ECD Energy and Environment Canada Ltd.

ECD Energy and Environment Canada Ltd.

ECD ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CANADA LTD.

ECD specializes in the environmental assessment of buildings in
terms of energy and environmental impact and indoor health.
Activities include building assessments and audits, research and
development, design advice, thermal analysis, advice on
specifications and post occupancy monitoring. The primary focus
of ECD has been as the operating agent of the BREEAM Canada
methodology.

Building Assessments
ECD Canada developed and wrote BREEAM Canada, an environmental
performance assessment method for existing office buildings
published by Canadian Standards Association as their publication
1132. ECD also adapted BREEAM for use by the federal government
and wrote Progress Toward Meeting Sustainable Development
Commitments and the accompanying Reference Guide, which are used
for the environmental assessment of federal government buildings
within the PWGSC Alternative Form of Delivery. ECD originally
developed the Building Research Establishment Environmental
Assessment Method (BREEAM) in conjunction with the Building
Research Establishment in UK and was responsible for researching
many of the issues covered. Recently, ECD developed PERFORM-A, a
computerized tool for the performance assessment of buildings in
terms of their operational costs, legal issues, health and
productivity, and operation and management, as well as ASSESSA to
assess buildings at the design stage.

Design Advice
Working closely with architects, engineers and planner, ECD has
assisted in the design of buildings, which meet all functional
requirements, while having a greatly reduced impact on
environment. Expertise covers energy efficiency in both domestic
and non-domestic buildings, comfort, health and renewable
sources.

Analysis
ECD uses various packages to investigate low energy design
strategies. These include the TAS simulation package for
assessing the energy consumption, thermal comfort conditions and
airflow in any new building. ECD does analysis of daylighting,
lighting control strategies, and passive cooling techniques such
as night cooling.

Contacts: For further details, please contact Jiri Skopek.

...our business is BREEAM

Company Details

Year Established: 1996

Company Information

Jiri Skopek
Title: Director
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (416) 699-6671
Fax: (416) 699-9250
Email: Click Here

Services

Environmental Assessment Of Buildings