Home >
LEED NC | Energy and Atmosphere
The category, ‘Energy & Atmosphere’, pertains to achieving increased levels of energy performance through improved building envelope and equipment, encouraging the use of renewable energies & green power, tracking energy use and commissioning of systems. The environmental hazards of equipment chemicals are addressed.
EA p-1 | Fundamental Commissioning of Building Systems
EA p-2 | Minimum Energy Performance
EA p-3 | Fundamental Refrigerant Management
EA c-1 | Optimize Energy Performance
STRUCTURE
- Alumicor | is a preferred supplier of architectural aluminum profiles extruded exclusively in recycled aluminum billet [minimum 40% to 75% recycled material], complying with the requirements of Materials and Resources Credit 4 for Recycled Content under LEED.
- Amvic ICF
- Arxx Building Products
- Beaver Plastics
- Canlyte/Philips Canada- LEED - NC -SS-c-8
- CertainTeed
- ELT Easy Green: Green Roof Systems
- Hydrotech Membrane Corporation | Hydrotech’s Garden Roof assembly is the most advanced green roof in the industry. It is a completely integrated system from the membrane up to, and including, the plants. Hydrotech uniquely offers a single source warranty that covers water tightness and plant survival.
- Hubbell Canada, Inc.
- Logix Insulated Concrete Forms | LOGIX design solutions and installation expertise make building with LOGIX easy and profitable. And the enhanced R-Value solutions offered by LOGIX will ensure that your customers fall in love with their LOGIX XtraComfortTM Homes and Basements.
- Nudura | NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms offer:
• Superior energy efficiency
• Greater fire protection and sound resistance
• Limitless design capabilities
• Industry leading form attributes that allow for faster build times and reduced shipping and labour costs
• Contribute to LEED®
- Polycrete
- Sarnafil US
- Soprema | Taking Sustainable development to heart, SOPREMA offers you environmentally friendly products such as SOPRANATURE green roof systems (Jardin, Prairie, Taïga, Boreal, Cordillera and Highlands).
- TermoDeck Canada
- Xero Flor® is known as the pioneer in green roof technology having invented the pre-grown vegetated mat system.40 years of experience in Research and Development, manufacturing and installation world-wide – a One-Stop-Shop service.
EXTERIOR
- Advanced Panel Ptoducts Ltd.
- Alumicor | is a preferred supplier of architectural aluminum profiles extruded exclusively in recycled aluminum billet [minimum 40% to 75% recycled material], complying with the requirements of Materials and Resources Credit 4 for Recycled Content under LEED.
- Amvic/VicWest | All Weather Insulated Panels and Vicwest minimize energy for heating and cooling, use blowing agents that meet or exceed standards for the reduction of global warming potential, and produce no VOCs. 100% recyclable, our panels have a low the carbon footprint, and maximize solar reflectance and thermal emissivity.
- Beaver Plastics
- Carmanag Technologies
- CRS Electronics
- Dryvit | Dryvit’s Outsulation, an Exterior Insulation and Finish System offers the most effective insulation strategy for you project with the smallest ecological footprint. Outsulation – It’s Better on the Outside
- DuPont | DuPont provides environmentally sustainable building solutions for commercial and residential construction. DuPont products and systems work together to create healthier safer, more energy-efficient buildings and homes. To see a copy of our “Sustainable Building” brochure go to our website.
- ELT Easy Green: Green Roof Systems
- Emercor Ltd.
- Insulspan
- Kingspan Insulated Panels
- McGill Architectural Product | McGill Architectural Products specializes in the manufacturing of architectural specialty products including sun controls, louvers & entrance grilles. With 30+ years in the industry, McGill has the knowledge and experience you can count on.
- Nitterhouse
WINDOWS AND DOORS
- Accurate Dorwin
- Advanced Glazing Systems
- Advanced Glazings Ltd.
- Allan Window Technologies
- Alumicor | is a preferred supplier of architectural aluminum profiles extruded exclusively in recycled aluminum billet [minimum 40% to 75% recycled material], complying with the requirements of Materials and Resources Credit 4 for Recycled Content under LEED.
- Belisle Ancestral Doors & Windows
- Cascadia Design Products
- Cossins Windows Canada Ltd.
- CWD Windows & Doors
- Duo-Gard Industries Inc.
- Duxton Windows
- Eco Insulating Glass | Meet the glass that insulates like a wall, and redefines energy efficiency. Reduce energy costs and increase your comfort level with the world’s most efficient insulated glass. R-Value from 7 to 20.
- Edgetech
- Ferguson Neudorf Glass Inc.
