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Project Counselling
Effective January 1st 2019, I have retired
our project engineering design services from Indoor Climate
Consultants Inc. as I wind down to spend more time with my
fishing rod, skis and guitar.
However, every successful project I worked on
started with a 1 to 2 hour project counselling session and
that service is still available for a
fee.
Based on my 40+ years of experience in designing
buildings and indoor environments through an informative
process we will discuss these subjects:
1. Project Objectives
a. Retirement Property
b. Transitional Property
c. Investment Property
2. Human Factor Design & Indoor Environmental Quality
(with emphasis on ageing and consideration for homes being a
space for health, healing and end of life care)
a. Sound Quality
b. Thermal Comfort Quality
c. Indoor Air Quality
d. Lighting Quality
e. Odour Quality
f. Vibration Quality
3. Architectural Design
a. Passive vs active solutions
b. Impact on all sensory systems
c. Impact on mechanical and electrical systems complexity
d. Impact on energy conservation
e. Impact on energy efficiency
f. Impact on resiliency
g. Impact on sustainability
h. Framing styles and impact on mechanical, plumbing and
electrical systems
i. Landscaping (hardscapes and softscapes) considerations
for air quality, thermal comfort and sound
4. Enclosure Design
a. Window selection for light, ventilation and thermal
comfort
b. Effect of solar radiation on artifacts, collectibles,
paintings, musical instruments
c. Framing styles & insulation types to reduce thermal
bridging and sound transmission
d. Air tightness for conservation of energy and thermal
comfort and air quality
e. Foundation and soil characteristic considerations for air
quality, thermal comfort and energy conservation and
efficiency
5. Interior Design
a. Effects on indoor air quality, sound, thermal comfort and
energy efficiency
b. Hygiene and interior finishes
c. Outgassing and particle generation from finishes
6. Mechanical Design
a. Heating options (radiant and convective systems)
b. Cooling options (radiant and convective systems)
c. Conditioning air for air, sound and thermal quality
(humidity, particles and gasses)
d. Conditioning surfaces for thermal, air and sound quality
e. Domestic water heating options
f. Vacuum system consideration
g. Exhaust air from pollution sources and intake air
requirements
h. Kitchen ventilation for gas and induction ranges
including make up air options
i. Ventilation options including HRV or ERV's
j. Special spaces (spas, steam rooms, pools, gyms etc)
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Past and present clients.
Over the years I have worked with many of the industries
leading organizations in various capacities from
distribution, strategic planning, product development,
engineering support and education; some of these clients are
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ARUP
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ACI/HPC
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ACCA
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AHAC
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ASCC
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AMCA
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ANHWP -
ASHRAE
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ASID
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Building Science Corporation
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Building Knowledge Canada
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BC Building Envelope Council
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BC Housing
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Branch Pattern
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Building, Design, Construction (BDC) -
Business Information Group -
BNP Media
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CCTech
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CIPH/CHC -
CHBA
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COHA
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Commercial Building Products
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Delos (WELL)
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ECW (Seventhwave) -
Eden Energy
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GeoExchange BC -
Gov't of Alta. -
HeatSpring Learning Institute
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HRAI
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IAPMO
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Kitchen & Bath Business
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Penton Media
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Positive Energy
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Passive House (Austin)
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RPA
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Rogers Media
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TECA
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Various consultants and consumers in the process of
strategic planning or resolving
issues.
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