Why Choose buildMax™?

  • End-to-End Support: From energy audits to contractor management and compliance, we handle everything.

  • Tailored Solutions: Our solutions are customized for your project’s unique energy requirements, ensuring long-term efficiency and cost savings.

  • Expert Compliance: We specialize in helping builders meet Alberta’s 9.36 Energy Code and other regional standards with precision.

BuildMax simplifies energy upgrades, offering a comprehensive service to builders who want to focus on creating high-quality, sustainable homes. We take care of the complexities so you can focus on what matters most.

Engineering Design Service

We provide a range of cutting-edge engineering design services for HVAC, hydronic systems, ventilation, and more. With a focus on energy efficiency and comfort, our designs are tailored to meet the specific needs of each project, ensuring optimal performance and cost savings.

  • Our HVAC design modeling services leverage the latest software to ensure precise and comfort-focused designs. We calculate the correct load and duct/pipe sizes to ensure your system delivers the right amount of heating or cooling exactly where it’s needed, minimizing energy use and maximizing comfort.

    Proper HVAC design is critical for both efficiency and comfort. Many traditional systems are designed without taking key features into consideration, but we ensure that every detail, from airflow rates to insulation levels, is accounted for, delivering superior performance.

  • Our ventilation designs incorporate energy recovery systems and economizers to ensure energy savings and optimal airflow. We customize each system to meet the specific needs of your project while lowering operational costs.

  • Using detailed heat gain/loss calculations, we design ducted forced-air systems to ensure precise heating and cooling in every space. By properly sizing your system, we help avoid the common problem of oversized equipment and unnecessary ductwork, ensuring quiet operation and energy efficiency.

  • Correct commissioning is key to ensuring that your system performs as designed. Our experts rigorously test and adjust installed equipment to align with manufacturer specifications and design intent, preventing common issues like leaky ductwork and inefficient operation.

  • Using the HOT2000 tool, we can forecast energy consumption for residential projects, ensuring compliance with energy regulations and helping optimize designs for energy savings. This modeling includes everything from thermal resistance to passive solar heating opportunities, ensuring your project meets energy efficiency goals.

  • Our RETScreen® modeling services provide a comprehensive analysis of energy production, life-cycle costs, and greenhouse gas reduction for renewable and energy-efficient technologies. We help you optimize your project’s energy use while minimizing costs and environmental impact.

  • Using infrared thermography, we can identify areas of heat loss and moisture intrusion in your building, providing valuable insight into energy efficiency. This non-invasive method, paired with blower door tests, helps us pinpoint air leakage and insulation gaps, providing solutions for better building performance.

Why Us?

  • Next Level Consulting provides comprehensive support including energy assessments, guidance on best practices, and assistance with the certification process to ensure your projects meet the highest energy efficiency standards.

  • These certifications not only enhance the marketability of your projects but also ensure compliance with regulatory standards, improve energy efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and increase the overall value of the properties.

  • Next Level Consulting is a trusted energy efficiency consultancy based in Toronto, providing expert energy assessments, certifications, and consulting services for residential, commercial, and builder clients. We pride ourselves on our 4.9/5 rating based on 160+ Google reviews.

  • We offer comprehensive energy assessments, EnerGuide, Energy Star, and Net Zero certifications, energy efficiency consulting, grant and loan application assistance, and contractor discovery services for homeowners, builders, and commercial properties.