Qeatech Inc.

Published purpose

Buildings account for approximately 50% of total energy use and 40% of total GHG emissions globally. The building envelope (i.e., the physical interface between the indoor and outdoor environments) is responsible for much of the energy balance that occurs in the building. Of the annual air conditioning heating energy consumption of public buildings, there was about 50% consumed by the heat transfer of the building envelope. QEA Tech conducts detailed building envelope energy audits using drones and thermography. Our clients can zero in on specific faults in the building envelope to make data-driven retrofit decisions and capital plans. We calculate: i) energy losses and GHG emissions associated with building envelope elements (walls, windows, doors, etc.), ii) remediation/upgrade costs, and iii) projected ROIs of retrofit projects. Our current project is focused on developing a building decarbonization plan for building envelopes within QEA Tech’s software to augment the current audits completed. QEA Tech aims to further increase our value proposition to customers and lead to greater decarbonization and GHG reductions. This technology initiative will make it easier for clients to obtain internal approvals, carry out repairs and retrofits on the building envelope, and achieve the associated energy and GHG savings. The aim is to make it a seamless process with minimal burden on customer resources to achieve the benefits of building envelope improvements articulated by QEATech.