- Fibertec Window and Door
- Fulton Windows/Oldcastle
- High Performance Glass Ltd. | For almost thirty years HPG has manufactured the world’s highest performing insulating glass incorporating Heat Mirror films, including R8 air-filled glass units for BC Hydro’s Burnaby project in 2010.
- Hi-Tech Energy Windows
- Inline Fiberglass Ltd. | Inline’s fiberglass window frames offer condensation resistance, dimensional stability,
durability and, above all, superior thermal resistance and energy savings to help a project potentially earn LEED points [under EAp2 and EAc1]. - Jeld-Wen Windows & Doors / Willmar
- Kalwall Corporation
- Loewen Windows
- McGill Architectural Products | McGill Architectural Products specializes in the manufacturing of architectural specialty products including sun controls, louvers & entrance grilles. With 30+ years in the industry, McGill has the knowledge and experience you can count on.
- Marvin WIndows / Integra
- North Star Windows & Doors
- Solatube International Inc.
- Thermotech Fiberglass Fenestration Ltd.
- Window Film Systems
SHADING
- Cascadia Design Product
- Convenience Group Inc.
- C/S Construction Specialties | C/S Construction Specialties is a market leader in manufacturing custom innovative architectural products that contribute to LEED credits. Don’t miss our latest sustainable products ranging from interior wall protection, doors and entrance flooring to expansion joints, louvers, sun control devices and intelligent shading.
- Hunter Douglas Canada Ltd.
- Fraser Shading Systems Inc. | FSS manufactures and installs MechoSystems products, a leader in solar-shading solutions for sustainable and LEED projects. We offer manual and automated roller shade solutions for integrating into low voltage and lighting control systems typically used in commercial and residential projects. Product lines include: SolarTrac® ImageShade™, SunDialer® and EcoVeil® shadecloths.
- Hunter Douglas Canada Ltd.
- Krumpers Solar Solutions
- Laflamme Portes et Fenêtres
- McGill Architectural Products | McGill Architectural Products specializes in the manufacturing of architectural specialty products such as sun shades, louvers and decorative grilles. With over 30 years in the industry, McGill Architectural Products has the knowledge and experience you can count on.
- MechoShade Systems, Inc.
- Nysan Shading Systems
- Nysan Solar Control
- Phantom Manufacturing Int’l Ltd.
- Sun Glow Window Coverings Products of Canada Ltd. | 28 years of manufacturing quality indoor and outdoor window covering products using Green Guard and Oeke Tex 100 certified fabrics. Automated systems available for roller shades up to 40’ wide and 30’ drop.
- SunProject Toro Inc.
- Urban Edge Shading Inc. | The majority of our fabrics are Green Guard Certified. They provide the same solar heat and glare control properties forconserving energy, harnessing natural light and maintaining interior comfort levels.
INSULATION
- Accurate Dorwin
- AirKrete Canada Inc.
- Amvic SilveRboard®
- Arxx Building Products
- BASF Canada
- BioBased Insulation
- C/S Construction Specialties | C/S Construction Specialties is a market leader in manufacturing custom innovative architectural products that contribute to LEED credits. Don’t miss our latest sustainable products ranging from interior wall protection, doors and entrance flooring to expansion joints, louvers, sun control devices and intelligent shading.
- Demilec/Heatlok Soya | HEATLOK SOYA – Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation with high R value, made from recycled plastics and vegetable oils with Zero ODS. DEMILEC recycles your plastic bottles into insulation and offers you a high performance and durable envelope system. Designed to save energy.
- Dow Building Solutions
- Dryvit | Dryvit’s Outsulation, an Exterior Insulation and Finish System offers the most effective insulation strategy for you project with the smallest ecological footprint.
- Dura Foam/Canadian Industrial Distributors Inc. | Canadian Industrial Distributors CCMC-approved DuraFoam Green Polyurethane Foam with non-ozone depleting,non-flammable propellant and no VOCs formulation offers professionals high green performance at low cost. 100% product yield, easy and speedy installation.
- Durisol Building Systems Inc.
- Emercor Ltd.
- Formtech International Corp.
- Good Shepard Wool Insulation
- Icynene Insulation
- Igloo Cellulose Inc.
- Insulspan / Plasti-Fab
- IntegraSpec ICF
- Kingspan Insulated Panels
- Knauf Insulation
- Magwall Inc.
- Nudura Corporation | NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms offer:
• Superior energy efficiency
• Greater fire protection and sound resistance
• Limitless design capabilities
• Industry leading form attributes that allow for faster build times and reduced shipping and labour costs
• Contribute to LEED® - Owens Corning
- Phil Insul Corp.
