Domestic Hot Water Metering; Data Driven Design
Domestic Hot Water metering is a powerful tool when right sizing heat pump plant for retrofit projectsThis will result in reduced project capital costs and improved business caseRetrofit projects offer an excellent method of validating equipment sizing methodologies, by using “real-world”
The Decarbonization of Building Ventilation
Installation of heat pump ventilation units can greatly reduce building's carbon emissionsAir source heat pump ventilation units are ideally suited to the Vancouver climateIt is important to validate existing electrical and structural capacitiesIncentive funding from CleanBC will support your business
Building Recommissioning: Reduce Energy Use & Improve Comfort
Building recommissioning (RCx) is a quick and inexpensive way of reducing energy consumption by 5-15%Typical measure payback period under 3 yearsRCx uses diagnostic monitoring & testing to identify system inefficienciesBC Hydro & FortisBC offer Continuous Optimization incentive fundingWhat is Recommissioning
City of Vancouver Adopts Bold Decarbonization Strategy
Big move #4, “all new and replacement heating and hot water systems will be zero-emission by 2025” was approved by council in April 2020Transition to zero-carbon heating systems beginning April 2022 (Part 9 buildings, including low rise MURB)See below for
Sunset Towers: How Recommissioning Leads to Large Energy Savings
Is it possible to achieve large energy savings with minimum capital investment, by using existing equipment to its full potential?In 2018, Impact Engineering was engaged by More Than a Roof Housing Society, to study its Sunset Towers facility, and to understand the potential
The Increasing Impact of Passive House
Passive House now has a firm hold in the city of Vancouver with over 3,000,000 square feet of passive house projects in the review, permitting or occupied stages as of August 2019.It’s only a matter of time before the industry standard
Feature Story: Natural Refrigerants & Climate Change
While recently attending the AHR Expo in Orlando, the Impact Engineering team learned firsthand how the HVAC industry is beginning to tackle the environmental cost of refrigerants, particularly relating to global warming. In this months Journal, we explore how the
HiH Energy Becomes Impact Engineering
Together with you, we've always focused on making an impact. That's why we're delighted that you're among the first to know that positive change has come to our firm, formerly knowns as HiH Energy.Our new name and fresh look
Feature Story: Blower Door Testing – Measuring the impact of air infiltration
Recent investigative testing performed by HiH at several buildings demonstrated that up to 50% of building heating requirement was as a result of undesired building air leakage. The studied buildings had an average of 10 air changes per hour (ACH).The