Our Services

Energy Code Compliance

With BlueShift’s unique dynamic and partnership, we are able to offer Energy Code consultation to reach code compliance. This service ranges all across the country from the NECB, ABC Part 9.36, BC Step Code, Ontario SB-10, and ASHRAE 90.1

National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) 2011, 2015, 2017 The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) was developed by the National Research Council and Natural Resources Canada as part of the commitment to improving the energy efficiency of Canadian buildings and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The NECB covers a wide range of building components and systems, including building envelope, electrical, and mechanical systems.

Alberta Building Code 2014 – Part 9.36 for Small Buildings (ABC Part 9.36) The energy efficiency requirements in Section 9.36 of the Alberta Building Code were developed by the National Research Council and Natural Resources Canada to improve the energy efficiency of Canadian buildings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Section 9.36 of the Alberta Building Code 2014 covers the principal building components and systems in a house or small building, including the building envelope, heating and hot water systems. It applies to small buildings, which are defined in Clause 9.36.1.3 of the Alberta Building Code 2014.

BC Energy Step Code The BC Energy Step Code is an optional compliance path in the BC Building Code that local governments may use, if they wish, to incentivize or require a level of energy efficiency in new construction that goes above and beyond the requirements of the BC Building Code. Builders may voluntarily use the BC Energy Step Code as a new compliance path for meeting the energy-efficiency requirements of the BC Building Code.

Ontario SB-10 A supplementary standard for Ontario referencing NECB to meet Energy Efficiency Requirements.

ASHRAE 90.1 – Energy Standard for buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings This standard provides the minimum requirements for energy-efficient design of most buildings, except low-rise residential buildings. It offers, in detail, the minimum energy-efficient requirements for design and construction of new buildings and their systems, new portions of buildings and their systems, and new systems and equipment in existing buildings, as well as criteria for determining compliance with these requirements. It is an indispensable reference for engineers and other professionals involved in design of buildings and building systems.

Energy Performance Consulting

With numerous years of experience in the green building industry, BlueShift offers a wide range of consultation services in energy performance. We are experienced in energy modelling, Net-Zero Energy, Zero Carbon Building, Passive Haus, and Ground Source Heat Pump.

Energy Modelling Energy Modelling is the process of building a digital model of energy systems which make up a building. Performing Energy Modelling enables users to generate related analysis required to make perhaps design related decisions. This allows for a variety of technical scenarios which enable more energy efficient or cost efficient solutions for projects.

Net-Zero Energy Net Zero Energy is a building with a zero net energy consumption thus suggesting the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is equal to the amount of energy generated by the building through energy efficient systems.

Zero Carbon Building Net zero carbon is when the amount of carbon dioxide emissions released on an annual basis is zero or negative. Our definition for a net zero carbon building is a highly energy efficient building that is fully powered from on-site and/or off-site renewable energy sources and offsets.Passive Haus

Ground Source Heat Pump A ground-source heat pump uses the earth or ground water or both as the sources of heat in the winter, and as the “sink” for heat removed from the home in the summer. For this reason, ground-source heat pump systems have come to be known as earth-energy systems (EESs). Heat is removed from the earth by using a liquid, such as ground water or an antifreeze solution; the liquid’s temperature is raised by the heat pump; and the heat is transferred to indoor air. During summer months, the process is reversed: heat is taken from indoor air and transferred to the earth by the ground water or antifreeze solution. A direct-expansion (DX) earth-energy system uses refrigerant in the ground-heat exchanger, instead of an antifreeze solution.

Green Building Consulting

LEED LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Green Globes Green Globes is an online assessment protocol, rating system, and guidance for green building design, operation, and management. It is interactive, flexible and affordable, and provides market recognition of a buildings environmental attributes through third party assessment.

WELL Standard We believe that buildings should be developed with people’s health and wellness at the center of design. The WELL Building Standard takes a holistic approach to health in the built environment addressing behavior, operations and design.

WELL is a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment that impact human health and well-being, through air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.

WELL is grounded in a body of medical research that explores the connection between the buildings where we spend more than 90 percent of our time, and the health and wellness impacts on us as occupants. WELL Certified™ spaces can help create a built environment that improves the nutrition, fitness, mood, sleep patterns and performance of its occupants.

Renewable Energy Design

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Building Envelope Consulting

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Residential Energy Assessments

EnerGuide Rating System An EnerGuide rating is a standard measure of a home’s energy performance. The home’s energy efficiency level is rated on a scale of 0 to 100. A rating of 0 represents a home with major air leakage, no insulation and extremely high energy consumption.

Blower Door Testing These tests determine the air infiltration rate of a building. Blower doors consist of a frame and flexible panel that fit in a doorway, a variable-speed fan, a pressure gauge to measure the pressure differences inside and outside the home, and an airflow manometer and hoses for measuring airflow.

Alberta Building Code – Part 9.36 The Alberta Building Code 2014 (ABC) sets out technical provisions for the design and construction of new buildings. It also applies to the alteration, change of use and demolition of existing buildings.

Commissioning

Comissioning Commissioning (Cx) is the process of verifying that a building’s systems operate as intended. This includes ensuring the final design and functionality match the owner’s requirements.

Retro Comissioning Retro‐commissioning is a systematic process for investigating, analyzing and optimizing an existing building’s systems’ performance through operational and maintenance improvement measures, and helps to confirm their continued performance over time. The process assists in making the building’s systems interact to meet the Owner’s current facility requirements.

Energy Audits

Audit Level I An EnerGuide rating is a standard measure of a home’s energy performance. The home’s energy efficiency level is rated on a scale of 0 to 100. A rating of 0 represents a home with major air leakage, no insulation and extremely high energy consumption.

Audit Level II These tests determine the air infiltration rate of a building. Blower doors consist of a frame and flexible panel that fit in a doorway, a variable-speed fan, a pressure gauge to measure the pressure differences inside and outside the home, and an airflow manometer and hoses for measuring airflow.

Audit Level III The Alberta Building Code 2014 (ABC) sets out technical provisions for the design and construction of new buildings. It also applies to the alteration, change of use and demolition of existing buildings.

Education

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