HVAC solutions for property managers and building owners
Property managers juggle tenant complaints, operating budgets, capital plans and annual life-safety testing. We are one firm that can investigate the hot and cold calls, tune the building, test the life-safety systems and plan the replacements, across your whole portfolio.
What makes it hard
- Tenant comfort complaints take up staff time and threaten renewals, and the cause is often hard to pin down.
- Energy and operating costs keep rising, and owners want lower costs and better benchmarking scores.
- Fire dampers, stairwell pressurization and other life-safety systems need periodic testing and records for the fire inspector.
- Aging equipment needs a replacement plan that fits the capital budget.
Our solutions
Design, build, test and tune: the services we bring to property managers and owners.
Codes and standards we work to
- National Fire Code of Canada and provincial fire codes
- NFPA 80 and NFPA 105 fire and smoke damper inspection
- CAN/ULC-S1001 integrated systems testing
- ASHRAE Standard 180 Inspection and maintenance of HVAC systems
- Provincial energy benchmarking requirements, such as Ontario's EWRB
Questions
Can you handle a whole portfolio?
Yes. We work across Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and other Canadian cities, and can schedule testing and audits across many buildings with one point of contact.
How often do fire dampers need testing?
The fire code and the referenced NFPA standards set the interval, commonly every one to four years depending on the damper type and occupancy. We confirm what applies in your province.
Where should we start with a building that has constant complaints?
With a short investigation: trend data, a walk-through and spot measurements. It usually points to a handful of causes that can be fixed without major capital spending.
Further reading
- HVAC troubleshooting: hot and cold complaints
Learn a step-by-step method for diagnosing hot and cold complaints in commercial buildings, and the most common causes at the zone, system and plant level.
- Retro-commissioning existing buildings
Learn what retro-commissioning involves, which problems it usually uncovers, and how to plan a project that delivers lasting comfort and energy improvements.
- Fire dampers and smoke control under Canadian codes
Learn the difference between fire dampers, smoke dampers and fire stop flaps, where the NBC requires them, how installation affects performance, and what ongoing inspection and testing involves.
- Planning equipment replacement and capital budgets
Learn how to build a multi-year HVAC capital plan, estimate remaining equipment life, prioritize replacements by risk, and avoid like-for-like replacement traps.
- Preventive maintenance programs for HVAC
Learn how to set up and run a preventive maintenance program for commercial HVAC systems, and how to balance time-based, condition-based and run-to-failure strategies.
- Benchmarking building energy use
Learn how energy benchmarking works, which metrics and tools are used in Canada, where reporting is mandatory, and how to turn a benchmark into a prioritized list of HVAC improvements.
Talk to us about your buildings
Tell us about the building and what you need. We’ll be in touch within one hour.