Business View Magazine - August 2023

32 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 8 energy use with smart technology A major barrier for the large-scale adoption of this type of technology is home builders risk aversion and price sensitivity. This project is addressing that by collecting data on the installation of their product in over 20 new homes as they are constructed and comparing that to a similar set of homes that are being built (by the same builder) without the wireless technology. Multi-Family Residential – High- Performance in a Cold Climate This project has already shared an extensive analysis that was completed to select the wall assembly materials and heating system based on cost and performance parameters. The construction is complete on this project (with a waiting list of tenants ready to move in) and early testing has shown they have exceeded the highest standard for air leakage (Passive House). This project was designed at a time when timber prices and supply were extremely volatile and therefore were able to apply a locally manufactured non-wood building material. Commercial/Institutional – Combining Technology for High-Performance Low-Carbon Building Envelopes This project also completed a detailed cost benefit analysis to determine the best approach to improve the performance of the envelope without exceeding budgetary constraints. The thermal performance of the high-performance assembly selected will be compared against the standard assembly which makes up part of the building Commercial/Institutional - Managing the impact of EV charging on Buildings Building owners and operators require solutions to manage the demand for EV chargers at their building sites without needing to make major infrastructure upgrades to meet the added electricity draw. The charger management software is also being programmed to reduce the GHG emission impact by taking advantage of solar energy production from an existing on-site solar array.