilation (DCV), scheduled setbacks (temperature, ventilation or both) or thermostat setbacks (any such application can be submitted as a custom project and reflect the interactive effects of these technologies.)
iii. No recirculation is allowed by code or standards. For instance, any limitations as per CSA Z317.2_10.
iv. One-hundred percent of the exhaust air must be evacuated from the building in order to avoid cross contamination, and therefore 100 percent fresh air is required as described in OBC section 1.1.1.4.
v. Contaminants (gases and vapours) may be present in the building and the ERV/HRV may bring them back into the breathing zone.