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Enermodal Engineering is Canada’s largest consulting firm exclusively dedicated to green buildings and communities. It provides LEED services for larger-scale green buildings in Canada. Enermodal has designed a number of award-winning low-energy building projects in Canada and the USA. It is now part of the MMM Group. == History == Enermodal Engineering was founded in 1980 by three University of Waterloo graduates including current president Stephen Carpenter.〔 Initially the firm focused on developing software to assess renewable energy systems and building energy usage. This work included software to analyze the energy performance of windows; this software became the tool to rate windows to NFRC and CSA window standards. In 1991, the firm designed and managed the construction of the Waterloo Green Home – a winning entry in the Canadian federal government Advanced Houses competition.〔 The house was widely viewed as one of the best examples of residential green buildings and was the subject of a book, ''Green Home'', by Wayne Grady. Enermodal designed and occupied the first green office building in Canada in 1996: "Green on the Grand" in Kitchener, Ontario was a winning design under the Canadian government’s C2000 program that promoted green office buildings.〔 With an annual energy use of just over 100 kWh/m2, Green on the Grand is still one of the most efficient office buildings in Canada. Another Enermodal building is the University of Ottawa Biology Building, which achieved 70% energy savings and was given several energy efficiency awards. The firm began designing and certifying buildings to the LEED Green Building Rating System in 2004 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).〔〔Canada Green Building Council LEED certification guidelines http://www.cagbc.org/leed/what/index.php 〕 The firm successfully certified the first building (Stratus Winery) under the Canadian version of LEED. To deal with growing demand for their services, Enermodal opened offices in Calgary (2006),〔 Toronto (2008), Edmonton (2009), and Winnipeg (2010). In 2009, Enermodal designed and built its own headquarters, ''A Grander View'', which uses 70 kWh/m2 - making it Canada's most energy-efficient office building. This building achieved three LEED Platinum certifications and became Canada’s most energy-efficient office. 〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rsarchitects.ca/Project-Profiles-Enermodal-Engineering-Case-Study.htm )〕 In November 2010, the company was purchased by and became a division of the MMM group (Marshall Macklin Monaghan). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Enermodal Engineering」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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