LEED Design and Certification
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to assess the environmental sustainability of building designs. A Canadian version of LEED was developed by the Canadian Green Building Council. LEED is a point-based rating system in which points are earned for building attributes considered environmentally beneficial. A building design can be certified to one of four levels: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Certified.

Enermodal provides a “full service” approach to achieving LEED certification. Enermodal assists and leads the design team through the LEED process, providing insight on how green building projects meet the requirements of each credit. Our in-house costing databases and simulation tools identify the most cost effective approaches to achieving each LEED credit. Enermodal performs the required energy and daylighting simulations, building commissioning and drawing and specification review for all disciplines. We can also provide leading-edge design of the mechanical and electrical systems. 

Enermodal develops construction and waste management plans and green material specifications. During building construction, we deliver contractor training courses and provide site reviews to assess compliance to LEED requirements. When a project is complete, Enermodal prepares the full LEED documentation package for submission for certification. We can provide on-going support through post occupancy surveys and through the measurement and verification of building energy performance. We are particularly proud of our efforts to increase building occupant “green education,” with our customized touch screen “LEED kiosks.”

Enermodal is one of North America’s pre-eminent LEED consultants. We were the first LEED Accredited Professionals in Ontario and are the only Ontario-based LEED trainers. Enermodal’s president, Stephen Carpenter, is a LEED® Faculty member and chair of the LEED® Canada Technical Advisory Group. Enermodal is working on 165 LEED projects in six provinces and seven US States. Our Canadian projects are worth over $3.4 billion, and represent 40% of all Canadian projects and 90% of LEED Certified projects in Ontario.

Enermodal provided consulting services for three LEED® Canada “firsts”:

  • First certified LEED Canada building: Stratus Winery (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario)
  • First certified LEED Canada GOLD building: Region of Waterloo EMS Fleet Facility
  • First certified LEED Canada industrial building: OMRON Dualtec, Oakville, Ontario
  • First LEED Platinum building in Ontario: Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Restoration Services Workshop, Vaughan
  • First LEED Canada CI Platinum Project: Enermodal Calgary Office

Enermodal’s LEED certified buildings are listed at the right. See a list of Enermodal LEED projects.

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Stratus Winery, the first LEED Canada certified building
LEED Certified Projects
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Chatham Ursulines Villa Angela,
 LEED Gold
Chatham, Ontario
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