Building energy performance across Alberta
Building energy analysis and NECB compliance support coordinated with architectural and engineering design for Alberta projects.
01 / Energy modelling & NECB
A useful energy model connects geometry, envelope assemblies, occupancy, lighting and mechanical systems. Reviewing those inputs together helps the team compare options and prepare appropriate compliance documentation.
02 / Coordinated scope
The applicable pathway and modelling detail depend on the building type, project stage, jurisdiction, envelope and systems. Inputs and deliverables are confirmed before analysis begins.
A coordinated digital representation of the building used to assess annual energy performance and support project decisions.
Applicable prescriptive, trade-off or performance-path requirements reviewed for the project.
Walls, roofs, glazing and thermal characteristics coordinated with the architectural design.
Heating, cooling, ventilation and controls represented using available design information.
Clear modelling summaries and supporting information prepared for the applicable review process.
03 / Design options
Energy modelling can help the team understand how design changes interact before documentation is finalized. Comparisons are defined around the decisions that matter to the project—not generic simulations.
04 / Technical coordination
Energy use is influenced by the combined effect of the building envelope, mechanical systems, lighting, controls and occupancy assumptions.
Thermal assemblies, glazing and air-barrier assumptions represented consistently.
Heating, cooling, ventilation and heat-recovery concepts modelled from the design.
Lighting power and controls coordinated with the electrical and architectural scope.
Orientation, glazing and shading considered in the building performance picture.
Occupancy and operating schedules established for credible analysis.
Inputs, assumptions and results organized for design and compliance review.
05 / Project path
A transparent process keeps assumptions visible and gives the design team useful checkpoints.
Review the project, applicable code pathway, drawings, assemblies and system information.
Develop building geometry, zones, envelope, schedules, loads and systems.
Configure the required reference and proposed design cases where applicable.
Check energy use, key drivers and areas that require design-team coordination.
Update relevant inputs as the architectural and engineering design develops.
Issue the agreed modelling summary and compliance support information.
06 / Project applications
The required analysis varies with project type and compliance pathway. Scope is confirmed around the building and the authority's requirements.
07 / Common questions
Early project information helps determine the applicable pathway, modelling inputs and timing.
Useful inputs include architectural drawings, envelope assemblies, glazing information, occupancy, lighting and available mechanical-system design data.
Requirements depend on the project, building type, applicable code and compliance pathway. The team can help identify the appropriate analysis.
It is a compliance approach that compares the proposed building's calculated energy performance with a reference building under defined rules.
Yes. Agreed envelope, glazing or system alternatives can be tested when the required inputs and comparison goals are clear.
Yes. Energy inputs can be coordinated with architectural, mechanical and electrical design information.
Applicable comments can be assessed and agreed documentation revised where required. Approval is determined by the authority having jurisdiction.
4MS supports projects in Calgary, Edmonton and communities throughout Alberta. Service coverage does not imply a physical office in every market.
