Jun 24, 2014 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Integrated Design, Low Carbon Buildings
This post was written by guest blogger Stephen F Pope, OAA, FRAIC of S.F. Pope Sustainability Consulting. Stephen has extensive experience working in Design Charrettes and has recently been working with Arborus in delivering Design Charrettes for Enbridge Gas...
Jun 16, 2014 | Efficiency, Low Carbon Buildings
The Winter 2014 issue of Higher Performing Buildings has a great article on the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, built in Seattle in 2011. Since the Foundation intends to occupy the building for the long term, the major heating, ventilating and...
May 30, 2014 | Energy Modelling, Updates
eSim is a biennial conference for building performance simulation put on by the Canadian chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). This year we were fortunate to have the conference hosted in our home town of Ottawa by...
Jan 3, 2014 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Low Carbon Buildings
The 2012 Ontario Building Code came into effect on January 1, 2014. Included in the new Code is an updated version of Supplementary Standard SB-10 (available only in hard copy), which contains requirements for building energy efficiency, CO2 emissions, and peak...
Oct 19, 2013 | Commissioning, Efficiency, Performance Engineering
Packaged rooftop units (RTUs) are one of the most common HVAC systems in use today, serving over 60% of the commercial building floor area in the US. These systems deliver heating and cooling to a space using constant-speed supply fans and provide outdoor air at a...
