Green Certifications
Enhance your brand, differentiate yourself, demonstrate leadership and improve your bottom line.
The pursuit of green building certifications has become best practice among building industry leaders. At Pratus Group we can help you navigate the various green building rating systems, standards, and frameworks available and identify those that best align with your goals. Our team has successfully achieved over 50 green building certifications on behalf of our clients.
What we offer:
LEED Feasibility Studies
USGBC and CaGBC LEED Certification Facilitation
CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Framework
BOMA BEST
Green Globes
ENERGY STAR Standard
Fitwel Multi-Tenant & Multi-Family
WELL H&S
Building Performance
Achieve energy targets, demonstrate compliance, and optimize design using
building energy simulation.
Understanding how your building is performing is critical to meet energy targets, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing operational costs. By working collaboratively with the wider design team, our building performance group provides key insights throughout the project, from initial concept design to as-built assessments. Our approach considers climate data, passive and net-zero design, full-performance modelling and third-party certifications.
What we offer:
Code Compliance Modelling (OBC SB-10, Toronto Green Standard)
LEED Compliance Modelling
Design Optimization & Design Assist Modelling
Parametric Energy Modelling
Retrofit Analysis
Incentive Application Assistance (CMHC, Savings by Design)
Net Zero / Net Positive Design Consultation
Sustainability Advisory
Sustainability can take on various shapes and forms, we can help identify those best suited for you.
We understand that the motivators for pursuing sustainability are as unique as you are. With an extensive knowledge of sustainable industry drivers, legislative requirements, and market trends, we work closely with our clients to address their individual needs in a financially responsible manner.
What we offer:
Sustainability Master Planning
Sustainable & Integrated Design Facilitation Workshops
Measurement and Verification
Municipal & Regional Green Standard Compliance
Building Code Compliance Consultation
Energy Strategy Reports
Net Zero / Net Positive Design Consultation
GHG and Carbon Accounting
Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Guidance
Existing Buildings
The operating landscape is changing as governments and financial markets set ambitious goals and expectations for new
buildings and existing assets.
We know that existing buildings are a significant portion of our emissions that we can’t ignore. We use our extensive experience in building performance modelling and sustainability, paired with subject matter expertise from Quasar Consulting Group’s engineers, to design and plan decarbonization strategies that are ambitious, constructible, and realistic.
What we offer:
Decarbonization Studies and Roadmaps (Asset and Portfolio Level)
ASHRAE Level 1-3 Energy Audits
Water Audits
Non-Hazardous Waste Audits
Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Assessments
Commissioning
Commissioning begins at the design stage and continues through construction and
occupancy.
Our commissioning team members monitor building plans, tests and documents for systems, and arrange training for building occupants on proper operation and maintenance.
What we offer:
Best Practice Commissioning
Commissioning Management
Existing Building Recommissioning
Independent Measurement and Verification
LEED Commissioning, Fundamental, Enhanced & Monitoring Based Commissioning
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