The Marguerite-D’Youville RCM: houses, semis and condos
In the Marguerite-D’Youville RCM, in Montérégie, AirGreen serves 6 municipalities. Single-family homes, semi-detached houses and newer condos dominate. A wall-mounted heat pump is often enough for an open-plan space; a multi-storey house benefits from a multi-zone system, and a house with ducts from a central heat pump. Our teams cover the whole region from our Boucherville showroom, including Sainte-Julie, Varennes, Calixa-Lavallée and Contrecoeur.
The Marguerite-D’Youville RCM by the numbers: the 2021 Census
In the 2021 Census, the Marguerite-D’Youville RCM had 80,313 residents (up 3.6% since 2016) on 347 km²; AirGreen serves 6 of its municipalities. Of 31,850 occupied dwellings, 62% are single-detached houses, 26% are apartments in duplexes or buildings under five storeys and 11% are semi-detached and row houses. 34% of homes were built before 1981 and 28% since 2001; 79% of households own their home. This mix of houses and apartments is why every quote starts with an assessment of the building, on site or from photos. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.
What our 214 jobs in the Marguerite-D’Youville RCM taught us
Since October 2023, we have published 214 air conditioning job reports in the Marguerite-D’Youville RCM: 81 installations, 131 repairs or service calls and 2 maintenance visits. Wall-mounted heat pumps lead with 58 installations. Next come multi-zone systems (12) and central and ducted heat pumps (7). For brands, our clients mostly chose GREE (28), Midea (17) and Sharp (12).
Where to install the outdoor unit in the Marguerite-D’Youville RCM
Balcony, terrace, side wall or flat roof: the location is decided on site. We consider the distance to neighbours, noise, defrost water drainage in winter, access for maintenance and municipal rules and, in a condo, the syndicate's rules. Rules change from one town to the next: before installing, check your town's page.
Humid summers, cold winters: choosing the right capacity
In the Marguerite-D’Youville RCM, as everywhere in Greater Montréal, summers can be hot and humid and winters harsh. A unit that is too small can't keep up during heat waves; one that is too big cycles on and off without drying the air properly. That's why we measure rooms, windows and insulation before recommending a capacity. A cold-climate heat pump also keeps heating efficiently in winter.
Repair, maintain, replace
Our refrigeration technicians repair all brands, including ones we did not install: in the Marguerite-D’Youville RCM, we have worked on Midea, GREE, Fujitsu, Sharp and Goodman units, among others. A spring maintenance visit, before the heat arrives, keeps efficiency and air quality up. And when an old unit costs more to repair than to replace, we tell you plainly, with the price explained before any work.
