Energy and Sustainability Consulting
Savings By Design, Low-Energy Buildings, and Zero Net Energy Programs and Projects
The Situation
On behalf of building owners, energy utilities and Architectural and Engineering firms, Lincus offers its design assistance, review, building energy modelling, and technical review support for the Savings By Design (SBD), Low-Energy Buildings, and Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Building programs and individual projects.
Energy systems optimization incentives for new and existing buildings are currently offered by energy utilities to encourage high-performance in commercial new construction projects. Under this approach, Lincus focuses on active, passive, and low-energy strategies in achieving Savings By Design goals, promoting sustainability, and extending the Zero Net Energy concept to the building market.
The Solution
Since 2012, Lincus energy engineers have performed hundreds of design reviews and architectural- and engineering-based studies for economic energy efficiency in new and existing buildings. Our projects range from less complex individual systems that may include a limited number of measures to a more complex, innovative whole building design approach. When providing analysis and collaborative design assistance, Lincus considers the site’s full picture: the building’s architecture, landscape, water use, microclimate, and urban design requirements. When all of these factors are considered as a whole to achieve reductions in overall energy consumption, improve thermal comfort, and help to restore the environment, a more comprehensive energy-saving solution can be made.
Through exemplary projects, Lincus experts develop building models, provide design assistance to Architectural and Engineering firms, develop white papers, methodologies, and metrics to ensure inclusion of all economical active, passive, and low-energy strategies into new or existing utility programs and offerings.
The Solution
Lincus’ studies and design assistance services for a wide variety of building types have resulted in over 15 GWh in electricity savings and 1 million therms of natural gas savings.