Oct 6, 2017 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Green Building, Integrated Design
Project description Located in Pembroke, Ontario, the Algonquin College Pembroke Renaissance Campus is a 9000 square metre (100,000 square foot) four-storey educational facility, complete with a central common area, offices, and multipurpose rooms, classrooms,...
Aug 25, 2017 | Energy Modelling
If you are a building owner, developer, or architect, you might wonder, “How will climate change affect my building’s energy consumption, and is there anything I need to do about it?” Thankfully, there is a tool that can help answer this question. CCWorldWeatherGen...
Jul 24, 2017 | Commissioning, Energy Modelling, Green Building, Integrated Design
Project Description Located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the RCMP Prince Albert Detachment is a 1,430 square metre (15,400 square feet) single-storey police station which serves as a centre for policing in the area as well as a hub of support to Northern Police...
Jan 30, 2017 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Low Carbon Buildings, Performance Engineering
This past spring, Daniel Knapp headed out from our office to McMaster University to make a presentation to the Canadian simulation community on the results of a study on the cost effectiveness of exhaust air heat recovery technologies. The study was carried out using...
Oct 31, 2016 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Updates
Ontario will soon release an updated version of its supplementary energy standard for buildings, SB-10 2017, under the Ontario Building Code. This new energy code will come into force on January 1, 2017 and is designed to provide 13% better energy performance than the...
Jul 4, 2016 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Integrated Design, Performance Engineering
As a building energy modeller, it can be difficult to know what combination of building upgrades to recommend for a particular building. Building performance optimization is a new method that helps modellers select a package of upgrades from a plethora of options....
