Toward's Autonomy

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Our purpose:

We will research, design and develop practical solutions to the growing energy crisis, making use of the sun and the forces of weather that it creates for our use. Each project goal will be to produce economic and/or environmentally sustainable alternatives for our clients, from furnace upgrades to innovative passive and active solar systems.

Dedicating our designs to resource conservation and the mitigation of environmental damage, we will make use of the principals of ecological engineering, as opposed to the more traditional approach.

Our expertise:

Energy Systems

• Home and business energy audits
• Furnace upgrades (studies and implementation)
• Solar hot water systems (active or passive collection and distribution)
• Solar air heating systems (passive technologies, active/passive hybrids)
• Wood burning technologies (masonry heaters, with / without isolated storage)
• Photovoltaic systems
• Air infiltration studies (blower door, surface temperature analysis)

Resource Conservation

• Rain water collection
• Recycling systems
• Alternative transportation systems
• Multi function designs
   

Structural Systems

• Efficient wood, steel or concrete structures
• Straw bale design and construction management
• Frost protected shallow foundations
• Envelopes that work for the intended site, orientation
• Multi function designs
• Wind Turbine Foundations
   

Civil Systems

• Condominium acreage designs (ecovillages)
• On-site waste water treatment
• Permeable road structures
• Multi function designs

Product Development

• Hot water collectors, workshops
• External window shutters
• Shower water heat exchange systems

Project Management

• Onsite project management and supervison