Greater Victoria Energy Solutions

What We Offer

Air Balancing And Water Balancing: With 19 years HVAC experience, we are please to offer commercial air balancing and water balancing for new, existing and retrofitted systems. We complete air balance reports that will meet you engineering requirements. We complete water balance reports that will meet you engineering requirements. If your new or existing system is not performing as designed, has excessive energy usage or is noisier than you would like, we can help ensure it is working as designed.

Fire Damper Testing Certificates: We can come and perform third party fire damper drop testing and produce a certificate that will meet engineering requirements.

System Start Ups / Commissioning: With 19 years of HVAC experience, a Red Seal refrigeration ticket and an ‘A’ class gas ticket I have commissioned, repaired and maintained all types of equipment. From 1000 horsepower refrigeration / heat pump systems, multi million BTU boilers, Make Up Air Units, packaged roof top units and large commercial ERVs to small residential equipment we can start it all and ensure its working correctly and efficiently . We are happy to help you meet your warranty and engineering specifications that require equipment be started by a qualified person.

Energy Evaluations / Audits: As a Registered Energy Advisors with Natural Resources Canada we are certified to conduct home energy audits / evaluations in line with EnerGuide Rating system. We have helps hundreds of homeowners receive millions of dollars in rebates. Prices start at $600 for the initial evaluation and $300 for the required follow up evaluation.

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Completed Projects

Check out some of the projects we have completed recently.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Click here to find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. Don’t see what your looking for? Contact us and we will be happy to get you an answer.

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Ready to take the next step? Contact us and see how we can help you.

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Services Provided

See all the different ways Greater Victoria Energy Solutions can help you. We offering full home energy evaluations, BC Step Code compliance support, TECA checklist support and complete building air balancing.

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Who We Are

Find out who you will be working with and why you should trust us to provide you the right information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why work with GVES?

We are qualified and competent. We can do more than just check boxes and supply reports. We get systems running to engineered specification that ensure a safe and comfortable building. Ask us questions, you will get answers. We enjoy what we do and look forward to challenges.

Why air balance a HVAC system?

Moving air and water can be tricky to measure accurately. Only with high quality, specialized equipment is it possible to accurately measure air fluid flows. HVAC systems are designed to work with specified air and fluid volumes. A system working outside of design parameters is not as efficient.

How much does an Energy Audit / Energy Evaluation cost for the Canada Greener Homes Grant Program in Victoria BC.

For the Greater Victoria area single family homes typically cost $650 for the pre-retrofit evaluation and $300 for the post-retrofit evaluation. For homes larger than 2500 square feet or homes that require a second blower door test, additional charges may apply.