Delivering creative, value-driven solutions – to design and maintain buildings to meet today’s challenges and for future generations- Design assistance to architects, developers, contractors and owners
- Guidance on detailing, product and material selection, durability, maintenance and expected service life
- Thermal and hygrothermal simulations of the enclosure
assemblies – for long-term performance, LEED, energy code
compliance
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– Building Science / Building Enclosure Consulting for Restoration
Extensive experience in building envelope design and repair, including for roofs, walls, windows and doors, and structural restoration of concrete structures including parking garages, balconies and walls.
- Local problem investigation, such as leaks, drafts, cracking, movements, deterioration of building components
- Building envelope evaluation – whole building or specific components, such as roofs, walls or windows
- Parking garage evaluations
- Balcony evaluations
- Design and tendering of repair solutions
- Services during construction, including construction monitoring, contract administration and project management
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– Capital Planning
- Reserve Fund Studies for condominiums and Depreciation Reports for stratas in B.C.
- Building Condition Assessments and Due Diligence Reports when buying, selling or re-financing
- Capital Plans for multi-residential, institutional, commercial, retail and industrial properties
- Performance Audits for condominiums and Warranty Reviews for stratas in BC
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– Structural Engineering
Creative and constructive solutions to all types of clients and on all projects, big and small.
- New construction
- Additions
- Renovations and mechanical alterations
- Seismic evaluations and upgrades
- Seismic restraint of non-structural components
- Construction services, including shop drawings, temporary shoring design, construction loading related load checks
- Feasibility studies and evaluations
- Compliance and peer review
Experience with all building material types: concrete, structural steel, cold-formed steel, masonry, precast concrete, wood, glass and historic materials through a variety of project delivery methods.
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– Sustainability and Energy
Through our in-house experts and best-in-class partner roster, we can precisely address your specific Sustainability and Energy needs in new, existing, or building acquisition plans.
We offer advice from how to manage – and save – on energy, carbon and utilities to how to protect your assets long-term by incorporating sustainability into new designs, capital plans, restoration and renewal projects through the following services:
- Energy efficiency recommendations for new and existing buildings through energy audits, energy modelling, GHG, embodied energy and life cycle costing analyses
- Capital Planning that integrates energy efficiency, restoration and renewal measures to achieve a Pathway to NetZero emissions and Decarbonization
- Energy efficiency, restoration and renewal measure review, design and project management
- Feasibility assessment and support in accessing financial grants/incentives and achieving certification under building benchmarking programs
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– Accessibility
Our team includes several Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Professionals who are trained to evaluate and design spaces through the lens of accessibility. Accessibility services include:
- Accessibility audit and Rick Hansen surveys
- Accessibility design improvements for existing buildings
- Accessibility design for new buildings
- Accessibility design for new buildings
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– Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Sense provides turnkey mechanical and electrical engineering consulting, including evaluations, design, tendering, construction review, contract administration and project management, for:
- HVAC
- Plumbing
- Building automation systems
- Emergency power systems
- Power distribution systems
- Lighting
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