SERVICES / NEW BUILDINGS & RETROFITS
From a complex question
to a clear direction.
Choose a focused analysis or an integrated performance scope. We define inputs, deliverables, limitations and responsibilities before work begins.
01 / Building design & project support
Connect design intent and building performance through early feasibility studies, concept comparisons, BIM, visualization and technical communication. Support can extend across project stages alongside the professionals responsible for regulated design and documentation.
Potential deliverables: a performance-led design brief, comparative concept studies, coordinated modelling inputs, annotated visualizations and an action plan for the project team.
For realtors and property advisers: identify the building-performance questions and specialist assessments needed before acquisition, redevelopment or major improvements. This is not a home inspection, appraisal or insurance opinion.
02 / Energy modelling & reporting
Evaluate energy performance with a documented modelling basis. Compare selected alternatives while tracking weather, geometry, schedules, system assumptions and intentional changes.
Potential scope: whole-building simulation, end-use analysis, envelope comparisons, reference/proposed-model review, quality assurance and clear energy reports. A programme-specific reference model is not interchangeable with an existing-building baseline.
Potential deliverables: input and assumption registers, scenario results, model warnings, limitations, sensitivities and recommendations for further review.
03 / Decarbonization & electrification
Investigate the interaction between load reduction and system change. Compare selected envelope, heat-pump, domestic-hot-water and heat-recovery options in the context of the building and its investment plan.
Potential deliverables: a phased improvement roadmap, energy and operational-carbon comparisons, a review of assumptions and an outline of mechanical and electrical questions that need specialist assessment.
Feasibility screening does not establish electrical service capacity or replace detailed equipment selection, mechanical design or construction sign-off.
04 / Life-cycle assessment & cost
Compare environmental and financial implications using explicit study boundaries. Begin with a screening study, or define a fuller life-cycle assessment where the required quantities, product information and methodology can be established.
Potential scope: operational and embodied-carbon screening, material and assembly comparisons, life-cycle assessment planning, capital and operating costs, maintenance, replacement events, net present value and sensitivity analysis.
Potential deliverables: a sourced assumptions register, comparative cost/carbon tables, exclusions and uncertainty notes. Estimates are not contractor quotations; building-level cost comparisons are not predictions of rent or tenant affordability.
05 / Building enclosures, daylight & comfort
Investigate glazing, shading and façade choices with occupant experience in mind. This work draws on Sorour’s research in BIPV, daylight, glare, window-view quality and immersive visualization.
Potential scope: daylight and glare studies, window and shading comparisons, BIPV feasibility, visual clarity and privacy studies, and visualization for design evaluation.
Potential deliverables: comparative visuals, performance results, documented assumptions and design recommendations for discussion with the project team. Explore the research foundation →
06 / CMHC MLI Select project support
Discuss energy-strategy studies, modelling scope and coordination of technical information for a multi-unit project. The applicable programme requirements and necessary qualified-professional involvement must be established for the specific engagement.
LUMIArchLab is not affiliated with CMHC and does not issue mortgage insurance, provide lending or brokerage, guarantee programme points or approvals, or substitute for required professional attestations.
Clear scope. Clear responsibilities.
LUMIArchLab is presented as a building-science and decision-support venture, not as a licensed architectural or engineering practice. Regulated design, permits, seals, certifications and construction review require appropriately authorized professionals and firms, with their roles agreed project by project.