- Plastiques Cellulaires Polyfoam Inc.
- Polycrete
- SealTigh
- SilveRboard® | SilveRboard® is high performance insulation made from Expanded Polystyrene [EPS], coated with reflective lamination. It offers a higher R-value and provides an air/moisture barrier eliminating house wrap. This increases jobsite efficiency and reduces labour costs.
- Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd.
FLOORING
- Camino Modular Systems Inc.
- Tate Access Floors | With Tate’s underfloor service distribution systems (UFSD), it’s the things you don’t see that makes the difference. A combination of modular wiring, cabling and air delivery systems offers savings in materials and energy efficiency, while also improving air quality.
INTERIOR PRODUCTS
- Ecomix
- Nedlaw Living Walls
- Tectum Acoustical Roof Deck, Wall and Ceiling Panels | • Environmentally friendly for over 60 years
• Tectum Composite Panel System includes insulation
• NRC’s up to 1.00
• Contributes to the LEED certification program
ELECTRICAL
- CARMA Industries Inc.
- Carmanah Technologies Corp.
- CeeLite
- Cooper Lighting
- C/S Construction Specialties | C/S Construction Specialties is a market leader in manufacturing custom innovative architectural products that contribute to LEED credits. Don’t miss our latest sustainable products ranging from interior wall protection, doors and entrance flooring to expansion joints, louvers, sun control devices and intelligent shading.
- Delta Controls
- The Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer is the fastest hand dryer – it purifies the air before blowing it onto hands, so it’s hygienic and it also uses up to 80% less energy than warm air hand dryers.
- EnergyBank
- Eureka Lighting
- GeoSmart Energy Inc.
- HLT Energies
- Hubbell Canada LP
- IBC Technologies Inc.
- Ice Kube Systems Ltd.
- Kelln Solar
- Ledalite Architectural Products Inc.
- Litecontrol
- Lithonia/Acuity Brands
- Lighting Canada
- Lutron
- Luxo Lamp Ltd.
- Standard Lighting
- Step Warmfloor Ontario Ltd. | • Unique polymeric heating elements use 50% less energy than hydronic or electric cable radiant floor systems • 1.2mm thick, 24V AC or DC • 20% recycled content, 0% waste in manufacturing • Sole heat source for its 35,000sqft LEED cert. manufacturing facility.
- Taylor Munro Energy Systems Inc.
- TIR Systems Ltd.
- Watt Stopper/Legrand Canada
LIGHTING
- Artemide Canada Ltd.
- Axis Lighting
- Bluebeam Software, Inc.
- Canlyte Inc.
- Cooper Lighting
- Eureka Lighting
- Eurofase Inc.
- Eurolite Inc.
- GE Lighting | Discover GE’s full range of sustainable lighting solutions, like the new GE Infusion® LED module, Find out how GE Lighting products can help you maximize LEED® project points
- Gotham Lighting
- GVA Lighting
- H.E. Williams, Inc.
- Hubbell Canada LP
- Illumineer Ltd | Illumineer specializes in Custom LED lighting solutions, and is a proud winner of the “Next Icon LED Challenge”. We work diligently with our clients to design, manufacture, and certify their lighting needs.
- Insight Lighting
- Ledalite Architectural Products Inc.
- Leviton
- Litemor Distributors Ltd.
- Magic Lite
- Osram Sylvania Ltd.
- Philips Color Kinetics
- Prescolite, Inc.
- ProTerra LED Inc.
- Rebelle Architectural Lighting
- Ruud Lighting Canada/BetaLED
- Sistemalux
- SLS Lighting Inc.
- Solera Corp.
- Solera Sustainable Energies Company
- Standard Lighting
- Tambient Lighting
- Tech Lighting
- Ushio Canada Inc.
PLUMBING
- Bosch Water Heating
- De Dietrich Boilers
- Duchesne
- Eco Innovation
- IPEX Inc.
- Noritz
- RenewABILITY Energy Inc.
- Rinnai | The premier name in tankless water heating brings you two new series of condensing Tankless Water Heaters (up to 96.5% AFUE efficiency) that can be easily retrofitted to replace traditional, less efficient boilers and provide simple, space-saving installation. QUICK INFO
- Stiebel Eltron, Inc.
- Takagi Canada, Inc.
- Thermomax Industries Ltd.
- Watercycles Energy Recovery Inc.
- Waterless Co. Inc.
