Sustainability embodies the intricate interplay and vitality of Earth's complex systems. It serves as a dynamic response to urgent global challenges, safeguarding life on our planet and securing the future of our cultures and natural habitats. Sustainability recognizes the interconnectedness of all elements, encompassing diverse topics such as ecosystems, social equality, environmental justice, food systems, energy, and product life cycles.
In simpler terms, sustainability means making decisions that prioritize what is right and optimal for each unique circumstance, rather than merely fulfilling obligations or engaging in superficial actions for public relations. It involves implementing strategies that resonate from production to consumption, ensuring enduring positive impacts on both people and the environment.
What we can offer
At Candid, we specialize in providing comprehensive green building consulting services tailored to meet your sustainability goals. Our expertise covers every phase of sustainable building projects, ensuring environmentally responsible and energy-efficient solutions. Here’s how we can assist you:
Building commissioning (Cx) is a proactive quality assurance and performance verification process ensuring all building systems are correctly installed and operate at peak efficiency. This industry-standard practice demonstrates to building owners that the MEP systems meet project requirements and design specifications. Commissioning is crucial for confirming design intent and identifying issues before the building is handed over to the owners. Additionally, it ensures that building staff are thoroughly trained on the details and operations of each MEP system. Candid Sustainability offers both fundamental and enhanced building commissioning for LEED certification.
Whole building energy simulations, or energy models, are essential for earning LEED certification and invaluable for evaluating energy reduction strategies. These models help project teams maximize both energy and cost efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. Energy models estimate energy usage for new construction and renovations based on actual design and occupancy assumptions, allowing for performance comparisons against a baseline. Candid Sustainability collaborates with architects and engineers to optimize building performance and works with developers to document savings for financial incentives.
Energy audits, or energy assessments, are the first step to understanding and optimizing energy usage. These in-depth, unobtrusive surveys of your building highlight no-cost or low-cost energy reduction measures and identify potential capital improvements. The primary goal is not to uncover mistakes or assess penalties, but to provide actionable insights. The audit results also serve as benchmarks to compare your building's performance against similar structures in the market.
Learn MoreCandid Sustainability offers specialized sustainability consulting services to both private and public sector organizations. We facilitate the planning, design, construction, and operation of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly buildings. With extensive expertise in sustainable design and construction, we tailor solutions to meet the unique needs of various industries, clients, locations, and projects. Our strength lies in translating broad concepts into practical strategies that empower our clients to make informed decisions backed by robust technical data.
"If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, designed or removed from production."
– Pete Seeger, Folk Singer & Social Activist
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