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The National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) is now common-speak in Saskatchewan construction, with many industry trades, consultants and owners having a handle on the requirements. Performance Path (energy modeling) still tends to be the most flexible and design-and-construction-friendly in commercial buildings, where the consultant cost is very much worth the saved construction costs and […]
The National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) has gone live in Saskatchewan, affecting almost all buildings built in Saskatchewan; however, this does not mean that every project can and should have an energy consultant. Small additions, renovations and “simple” buildings can go Prescriptive or Trade-off Path with no involvement of an energy consultant. But how? […]
UPDATE: National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) is in effect in Saskatchewan on January 1, 2019, with compliance to NECB 2017 rather than NECB 2015.
Spend ten minutes in a seminar discussing the real costs of running businesses and designing buildings to suit those businesses, and the profound effect of daylight exposure to productivity will be addressed. The electricity savings associated with less lighting use is obvious, but what of happier healing (in the case of a hospital), or learning […]
As a natural extension of our energy modelling for the Manitoba Energy Code for Buildings (MECB) Performance Path option, Thurston Engineering Services can now serve as the Coordinating Registered Professional (CRP), required to issue a stamped MECB Certification. As energy modellers, we believe we are in the best position of all consultants to provide this: […]
The province of Manitoba is leading the way: starting December 1, 2014, all large commercial buildings are mandated to be built to the National Energy Code for Buildings 2011 (NECB 2011), with a few made-in-Manitoba adjustments. There are three options to show compliance: 1) Prescriptive, which requires that all envelope, HVAC, service water, electrical system […]
Thurston Engineering Services has recently helped CFMS Alberta complete commissioning of the large Saskatoon Police Station. While Thurston Engineering Services was not involved in the earlier stages of the project, CFMS Alberta recognized that, once the construction got rolling, local on-demand commissioning agents were needed to deal with immediate on-site tasks, to engage the local […]
While there is a lot of incentive to build new buildings as efficiently as possible, what about the mass of existing buildings that make up a majority of our built environment? What is being done to improve the energy and water efficiency of these buildings? The leader in this sector is BOMA (Building Owners and […]
