Client: Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Federal Government

Services: Advisory | Strategy

Overview

Natural Resources Canada selected Evolv Engineering to help author Canada’s public guide to monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx). A first in Canada, this guide equips Canadian building owners, operators, consultants, service providers and policymakers with a shared methodology for using data and analytics to continuously monitor and continuously optimize energy performance, occupant comfort, and emissions. This guide is the federal government’s first comprehensive public reference on MBCx, and the foundation of how Evolv delivers MBCx services.

What the guide covers

The guide walks through what MBCx is and details several important concepts:

• What MBCx is, and how it relates to traditional commissioning and recommissioning methods

• The business case for MBCx and its benefits

• The technology and data that make it work

• The six step MBCx process and the human element involved in applying it

• Practical tips and templates that building owners can use to get started

Why it matters

Buildings account for a meaningful share of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. Federal net-zero commitments and provincial building performance standards are raising the bar on evidence-based building performance, not one-time audits. MBCx is the methodology that makes continuous, measurable performance possible. This public guide establishes a common reference point on how to implement MBCx and derive its benefits. MBCx is also the foundation of proactive operations and maintenance in a modern building portfolio: trusted data, integrated systems, analytics that work, and AI as a layer on top when the foundations are ready.

Who the guide is for

• Building owners and portfolio operators, to understand what MBCx is, what it costs, and what it delivers.

• Facility managers and operators, to integrate MBCx into day-to-day operations.

• Consulting engineers, to specify MBCx scopes and integrate them with commissioning and retro-commissioning work.

• Policymakers and program designers, to build MBCx into incentive, grant, and compliance frameworks.

• Educators and students, as a common teaching reference.

How Evolv uses the guide

As authors of this guide, the methodology detailed is the same methodology we deliver. Every MBCx engagement we take on follows the same core sequence: establish the baseline, instrument the gaps, monitor continuously, validate every fix, and report on performance. The guide is a public artifact, but the service is our application.