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Morrison Hershfield Wins 2016 CEO Award of Excellence for Robinson Place

By Morrison Hershfield | May 3, 2016

On Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) presented Morrison Hershfield with an Award of Excellence for Robinson Place Ontario Government Building. The CEO Awards are given to firms whose projects have contributed to improving Ontario’s social, economic and environmental...

Four Team Members receive BECx Certifications

By Morrison Hershfield | April 19, 2016

In order to continue providing our clients with outstanding specialty Building Envelope Commissioning services, several Morrison Hershfield staff have received both their accreditation as Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP), and Commissioning Authority + Building Enclosure...

The Basics: Building Envelope Commissioning

By Morrison Hershfield | April 5, 2016

The A/E/C industry is continuing to recognize the significant impact of the building envelope on the performance, durability, energy use, and sustainability of the building. As such, the principles of Commissioning are being applied to confirm the quality of the design and construction of the...

Video: Building Energy Optimization Tool

By Morrison Hershfield | March 21, 2016

Morrison Hershfield has developed an energy optimization tool (demonstrated below) to empower you and your project team in meeting your energy targets while enabling your design vision.

Publication: Pushing the Envelope

By Morrison Hershfield | December 18, 2015

The article Pushing the Envelope by Morrison Hershfield's building science specialists Stevan Vinci and Jamie McKay was published in Canadian Property Management: GTA & Beyond.

Dan Dahl Receives NFPA Committee Service Award

By Morrison Hershfield | October 27, 2015

Congratulations to Morrison Hershfield’s Dan Dahl for receiving the Committee Service Award, presented by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Technical Paper: BEST4 Conference Produces Three Papers on Building Performance

By Morrison Hershfield | July 21, 2015

Morrison Hershfield staff published three papers this April at the BEST4 Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The quartet of Christian Cianfrone, Patrick Roppel, Radu Postole and Neil Norris worked alongside other subject matter experts presented the following:

Publication: Optimizing Building Envelope Renewals

By Morrison Hershfield | July 17, 2015

Principal and Building Science Specialist Patrick Roppel, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. published the following article, "Optimizing Building Envelope Renewals," in the May/June 2015 edition of Construction Business.

Attend our Workshop to Learn How to Calculate the Real R-Value of Your Envelope

By Morrison Hershfield | June 25, 2015

Building Energy Specialist Christian Cianfrone will be presenting and delivering a thermal bridging workshop at the ASHRAE EM Conference in Atlanta on Monday, September 28th. As a pre-conference workshop, those who are not attending the ASHRAE conference are still welcome to register and attend.

Publication: Confused Spaces & the Building Envelope

By Morrison Hershfield | May 26, 2015

Project Manager Daniel Martis, P.Eng., LEED AP recently was published in the Spring 2015 edition of Condo Manager magazine. An excerpt of his article, entitled "Confused spaces & the building envelope: A case study" appears below:

Morrison Hershfield Honored with Award of Excellence for Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide

By Morrison Hershfield | April 24, 2015

Morrison Hershfield was honored with an Award of Excellence in the Soft Engineering category for our Building Envelope Thermal Bridging (BETB) Guide from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – British Columbia (ACEC-BC) at their 26th annual Awards for Engineering Excellence Gala.

Case Study: Building Envelope Design Under the 2009 Codes - Glazing Ratio Requirements

By Morrison Hershfield | March 30, 2015

This case study examines how the maximum allowable glazing ratio (also called fenestration area)—mandated by the latest energy codes—affects the design and construction of buildings.

Case Study: Considerations for Re-Cladding Highrise Panelized EIFS Buildings

By Morrison Hershfield | March 30, 2015

An eight year old, highrise building in a Canadian cold climate zone was diagnosed with systematic water penetration through the Exterior Insulation and Finish System (“EIFS”) building envelope.

Better Collaboration Leads to Greater Energy Efficiency in Buildings

By Morrison Hershfield | August 13, 2014

A recent article in the Vancouver Sun highlights the fact that the City’s “strict energy and emissions requirements for all new large buildings is changing how building professions approach their jobs, and increasing the degree to which they collaborate in designing new tall buildings.”

Highly Anticipated Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide Now Public

By Morrison Hershfield | August 6, 2014

Morrison Hershfield is excited to announce that the highly anticipated Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide – Analysis, Applications, and Insights is now public and can be downloaded from BC Hydro. The guide aims to overcome obstacles confronting industry with respect to mitigating thermal...