This project included energy efficiency improvements for a community property in a city in Ontario. The focus was on optimizing energy use in the existing building and exploring energy-saving measures for potential new multi-family housing on the site. The objective was to assist in future capital management decisions, aligning with CMHC MLI Select energy efficiency criteria.

First, a baseline energy model was created using available data and suggesting various Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) for potential savings. The aim was to present scenarios achieving up to a 40% reduction in energy use from the existing building baseline, meeting CMHC criteria. The first scenario proposes around a 47% improvement with upgraded HVAC systems and enhanced window performance. The second scenario, focusing on a specific section built in 1920, achieved a 40% energy reduction with HVAC enhancements, window improvements, and increased roof insulation. The report also explores options for new construction, targeting compliance with NECB 2017 standards. These options demonstrate energy savings of up to 50%. 

An interactive dashboard provided by Adaptis's solution summarized existing conditions, design options, material breakdowns, waste, carbon, and cost benchmarks. Users could explore optimized options based on their priorities using this decision-support platform.


Optimized Retrofit, Adaptive Reuse and Extension

We are on a mission to make decarbonization management intuitive, scalable, and affordable. Our tools help building owners and AEC professionals reduce energy needs and emissions, minimize the embodied carbon of construction, divert waste from landfills and extend building life. We use proprietary, patent-pending methodologies and AI-powered technology to do this 20X faster and at one-tenth the cost of traditional consultants, delivering 20%+ lower whole lifecycle costs and immediate payback. 

Team 
Adaptis is a diverse and highly technical team of architects, engineers, and sustainability experts, devoted to creating a decarbonized, resilient and circular built world. We draw on our extensive collective experience at industry-leading firms and advanced research experience (95%+ of team with PhDs/MScs in Engineering and Sustainability). 


Challenges
The construction industry is responsible for massive consumption and GHG emissions: 
-Consumes 50% of all raw materials.
-Produces over 40% of all GHG emissions.

Large degree of unnecessary demolition and not enough salvage and reuse: 
-60% of building demolitions could have been avoided with timely renovations, retrofits, and adaptive reuse.
-85%+ of demolished materials end up in landfills, making up 25% of landfills.

Mandates for decarbonization are expanding globally: 
-45%+ emission reduction by 2030 (Canada, US, EU).
-Net-zero carbon by 2050, which requires retrofitting 80%+ of today’s buildings (Ontario, US, EU).

The current linear model of decarbonization is slow, complex, and expensive.
-It takes a multi-disciplinary team of 5+ consultants, 6+ months to develop recommendations for one building.
-These consultants charge $100K+ per building.
-Even with the best-laid plans, 20% of projects end up over budget. 


Solution
Adaptis is pioneering a circular model of decarbonization that is fast, affordable, and lives in real-time. At Adaptis, we:
-Design: Simulate design options and generate recommendations that meet carbon, cost, waste diversion and compliance requirements;
-Validate: Assess actual carbon impact during construction and occupancy; and
-Optimize: Track and continuously optimize maintenance, capital flow, and plans for future adaptation or deconstruction.

We use proprietary, patent-pending methodologies for whole life cycle decarbonization assessment, optimization, and capital planning. In addition, our engines augment compliant methodologies and datasets for energy modelling, embodied carbon, and cost-benefit analysis.
Our methodologies adhere to industry standards, including ISO 14044:06, ISO 14064:2019, and the GHG Protocol. We fulfill all compliance criteria for mandatory reporting, such as ASHRAE, NECB, CAGBC, FCM, CIB and CMHC.

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