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Sectors

Building types we work in

Every building type puts different demands on its controls. Here's what we typically connect in each, and what we watch for on site.

Glass curtain-wall facade of a commercial office building

Commercial and office

Offices, labs and commercial facilities, where a mis-landed sensor turns into a tenant complaint.

Systems we typically connect

  • Air-handling and rooftop units
  • VAV boxes and zone controls
  • Chillers, boilers and pumps
  • Water and gas meter connections

What matters on these sites

  • Working around occupied floors
  • Clean, traceable terminations for future tenant fit-outs
  • Meter wiring landed, labelled and verified
Residential towers under construction with tower cranes in downtown Toronto

High-rise residential

Condominium and rental towers, where central plant, corridor ventilation and parking garages all run through the BAS.

Systems we typically connect

  • Corridor make-up air units
  • Boiler and heating loops
  • Parking garage CO and NO₂ sensors and exhaust fans
  • Domestic hot water

What matters on these sites

  • Long cable risers and penthouse mechanical rooms
  • Coordination with a busy construction schedule
  • Clear labelling for building operators
Modern school building with a glass stair tower, set behind a lawn and walking path

Institutional

Schools and public-sector buildings with large air systems, strict schedules and long service lives.

Systems we typically connect

  • Air-handling units with heat recovery
  • Perimeter and radiant heating
  • Boiler plants
  • Classroom and zone sensors

What matters on these sites

  • Work planned around school and facility schedules
  • Documentation the facility team can still use in ten years
  • Tidy, serviceable panels
Single-storey seniors' residence with a long covered porch, dormer windows, accessible ramps and a landscaped lawn

Seniors' residences and long-term care

Buildings where residents depend on stable temperatures and ventilation around the clock.

Systems we typically connect

  • Radiant heating zones
  • Air-handling and make-up air units
  • Domestic hot water temperature monitoring
  • Resident room thermostats

What matters on these sites

  • Resident comfort and minimal disruption
  • Careful work in occupied areas
  • Alarm and monitoring points wired and verified before start-up

Why controls matter

The case for building automation

13%

of Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions come directly from buildings.

Source: Natural Resources Canada

59%

of energy used in Canada's commercial and institutional buildings goes to space and water heating.

Source: Natural Resources Canada

~29%

estimated average whole-building energy savings from a package of high-performance control measures, modelled across the U.S. commercial building stock.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S. DOE), Impacts of Commercial Building Controls on Energy Savings and Peak Load Reduction, 2017

Working on one of these building types?

Send the project details and we will scope the controls installation.

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