Home Energy Advisors
Flex Home Energy
Powell River, BC based Flex Home Energy provides Certified Energy Advisory Services for new and existing homes on the Upper and Lower Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island. Flex Home Energy is affiliated with Natural Resources Canada registered Service Organization Enervision and is certified to deliver:
- Blower Door Airtightness Tests
- Infrared Thermal Imaging
- BC Energy Step Code
- EnerGuide Ratings
- Energy Evaluations
- F280-12 Heating+Cooling load calculation
- Embodied Carbon
Call us for a free consultation.
604.399.8655
Home Energy Modelling
Building new? Plans in early stage design? Establishing your Step Code target?
- Using whole-building performance simulation, energy modelling determines how the home as a system gains and loses energy
- Contractor/Builder consultation
Integrated Design Services
An Energy Designer works with builders/homeowners to achieve an integrated design process which will optimize energy performance and lowest cost build by addressing:
- Envelope plans/assembly details
- Effective insulation (RSI) calculations for each assembly used in the home
- Details for areas with significant thermal bridges
- Airtightness details demonstrating a continuous air barrier
Airtightness Testing
A Blower Door Test is used to measure a home’s air tightness and will indicate the amount of air leaking through a building’s total enclosure or “skin”.
Existing Homes
New Homes
BC STEP CODE Energy Efficiency Requirements
The BC Energy Step Code requires Part 9 builders to work with an Energy Advisor to: review plans, model energy consumption, conduct air tightness testing and verify that the as-built home will meet the energy performance requirement of a given step of the BC Energy Step Code.
The BC EnergyStep Code sets performance requirements for new construction and groups them into “steps
City of Powell River
The City of Powell River has adopted a phased approach to implementing the BC Energy Step Code. This initiative will allow builders to gain confidence and knowledge while we transition to the Provincial requirement of adhering to Step 3 by January 1, 2022, Step 4 by 2027, and finally Step 5 by 2032.
Effective January 1, 2021, new Part 9 and Part 3 buildings will be designed and constructed to conform to Step 2, or to Step 1 when installing a low-carbon heating system.
For implementation updates on adoption of BC Energy Step Code in your community
https://energystepcode.ca/implementation_updates/
Call us for a free consultation.
604.399.8655
EnerGuide Rating System (ERS)
Energy Advisors are Registered by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to deliver the EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) for new and existing homes. Working closely with homeowners, renovators and builders, Energy Advisors provide expertise in home energy efficiency and building science to ensure Step Code compliance.
The EnerGuide Rating System summarizes the energy efficiency of a home and identifies areas where efficiencies can be dramatically improved. An EnerGuide label is the official record of a home’s energy performance.
Seminars/Presentations
Flex Home Energy together with Enervision, a western Canadian leader in home energy compliance, is pleased to offer web-based presentations tailored for building officials, builders, trades and homeowners.
- How to work with Energy Advisors
- How the BC Step Code works
- Air barrier systems and heating systems
If your group would like an online session please CONTACT us.
Questions?
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605.399.8655
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About Dan Tatham BID, LEED AP
Dan Tatham is a designer and builder with decades of experience. He has worked independently, and with architects, engineers and trades, designing single family homes, renovations and additions, multi-family and resort residential homes in Ottawa, Whistler, Squamish and the Okanagan.
Dan has passed the required Foundation and EnerGuide Rating System Energy Advisor examinations and is in final training and mentoring before being able to submit house files and preform on site evaluations to be registered by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to deliver the EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) for new homes and existing homes.
B.I.D. – Bachelor of Industrial Design
LEED AP – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional
Member, Canadian Association of Consulting Energy Advisors
