Green Building Guidance

Building a greener future

Buildings represent a significant impact on the environment; i.e. 30% total energy consumption, 45% electricity consumption, 40% raw material consumption, 12% water consumption, and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions are all attributed to buildings.

According to the Société Immobilière du Québec, green building techniques can have the following positive impacts:

  • Proper daytime lighting increases: productivity by 13%, retail sales by 40%, and school test scores by 5%;
  • Increased ventilation increases productivity by 4 to 17%;
  • Better quality ventilation reduces sickness by 9 to 50%.

Green building retrofits produce energy efficiency gains resulting in important cost savings for your business. Green building standards such as LEED and BOMA represent bodies of best practice in building design and encourage a global approach.

At EEM, we understand the importance of integrated design work and will assist your project team in achieving the planned level of certification.

Services

LEED Certification Support

  • Provide access to a network of suppliers to support LEED requirements;
  • Accompany the client throughout the design process;
  • Collect and organize relevant data to support LEED applications.

Green Building Improvements

For existing buildings, EEM, supported by a network of suppliers, offers the following services:

  • Energy audits
  • Water consumption audits
  • Water consumption audits
  • Waste management plans (hazardous waste, construction waste, recycling, composting)
  • Hazardous materials management planning
  • Ozone depleting substance phase-out plans
  • And more...

Case Studies

  • LEED® Existing Building Operations & Maintenance Certification Assessment

    EEM worked with a major children's apparel company to assess the compliance of the characteristics of an existing building with LEED-EB O&M prerequisites and credits.

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