Sustainable Buildings

Emergent Energy offers a comprehensive consulting service to property owners & managers who wish to improve the comfort and energy performance of their buildings. We can guide you through a wide range of interventions for your property, or meet with your building design team to ensure an integrative, energy efficient building design.

Alternatively, as a member of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), we can help you achieve a Green Star rating for your new office, residential, or public development.

 

 

 

We provide the following services in the sustainable building sphere:

• Full energy audits of hotels, factories, schools, residential buildings and offices.

 

• Detailed simulation of building energy performance, using state-of-the art DesignBuilder & EnergyPlus software.

 

• Daylight modelling of buildings, to determine optimal comfort levels and lighting design.

 

• Analysis of HVAC and ventilation system performance, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software.

 

• Design, installation and operation of building-integrated renewable energy systems.

 

• Design and installation of efficient, modern lighting systems, and water heating systems.

 

• Full financial modelling of interventions aimed at improving buildings.