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Revitalizing Performance:
Solutions for Existing Buildings

Existing Buildings

Retrofitting and upgrading existing buildings can be a complex and costly undertaking, but with Focal Engineering’s energy audits and retrofitting expertise, we turn challenges into opportunities.

Our holistic approach assesses your building’s envelope, mechanical and electrical systems, and operations to identify energy efficiency measures that reduce costs, cut emissions, and enhance building performance.

From reducing greenhouse gas emissions at community facilities to implementing energy-saving upgrades, we help clients achieve meaningful operational savings and long-term benefits.

Whether you’re planning a major retrofit or looking to add incremental efficiency measures, we’ll guide you through every step to ensure impactful results.

SERVICES FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS

Energy Modelling

Plan smarter upgrades with energy modelling tailored to your building, and how it operates today. Using advanced simulations, we analyze your building’s energy performance and predict the impact of potential improvements. Whether you’re planning retrofits, aiming for code compliance, or pursuing sustainability certifications, our modelling provides the insights you need to optimize systems, reduce emissions, and achieve long-term efficiency.

Energy Audits & Retrofits

Uncover your building’s hidden potential with energy audits and retrofits. Our detailed assessments identify inefficiencies in systems like HVAC, lighting, and insulation, delivering actionable recommendations to improve energy performance. From reducing operational costs to cutting emissions, we provide practical solutions to make your building more efficient and sustainable.

Incentives

Unlock funding opportunities while performing necessary building upgrades. Our team navigates the technical side of incentive programs with BC Hydro, FortisBC, CMHC, FCM, CIGB incentives, and more, to help your project get funding to support important efficiency upgrades. We help you secure financial benefits while driving impactful, sustainable outcomes.

Energy Regulation Compliance

Many retrofit funding programs include GHG and/or energy savings requirements. Our team works with the building owner and project team to assess design options that will meet the building and funding needs.

Additional Services

For existing buildings, measurement and verification helps validate retrofit effectiveness, track energy savings, and optimize future improvements. By providing clear, measurable results, measurement and verification builds confidence in your investment and supports ongoing sustainability goals.

Focal's nimble, responsive team delivered cost-effective solutions for a non-profit housing retrofit, optimizing value through advanced modelling and early input. Their expertise ensured an efficient, effective design process, and I highly recommend them for future projects.

Christine Lintott, Christine Lintott Architects

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News & Insights

ASHRAE Technology Award Winner for 2024/25
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ASHRAE Technology Award Winner for 2024/25

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news — Focal has been awarded the ASHRAE Chapter and Region XI Technology Award for work developing the Comox…
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Focal Engineering Launches Community Sponsorship Program
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Focal Engineering Launches Community Sponsorship Program

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Community Sponsorship Program, an initiative that reflects our commitment to supporting the communities we serve. This…
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