Our Firm

EQ is a collaborative consulting firm. Our mission is to guide the creation of responsible buildings. We bring together architects, developers, and building owners to create high performance buildings and communities.

We believe that measurement informs design. Our professionals apply integrated design and computer simulation to influence projects and use post-occupancy metering and performance data to test and validate our design tools. 

Our core services include energy modelling, embodied carbon analysis, sustainability advisory, building commissioning, zero carbon feasibility studies, building certification project management, and resource measurement / verification services. 

Our History

EQ was founded in 2005 as a division within Provident Energy Management, a leading provider of submetering and building automation services to the high-rise residential industry. Initially, the team focused on energy simulations for new construction projects, helping clients optimize energy costs, emissions, and comfort.

Over the following decade, EQ expanded into commissioning and sustainability services and was separately incorporated as EQ Building Performance in 2017. Today, EQ’s team of 25 professionals delivers comprehensive sustainability and energy consulting services to over 200 projects annually across the multi-unit residential, commercial, and institutional sectors.

Our Values

  • We are committed to working collaboratively. Whether in our day-to-day project work or individual professional development, we constantly strive to help each other accomplish great things. This extends to the way we work with our clients and industry peers as well. Success isn’t about being the first across the finish line. It is about getting everyone to the finish line faster so that we can all celebrate together.

  • Diversity isn’t just about accepting and respecting our differences, but realizing the value those differences provide. Our breadth of experiences, beliefs, and backgrounds provide a wealth of different perspectives that help us foster innovation and generate unique solutions to even the most challenging problems.

  • Our work is very meaningful to us. As self-proclaimed “building nerds” we are particularly excited by all aspects of building design, construction, and performance. Our insatiable sense of curiosity and our shared belief that buildings should function in harmony with their environment, while keeping us engaged and focused on enthusiastically delivering exceptional results.

  • Working in our fast-paced industry requires us to work flexibly and embrace whatever changes come our way. We learn from past challenges, successes, and each other. We constantly seek out new ideas, approaches, and technologies, so that we can improve together. Whether we are talking about ourselves, our company, the buildings we work on, or the industry we work in, there is always a way to make things better.

  • The environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of buildings are considerable. We believe that we have a responsibility to society and the planet to minimize those impacts. It will take the combined efforts of us all to reverse the damage done to the environment. At EQ we hope to have a leading role in making those changes.

INFLUENCED DESIGN. PASSIONATELY PRACTICED.