A device that provides thermal comfort to building occupants by reducing the air temperature in common portions or private portions , by the means of multiple apparatus powered by a single energy source. This type of device often includes a water cooling tower. In divided co-ownership, the central air conditioning system is presumed to be a common portion when it is part of the common equipment and apparatus, even if it passes through, through ducts, a private portion. It is therefore the responsibility of the syndicate of co-owners to ensure its maintenance and preservation.
WARNING! Under the Building Chapter of the Safety Code, a water cooling tower is subject to maintenance requirements and various verifications. In particular, the syndicate must keep a register, file an annual declaration with the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (Québec Building Board) within the prescribed time limits, and take and analyze samples, according to certain procedures and intervals. An maintenance program must also be developed and signed by one or more members of a professional order and reviewed by them every five years.
