Heat source & timing
Equipment type, rejected heat temperatures, capacity and winter operating schedules establish the available energy.
SNOW MELT & ENERGY RECOVERY
Your rejected heat.
A new winter purpose.
Explore whether energy already rejected by your HVAC systems can serve a hydronic snow-melt system at your property.
ASSESS YOUR PROPERTY’S POTENTIAL
Design the opportunity
around the building.
For commercial building owners, developers and facility operators planning entrances, walkways, ramps and other critical outdoor areas.
EEB assesses heat availability and snow-melt demand, then develops the engineering solution around operating conditions, equipment and site constraints.
Request a Snow-Melt Assessment →EEB’s innovative HVAC energy-recovery technology, with a patent application in progress.
HEAT RECOVERY → SNOW MELTSYSTEM SCHEMATIC
Recovered heatGlycol supplyGlycol returnControls
- Heat source: rooftop refrigeration or HVAC equipment rejects heat.
- Plate heat exchanger: moves that heat into a glycol loop.
- Circulation pump: sends warm glycol to the slab and back.
- Snow-melt slab: tubing in the entrance slab melts snow; a sensor and controller start the system, with supplementary heat where required.
Conceptual schematic for illustration · Not a design drawing
WHAT EEB EVALUATES
From a promising idea
to an engineered decision.
Area & exposure
Slab area, design conditions, construction, insulation and controls determine the snow-melt demand.
Controls & resilience
Heat exchangers, fluid circuits, pumping, controls and any supplementary heat are evaluated as part of the system.
Recovery does not mean zero operating energy. Performance and savings depend on usable heat coinciding with demand, system efficiency and the comparison baseline.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Find out what your
building can recover.
Send EEB your location, approximate snow-melt area, HVAC equipment information and available drawings. We will define an appropriate assessment scope.
Discuss your snow-melt project →Engineering services
Technical feasibility · Heat availability and load assessment · System design and coordination · Controls sequence · Energy and potential savings calculations · Permit documentation and review as scoped
Considering incentives?
We can assess relevant program pathways and prepare technical documentation where eligible. Snow-melt technology is not automatically eligible for funding.
Explore energy incentive support →
WHERE THE HEAT COMES FROM
Heat your building already throws away.
Refrigeration systems for walk-in coolers, freezers and food retail run all winter, and every unit on the roof rejects that heat to outdoor air. EEB evaluates whether it can be captured and moved to a snow-melt loop where it is needed.
QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU START
Snow melt, explained.
Can this work with an existing building?
Potentially. EEB evaluates equipment compatibility, available heat, piping routes, controls and the outdoor works required before recommending a design.
Is recovered heat always available during snowfall?
No. Winter equipment operation and simultaneous demand must be assessed. Supplementary heat or other operating strategies may be required.
Can recovered heat also support water heating?
It may be suitable where temperatures, demand and system configuration align. EEB evaluates the application and separation requirements within the project scope.
START WITH A CONVERSATION