Sustainability

A major shift in the building sector is taking place and you should be aware of the implications.Rapid advancements in technology, government incentives and legislated carbon targets are creating the conditions for fuel switching from natural gas to electricity; known

In recent years, the City of Vancouver and the province of British Columbia (BC) have been pursuing higher building standards that are being articulated through policies such as the BC Step Code and British Columbia Building Code (BCBC).Passive House (PH) is

We’re pleased to share another recent success story!$86,784 was recently presented to Presbyterian Senior Citizens Housing Society by Fortis BC for its recently completed natural gas energy savings retrofits. HiH was pleased to provide an Energy Study that unlocked the

Every now and again it’s nice to pop your head up out of the project list gopher hole and internal work focus to appreciate that you’re part of a much larger community. Each individual and every business contributes to the

HiH is providing mechanical engineering on two new construction projects that are keen to maintain a very comfortable indoor experience for occupants as well as to showcase clean and beautiful architectural and structural elements.As such, we conducted in depth reviews

When clients save big it really does make us feel happy that we do this work!North Shore Winter Club saved a whopping 757,000kWh, representing a 26% reduction in their total electricity use. These savings were recently verified by BC Hydro

Life on the road. One of the perks of the job.I feel fortunate to be able to experience the diversity of our beautiful province and the wonderful people that call it home. Each region of BC has its own unique

Premature deaths or ongoing high maintenance costs associated with relatively new boilers are not as uncommon as you might think. The boiler above was brand new in 2008. In 8 short years it had failed to the point that it