- Waterloo Biofilter | Waterloo Biofilters provide onsite treatment for cottages to small villages with low energy use, easy servicing, confirmable treatment, and flexible modular design. Re-use options for irrigation and toilet flushing. Also provide rainwater harvesting systems in Ontario. LEED project experience.
HVAC
- Airtechni
- Big Ass Fans
- Boreal Geothermal Inc.
- Cansolair Inc.
- Carrier Canada Ltd.
- CGC Group | With no compressor operation in heating, the CGC systems delivers better building energy performance and contributes towards more LEED points than traditional WSHP. QUICK INFO
- ClimateMaster Inc.
- Confort Geothermique
- Conserval Engineering Inc./SolarWall®
- De Dietrich Boilers
- Delta Controls
- Delta Geothermal
- Earth Energy Solutions
- Ecologix Heating Technologies Inc.
- Eco-Therm Comfort
- Enershield Air Barriers
- Enertran Technology Inc.
- Engineered Air
- Envira-North Systems Ltd.
- FHP Manufacturing
- Geothermal Utilities Inc.
- Geothermix
- GeoTility Geothermal Systems
- Groundheat Systems
- HeatLink Group Inc.
- IBC Technologies Inc.
- IPEX Inc.
- Isolation Algon 2000 Inc.
- Legalett
- Leviton
- McQuay International
- Mammoth-WEBCO Inc.
- Marathon International/Eternal | The 98% efficient stainless steel Eternal Hybrid water heater promises no pressure drop issues and no cold water sandwich [unlike tankless], combining endless hot water with high output flow capacity. It comes with a .96 Energy Factor rating, stainless steel heat exchanger and built-in 2 gallon reserve tank.
- Marathon International/Baxi | Up to 98% efficient, Baxi high efficiency combi heating and domestic hot water wall-hung boilers are no bigger than a kitchen cabinet, freeing up valuable living space and cutting fuel use and emissions significantly over conventional heating appliances. Baxi high output designer radiators and towel warmers perform in high and low temperature applications.
- Matrix Energy, Inc.
- McQuay International
- NextEnergy Inc.
- Novatech Energy
- Nu-Air Ventilation Systems Inc.
- RadiantLink/MacPherson Engineering Inc.
- ReTherm Energy Systems Inc.
- Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters | The premier name in tankless water heating brings you two new series of condensing Tankless Water Heaters (up to 96.5% AFUE efficiency) that can be easily retrofitted to replace traditional, less efficient
boilers and provide simple, space-saving installation. QUICK INFO - Rosemex
- Runtal North America, Inc.
- TermoDeck Canada
- Venmar Ventilation Inc.
- Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | High-efficiency heating boilers, industry-leading solar thermal and biomass systems, designed for complete system integration, to achieve maximum energy savings and reduced environmental impact from one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative fossil fuel and renewable energy heating systems.
- WaterFurnace Int’l Inc.
SOLAR THEMAL
- Earth Energy Solutions
- NY Thermal Inc.
- Stiebel Eltron Inc.
- Thermomax Industries Ltd.
- Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | High-efficiency heating boilers, industry-leading solar thermal and biomass systems, designed for complete system integration, to achieve maximum energy savings and reduced environmental impact from one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative fossil fuel and renewable energy heating systems.
SOLAR AIR
- Cansolair Inc.
- Conserval Engineering Inc.
- Matrix Energy, Inc.
CONTROLS
- Delta Controls Inc.
- Distech Controls Inc.
- Energex Inc.
- EnergyBank
- Integrated Lighting Systems
- Lutron
- Optimum Energy Products Ltd.
- WattStopper
GROUND SOURCE
- Airtechni
- CGC Group | With no compressor operation in heating, the CGC systems delivers better building energy performance and contributes towards more LEED points than traditional WSHP.
- Confort Geothermique
- Delta Geothermaique
- Ecologix Heating Technologies Inc.
- Enertran Technology Inc.
- FHP Manufacturing
- GeoSmart Energy Inc.
- Geothermal Utilities Inc.
- Geothermix
- GeoTility Geothermal Systems
- Groundheat Systems
- Hydron Module
- Ice Kube systems Ltd.
- NextEnergy Inc.
- WaterFurnace Int’l Inc.
EA c-2 | On-Site Renewable Energy
SOLAR PV
- ARC solar
- BP Solar
- Bosh
- Buderus
- Bullfrog Power Inc. | Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100 % green energy provider, provides renewable energy solutions that enable homes and businesses to reduce their environmental impact and help create a cleaner, healthier world.
- CARMA Industries Inc.
- Carmanah Technologies Corp.
