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Enerplan

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Building Science + Engineering

69 Judson Street, Toronto, Ontario

We Know Buildings.

In Practice Since 1980

Enerplan advises the people responsible for existing buildings: owners, boards and property managers. We assess what is failing, design the repair, and manage the work until the last deficiency is closed.

Tell Us About Your Building
See The Work
Close view of restored apartment balconies with new dark panel guards against ribbed cladding; inset shows the worn balconies before the work
Fig. 02Balcony Edges And Guards
Upper floors of an apartment building with new blue glass balcony guards; inset shows the earlier solid balcony fronts
Fig. 03Glass Guard Replacement
Long mid-rise apartment building after exterior restoration, with grey and charcoal cladding and new balcony guards under a clear winter sky; inset shows the red brick exterior before the work
Fig. 01Full Elevation Renewal: Cladding, Balconies, Guards. Inset: Before.
Established
1980

Consulting on building performance for more than four decades.

Standing
First

The first true building science firm in Ontario.

Reserve Funds
5,000+

Developed under the direction of partner Martin Bonomo.

Leadership
100+ Years

Combined experience of our managing directors, all of it at Enerplan.

01 / Services

Five Services, One Way Of Thinking

A building is a system. Every service below starts from that idea, which is why we look for the cause of a problem before anyone prices the cure.

No.
Service
What It Covers
Who It Is For
S-01

Reserve Fund Studies

The physical plan for a building joined to the financial plan that pays for it. Cash-flow tables are tuned to each client, and required updates are part of the service. Where reserves run low, that tuning often removes the need for a special assessment or a loan.

ForCondominium corporations and any owner that keeps a reserve fund

S-02

Remedial Measures Action Plans

One consistent procedure for any building problem, large or small. The report sets out every available option so a decision can be made, and it studies the building as a whole system so the root cause is fixed, not the symptom.

ForBuilding owners, property managers and boards of directors

S-03

Specification Development

Detailed specifications and working drawings that turn an action plan into work a contractor can price and build, from a roof or window replacement to complete building and site rehabilitation.

ForClients ready to take a repair or rehabilitation plan to tender

S-04

Project Management

Tender documents, site reviews, contract administration, payment certification and follow-through on deficiencies. Our Supplementary General Conditions are written to protect the people living in the building while the work goes on.

ForOccupied buildings undergoing restoration or major repair

S-05

Performance Audits

A post-construction audit of a new building, carried out so that deficiencies are identified and dealt with while the warranty still applies.

ForOwners and boards of newly constructed buildings

Primary Focus: Existing Buildings

Retrofit / Rehabilitation / Remedial Work

02 / Projects

Restoration Work, On The Record

Apartment and condominium buildings after Enerplan-led restoration. Each plate is one of our own project photographs.

Apartment tower after exterior restoration with cream and charcoal cladding and dark balcony guards; inset shows the brown brick tower before the work
Fig. 04Tower Elevation Recladding With New Balcony Guards
Looking up at apartment balconies fitted with tinted glass guards; inset shows the older balcony fronts before replacement
Fig. 05Glazed Balcony Guards

How To Read These Plates

The small photo set into a corner of each image shows the same building before the work. The large image is the result.

New grey-framed window set in repaired brick masonry with snow on the shrubs below; inset shows the old window before replacement
Fig. 06Window Replacement In Brick Masonry
Row of new dark-framed ground floor windows beneath a refinished wall; inset shows the previous windows
Fig. 07Window Wall Renewal
Restored exterior concrete stair with yellow safety nosings and a new handrail; inset shows the deteriorated stair before repair
Fig. 08Exterior Concrete Stair Repair
Refurbished building lobby with marble-clad columns, a glass water feature and dark tile floor; inset shows the dated lobby before the work
Fig. 09Lobby Refurbishment
  • Work Shown In This SetFig. No.
  • Balconies And Guards02 03 05 13 14
  • Cladding And Masonry01 04 10
  • Windows06 07
  • Stairs And Garage08 11
  • Interior Common Areas09 12
Low-rise apartment buildings in winter after restoration, with grey cladding and glass balcony guards; inset shows the brick buildings before the work
Fig. 10Low-Rise Envelope Renewal: Cladding And Balconies
Resurfaced parking garage entrance ramp with fresh yellow directional arrows; inset shows the ramp before resurfacing
Fig. 11Garage Ramp Resurfacing
Renovated residential corridor with new patterned carpet, wall finishes and lighting; inset shows the dim corridor before the work
Fig. 12Corridor Refurbishment
High-rise apartment elevation with rows of new balcony guards; inset shows the balconies before replacement
Fig. 13High-Rise Balcony Guards
Two storeys of balconies with new tinted glass guards and repaired slab edges; inset shows the old railings before the work
Fig. 14Balcony Slab And Guard Renewal

03 / Process

Three Phases, One Accountable Team

The same firm that diagnoses the problem writes the specification and stands on site while it is built.

Phase 01

Assessment

Age, weather and the original design or workmanship all wear on a building. We establish its true condition, trace specific problems to their source, and help you plan ahead for major repairs and replacements.

  • Reserve Fund Studies
  • Remedial Measures Action Plans
  • Performance Audits

Phase 02

Design

A multi-disciplinary team designs the modernization or functional improvement of the existing building: retrofit, rehabilitation, or the conversion of a building or one of its systems.

  • Specification Development
  • Working Drawings

Phase 03

Management

Project and construction managers coordinate every discipline through to completion. Quality control here decides whether the work stays on budget and whether it lasts.

  • Tender And Contract Administration
  • Site Reviews
  • Payment Certification

04 / Firm

Systems Thinkers Since 1980

Enerplan began by bringing urban design and energy management together, and grew into Ontario’s first true building science firm.

Our people work across design, engineering, building science and project management. Most of what we do concerns buildings that already exist and are showing their age, where new work has to be married to old construction.

The method has not changed: understand how the whole building behaves, find the root cause, then recommend the repair. Treating symptoms costs owners twice.

  • R-01Pioneered Urban Design With Energy ManagementThe starting point of the practice in 1980.
  • R-02Authored The "House As A System" ProgramAn integral part of the Community Retrofit initiative adopted by the City of Halifax, and still the backbone of similar initiatives across North America.
  • R-03First True Building Science Firm In OntarioApplying systems thinking to building problems for owners, managers and boards.

Partners04.1

Portrait of Martin Bonomo, Partner at Enerplan

Martin Bonomo

Partner, Director Of Reserve Fund Studies

More than 26 years at Enerplan and responsible for the development of well over 5,000 reserve funds.

martin@enerplan.ca

Portrait of Mike Doiron, Partner at Enerplan

Mike Doiron

Partner, Project Management

More than 24 years at Enerplan, leading the Project Management Department and restoration work in occupied buildings.

mike@enerplan.ca

Professional Memberships04.2

  • M-01Professional Engineers Ontario
  • M-02Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA)
  • M-03Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
  • M-04Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO)

Clients And References

We work for condominium corporations, housing co-operatives, non-profit housing providers and property management firms. References from property managers and boards are available on request.

05 / Contact

Tell Us About Your Building

Describe the building and what you are seeing. The more detail you send, the more useful our first reply will be.

Project EnquiryForm E-01

Sending opens your email program with the details addressed to Martin Bonomo.

Enerplan

Building Consultants / Est. 1980

Office

69 Judson Street
Toronto, Ontario M8Z 1A4

Contact

416-252-7259 ext. 106martin@enerplan.ca

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