Our Services
Engineering Sustainability Into Every Stage
We partner early. We guide clearly. And we design for real-world results—not just compliance. Whether you're aiming for energy efficiency, carbon reduction, or net-zero performance, our team brings the technical clarity and collaborative process your project needs to hit its goals.
For navigating complex energy efficiency and carbon reduction questions
01 / Energy & Carbon Consulting
Strategy-driven design guidance, backed by rigorous analysis, to optimize building performance and support confident, high-impact decisions.
Key Benefits
Tailored energy efficiency strategies
Enhanced building performance
Tailored decarbonization strategies
Zero Carbon Building Certification Management
Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) studies
Capital Incentive & Funding Energy Studies
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Confederation Centre of the Arts - Sustainability Strategy & Modelling
Role: Strategy for sustainable design, ZCB-Management, Energy Model, Embodied Carbon, Envelope Studies
Highlights: Major renovation and new construction project, structure reuse, energy efficient envelope and HVAC, solar PV, ZCB - design certification (pending)
Not sure where to start?
For aligning with changing energy and carbon codes and permitting pathways
02 / Code Consulting
From early concepts to final permits, we lead project teams through complex code compliance requirements, identifying design implications early for confident and seamless approvals.
Key Benefits
Straightforward permit stage guidance
BC Energy Step Code expertise
BC Zero Carbon Step Code expertise
VBBL Energy & Carbon expertise
ASHRAE & NECB compliance
wbLCA NRC Guidelines expertise
Design implications clarified early
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Nats’oojeh Hospital and Health Centre - Emergency and Long Term Care
Role: Energy Performance Consultant, Energy Guarantee Compliance, Energy Modelling, Energy Code, LEED Gold
Highlights: Energy efficient cold climate new construction health care project, achieving 74% GHG reduction vs BCBC ASHRAE baseline, meeting challenging project Energy Guarantee EUI limits, and LEED Gold certified.
Need help getting your design permit-ready?
For making data-backed design decisions
03 / Energy Modelling
We don’t just check boxes — we use energy models to drive better outcomes. Our modelling process brings design clarity and performance insights to support confident decision-making and evaluate cost-performance trade-offs.
Key Benefits
Scenario testing for energy, carbon & cost
Design guidance shaping envelope & systems
Integrated BIM to BEM workflows
Code compliance modelling
Energy incentive studies & modelling
Green building certification modelling (LEED, LBC, ZCB, Passive House)
Clear results that drive decisions
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Gordon B. Shrum Building
Role: Building Energy Consultant, Energy Modelling, LCCA studies
Highlights: Setting a new benchmark for energy-efficient lab design, achieving LEED Gold and cutting energy use by more than half compared to code.
See how energy modelling can shape your next build.
For reducing embodied carbon in your building
04 / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Embodied Carbon
We map your material emissions from extraction to end-of-life, empowering smarter choices that meet evolving sustainability targets.
Key Benefits
Whole-building carbon picture
Material strategy guidance
Structure and form efficiency evaluations
Code compliance strategy
Carbon vs cost assessments
Optimization operational vs embodied emissions
Green Building Certification (LEED, LBC, ZCB)
Image credit: Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc.
Marpole Community Centre: Passive House Low-Carbon Design for an Inclusive Future
Role: Embodied Carbon Consultant, Embodied Carbon Assessments and wbLCA
Highlights: Identifying 40% reduction in embodied carbon for Passive House, LEED Gold civic project.
Curious about embodied carbon on your site?
For getting the most out of your building’s design
05 / Passive Design Strategy
Great buildings start with smart design. We optimize daylight, shading, and building enclosures to enhance occupant comfort and reduce mechanical loads.
Key Benefits
Envelope-first design strategies
Reduced HVAC dependency
Daylight and glare modelling
Thermal comfort studies
Natural ventilation analysis
Peak Load reductions
Enhanced thermal resilience
Image credit: Ryder Architecture
Timbre & Harmony – Passive Design Strategy
Role: Passive Design, Thermal Comfort & CMHC Energy Modelling Studies
Highlights: Passive design focused integrated design approach for high performance outcomes, Passive House Certification (pending)
Designing a new building?
For building resilience into today’s designs
06 / Climate Adaptation & Resilience
We assess site climate risks and develop resilient design strategies, using future climate data to ensure your building performs today and adapts for the future.
Key Benefits
Future focused thermal modelling
Overheating mitigation strategies
Support for resilience policy requirements
Climate risk & hazards assessments
Resiliency planning workshops & facilitation
Resiliency best practice guidelines
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tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ (The Houses of the Ones Belonging to the Saltwater, UBC)
Role: Building Performance Consultant, Energy Modelling, Lead for BC Hydro Capital Incentive
Highlights: LEED Gold BD+C certified project of 5 high rise buildings, early adopter of future climate analysis & thermal comfort modelling, meeting aspirational energy targets.
Make your building future-ready.
For integrating sustainability beyond the building design
07 / Whole Systems Design
Our regenerative whole building approach considers the interaction of water, waste, and energy — creating buildings that support environmental and social goals.
Key Benefits
Whole systems thinking
Resource synergy & site climatic benefits
Regenerative design approach
Biophilic focused building designs
Data-informed early-stage strategies
Resilience to climate change
Image credit: Deutscher Architecture
Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) – Pioneering Zero-Carbon Design on the Sunshine Coast
Role: Whole Building Systems, Energy Modelling and Carbon Consultant, Certifications Management
Highlights: Delivering one of BC’s first community hubs prioritizing biophilia and targeting Zero Carbon Building certification. Achieving a 52% energy reduction through whole building design approach, optimized passive strategies, water and energy systems, specified low-carbon materials and earth tube systems for future-proofed climate resilience.
