EQ Building Performance Inc

Congratulations Civic Developments on winning the 2025 green GOOD DESIGN award for 2444 Eglinton Avenue East! We are excited to be helping this project achieve it's sustainability goals through our energy modelling services! #affordablehousing #sustainability #greenbuilding #Toronto

To help us reach our net-zero targets across Canada, a revamp to our existing codes and standards is greatly needed. Thankfully, this is exactly what EQ's Adam Barker is doing with other Committee Members of the National Model Code Committee on Climate Change Mitigation (NMCC-Miti). Leveraging his expertise in energy modelling and sustainable buildings, Adam is helping co-develop future versions of the National Energy Code to better reflect our accelerating energy and carbon targets, revise modelling targets and guidelines to more accurately represent the operational performance, and possibly address other energy-related concerns not currently included in the model code. Looking forward to more exciting updates from Adam about NMCC-Miti and other key industry updates! #codeupdates #energy #carbon #sustainability

We are hiring an entry-level Commissioning Project Coordinator to join our team, based in the GTA! If you are passionate about improving the built environment and working towards our net-zero goals, please reach out to us and apply through our posting below. https://lnkd.in/dXnrhzdZ #hiring #greenjobs #commissioning

We are thrilled to share that Samantha Menard is once again participating as a mentor in the EGP | Emerging Green Professionals Mentorship Program to help guide young professionals in the green buildings space. Leveraging her background in architectural science and energy modelling, Samantha helps her colleagues understand energy modelling tools, architectural detailing for low-TEDI buildings, and cost-effective and practical decarbonization strategies for buildings. Only a few days left to sign-up for this amazing opportunity to be paired with any of these exceptional professionals and industry leaders! #energy #carbon #sustainability #netzero

Building Envelope Performance Standards (BEPS) are being designed in Toronto, and while we wait for the plans to be released, this resource hub from The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) and City of Toronto is a great way to learn about what might be coming and how we can prepare. Existing buildings account for nearly 60% of the city's total GHG emissions; to meet the City's net-zero emissions targets, we will need clear retrofit and decarbonization strategies. Looking forward to seeing what strategies the City introduces! #netzero #existingbuildings #decarbonization #toronto #lowcarbonbuilding #energyefficiency #beps

Thank you to CLF Toronto | Carbon Leadership Forum and KPMB Architects for hosting last night’s panel on the Challenges in the Decarbonization of Specifications! Our Director Anna Wang sits on the CLF Toronto Steering Committee and helps organize and facilitates events like these to empower industry professionals to drive down embodied carbon in buildings and infrastructure. We had a great time last night hearing some of the challenges surrounding embodied carbon in design and construction, theorizing about the future of measuring and benchmarking embodied carbon, discussing tools for calculating lifecycle carbon, and connecting with new and old friends in industry. Can’t wait for the next great event! Great hearing from our moderator Shahrzad Soudian and panelists (left-to-right) Kael Opie, Christopher Couse, Vincent Davenport, and Juste Fanou. #embodiedcarbon #toronto #greenbuildings #construction

𝟱𝟯𝟬 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹 in Etobicoke recently received 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘆-𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗭𝗕𝗔) approval by City Council. This step paves the way for an innovative development that prioritizes thoughtful design, positive community impacts, and sustainability. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: • 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵: Four new towers, including a mid-rise 14-storey and three 22-storey buildings, will deliver +1000 residential units across bachelor, 1,2 & 3-bed and townhome layouts.  • 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Includes family-friendly indoor and outdoor spaces, modern suite upgrades, and a large public park. • 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Incorporates energy-efficient building envelopes, tri-sorting waste management, LED lighting, and provisions for electric vehicle charging at 100% of parking spaces. This project is designed to minimize disruption for the existing community by carefully phasing construction to ensure no residents are displaced. Through close collaboration with the City, we developed a plan that prioritizes tenant well-being, ensuring a seamless transition into new homes before the existing building is removed. The overall site plan revitalizes 530 East Mall by enhancing the public realm and creating a vibrant, functional residential community. With thoughtful urban design, the proposed built form introduces a scaled rhythm that blends harmoniously with the neighbourhood, delivering an inviting and meaningful addition to the surrounding area. Partners: Turner Fleischer, Bousfields Inc., Lithos Group Inc., R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, STUDIO tla, Theakston Environmental, Pinchin in Canada, The Mitchell Partnership Inc., Nemetz (S/A) & Associates Ltd., Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, EQ Building Performance Inc, LEA Group #HazelviewDevelopments #530EastMall #UrbanPlanning #NewPurposeBuiltRentals #Hazelview

With an intent to improve human comfort and building energy performance, daylighting can provide a number of benefits to occupants including improved wellbeing, productivity, and occupant health. Additionally, this passive design solution can aid in optimizing heating/cooling loads through passive gains and reducing electrical lighting requirements. The evaluation of Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA300/50%) and Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE1000,250), can determine the percent value of natural sunlight transmitted into the building throughout the year. Some green building standards that evaluate daylighting in order to achieve a credit include LEED, WELL, and Fitwel. With our team tackling daylighting requirements, we can provide you with our expertise in achieving optimal daylighting for your building! #sustainability #wellness #energy #buildings #greenbuildings

Thermal bridging calculations are a complicated process of analyzing not only the project wall types but also the architectural details such as balcony slabs, corners, slab edges, mechanical penetrations, and parapets to determine an accurate representation of envelope performance. Most municipalities require this level of analysis at the Site Plan Application (SPA) stage of a project, and in many cases the details of the envelope have not progressed enough to complete the thermal bridging calculations with some degree of accuracy. At EQ, we recognize this challenge and are well equipped to help architects and designers to select and optimize details from industry standards, such as BC Hydro’s BETBG, based on their vision of the project. EQ can help in demonstrating how small improvements in architectural details can improve the performance of the design. You don’t always need to change your architectural vision in order to create a high performance envelope! #energy #sustainability #carbon #envelope #netzero #thermalenergy #thermaldemand #architecture

City Council has opted to put a hold on the carbon target acceleration in 2025 for now, but is looking at ways to encourage projects to achieve low-carbon designs as we work towards our Net-Zero future. We look forward to the eventual announcement of TGS v5 (expected 2026) and its improvements to keep making buildings better! #energy #sustainability #carbon #council #TGS #netzero #buildings