Energy & Retrofit Strategy
Understand performance before you invest.
Energy & Retrofit Strategy helps you make smarter decisions earlier — comparing design options, projecting operational performance, and identifying where energy and carbon savings are easiest to capture. Across new construction and existing buildings, modelling turns assumptions into evidence.
We tailor each analysis to your project's complexity and goals, providing clear, defensible results you can act on with confidence — stronger capital plans, achievable climate targets, and successful applications for the funding you're already eligible for.
Our Services
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Early-Design Energy Optioneering
When design changes still cost nothing, we model how envelope choices, material selections, and operational systems shape a building's energy and carbon performance. We work alongside architecture teams to set sustainability targets that are technically defensible and commercially achievable — providing input to design decisions before specifications are locked in.
Retrofit & Decarbonization Analysis
When existing buildings need capital decisions — failing equipment, climate commitments, rising energy costs — we model retrofit options across envelope, mechanical, electrification, and renewables. Each scenario is quantified for cost, savings, and emissions impact. The result: clear priorities, defensible business cases, and stronger funding applications.
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Feasibility Studies for Funding Programs
Federal and provincial funding programs require defensible energy and emissions analysis. We deliver the technical modelling and documentation needed to qualify for and successfully complete feasibility studies under Green Municipal Fund (GMF), Alberta MCCAC, and similar programs.
Renewable Energy Feasibility
We evaluate the technical and financial viability of on-site renewable energy systems — solar photovoltaic, geothermal heat pump, biomass, and combined heat and power — under Alberta climate and utility conditions. Includes energy production estimates, capital cost analysis, lifecycle returns, and integration considerations.
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Post-Retrofit Performance Tracking
After upgrades are implemented, we use RETScreen Performance Analysis to track whether predicted savings are actually being delivered — supporting funding compliance reporting, benchmarking against peer facilities, identifying operational tuning opportunities, and validating future investment business cases.
Our Approach
We scope each project to fit the decision at hand—not the other way around. Whether you need an early-design optioneering study, a retrofit analysis to support a funding application, or post-implementation performance tracking, we tailor the depth of our analysis to your project, timeline, and budget. This approach delivers clear, actionable insights without unnecessary complexity or cost.
Not sure whether energy and retrofit analysis is right for your project? We're happy to talk it through and help you decide.
Why Choose PBR for Energy & Retrofit Strategy
Built for Capital Decisions
Our feasibility studies are scoped to inform real investment decisions — clear priorities, defensible payback, and confident "what to do first" answers.
Owner & Council-Friendly
Results presented in language owners, councils, and grant reviewers can act on — not just technical reports for engineering peers.
Climate + Carbon Integrated
Energy feasibility sits alongside climate risk and embodied carbon expertise — giving you a fuller view than operational energy alone.
Cross the Building Lifecycle
From early-design feasibility through retrofit decisions and post-implementation tracking — we support the analysis decisions you face at every stage of a building's life.
Funding-Ready by Default
Studies structured from the start to meet GMF, MCCAC, and other federal and provincial funding program requirements
Transparent Methods
Clear assumptions, documented inputs, defensible results — ready for review by funders, owners, and project teams.
The Value of Energy & Retrofit Strategy
Design Stage
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Compare envelope and material options
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Test alternative design strategies
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Inform low-carbon design decisions
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Set defensible sustainability targets
Funding & Investment
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Build defensible business cases for capital decisions
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Support GMF, MCCAC, and other funding applications
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Quantify GHG reduction for climate commitments
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Validate energy performance claims for incentive programs
Existing Buildings
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Plan retrofit and electrification scenarios
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Build capital investment business cases
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Benchmark performance against peer facilities
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Track post-retrofit performance over time
Plan smarter retrofits,
lower emissions, protect assets
Navigating funding applications and carbon targets shouldn't slow your progress. We quantify the exact returns on your energy upgrades, leaving you with a clear, risk-free path to lower emissions and optimized capital planning.
Wondering where your project fits? We're happy to guide you.
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