- Clean Air Foundation
- Cleanline Technologies
- CeeLite
- Day 4 Energy Inc.
- Distribution jean-Pierre Paquete
- Enviroharvest Inc.
- GE Industrial
- Generation PV
- GeoSmart Energy Inc.
- Globe Solar Energy Inc.
- HelioVolt Corporation
- Honeywell-windtronics Inc.
- ICP Solar Technologies Inc.
- I-XL Masonry Supplies Ltd.
- Kelln Solar
- Menova Energy Inc.
- Metal Span
- Morgan Solar Inc.
- Nova Sun Power
- Nysan Solar Control
- Pulse Energy
- Open Energy Corporation
- PowerWISE
- Roth Canada
- Sanyo Canada Inc.
- Schréder Inc.
- SilveRboard® | SilveRboard® is high performance insulation made from Expanded Polystyrene [EPS], coated with reflective lamination. It offers a higher R-value and provides an air/moisture barrier eliminating house wrap. This increases jobsite efficiency and reduces labour costs.
- Solarnetix Inc.
- Solar Solutions
- Solar Converters inc.
- SolarIntegrated
- Solar Roofing Systems Inc.
- South Side Air
- Sun Ross Energy Systems Limited
- Surrette Battery company Ltd.
- Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd.
- Taylor Munro Energy Systems Inc.
- TerraTek Environmental Solutions
- Toshiba
- Triacta
- Xantrex Technology Inc.
- Your Solar Home Inc.
- ZinCo Canada
SOLAR THERMAL
- Buderus
- Chateau Solar Heating
- Global Solar Energy Inc.
- Roth Canada
- Solar Heating Canada
- Solar-Max Heating Systems Inc.
- Taylor Monro Energy Systems Inc.
- Thermo Dynamics Ltd.
- Thermomax Industries Ltd.
- Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | High-efficiency heating boilers, industry-leading solar thermal and biomass systems, designed for complete system integration, to achieve maximum energy savings and reduced environmental impact from one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative fossil fuel and renewable energy heating systems.
SOLAR AIR
- Your Solar Home Inc.
WIND
- Cleanfield Energy Corp.
- Distribution jean-Pierre Paquete
- Energy Wind Systems Inc.
- Nova Sun Power
GROUND SOURCE
- GeoSmart Energy Inc.
EA c-3 | Enhanced Commissioning
- CertainTeed | CertainTeed’s MemBrain was designed on an ingenious principle: If you can’t escape the possibility of moisture entering a wall, why not let the moisture in the wall escape? Made from an advanced material that changes its permeability with the ambient humidity condition, MemBrain acts like a traditional vapor retarder to protect wall cavities, but also allows closed building envelope systems to dramatically increase their drying potential with seasonal climatic changes.
- Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | High-efficiency heating boilers, industry-leading solar thermal and biomass systems, designed for complete system integration, to achieve maximum energy savings and reduced environmental impact from one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative fossil fuel and renewable energy heating systems.
- WattStopper
EA c-4 | Enhanced Refrigerant Management
- Bullfrog Power Inc. | Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100 % green energy provider, provides renewable energy solutions that enable homes and businesses to reduce their environmental impact and help create a cleaner, healthier world.
- C/S Construction Specialties
- Ceramica Concept
- Flexco Corp.
- Geothermal Utilities Inc.
- GeoTility Geothermal Systems
- Nitterhouse
- Robson Thermal Manufacturing Ltd.
- Roseburg Forest Products
EA c-5 | Measurement and Verification
- Automated Logic Corporation
- Nitterhouse
EA c-6 | Green Power
ELECTRICAL
- BC Hydro
- Bullfrog Power Inc. | Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100 % green energy provider, provides renewable energy solutions that enable homes and businesses to reduce their environmental impact and help create a cleaner, healthier world.
- Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
- Canlyte/Philips Canada
- Carmanah Technologies Corp.
- Consolair Inc.
- GE Lighting | Discover GE’s full range of sustainable lighting solutions, like the new GE Infusion® LED module, Find out how GE Lighting products can help you maximize LEED® project points
- Hybridyne Power Systems Canada Inc.
- Integrated Lighting Systems
- OptiSolar Farms Canada Inc.
- Siemens Building Technologies Ltd.
- TechnoCentre éolien
- TransAlta Corporation
- VRB Power Systems Inc.
- Xantrex Technology Inc.
WIND
- Hybridyne Power Systems Canada Inc.
- VRB Power Systems Inc.
PLUMBING
- TransAlta Corp
HVAC
- IBC Technologies Inc.
CONTROLS
- WattStopper
Top of page