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Our Services

Comprehensive sustainability solutions tailored to meet your building's environmental goals and performance requirements.

Comprehensive Building Sustainability Services

At TSI Environmental, we offer a comprehensive suite of building sustainability services designed to enhance performance, reduce environmental impact, and create healthier spaces for occupants. Our integrated approach ensures that each solution is tailored to meet the specific needs and goals of your project.

Our team of professionals brings expertise across all aspects of the built environment. Whether you're seeking to achieve a specific green building certification, comply with energy regulations, or enhance indoor environmental quality, TSI has the capabilities to help you succeed.

We pride ourselves on our data-driven approach, technical excellence, and commitment to delivering measurable results that benefit both our clients and the environment.

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Our Service Offerings

Explore our range of sustainability services designed to meet your specific building performance goals and regulatory requirements.

Sustainability Project Management and Support

Achieve certification efficiently, minimizing the administrative burden. We manage the intricacies of the process, ensuring accuracy and providing tailored support through every stage:

Documentation: Expert assistance with gathering, preparing, and verifying complex credit documentation.

Technical Credit Assistance: Technical assistance with completing specific energy, water, and indoor air quality credits.

Submission & Review: Management of GBCI submissions and navigating the review process for success.

ENERGY STAR

We provide end-to-end support for ENERGY STAR Benchmarking/Certification:

Energy Performance Benchmarking: Accurate setup and management of your building's profile in EPA Portfolio Manager, ensuring compliance with local benchmarking ordinances and tracking performance over time.

Certification Assistance: Guiding you through the application process, including data verification by a Licensed Professional (if required) to meet EPA standards for the ENERGY STAR label.

Efficiency Improvement Strategies: Analyzing your benchmarking results to provide targeted recommendations – from operational adjustments to potential capital upgrades – designed to improve your ENERGY STAR score and reduce long-term energy consumption.

BPS

We provide support to help you meet Building Performance Standards compliance requirements:

BPS Compliance: Meeting Building Performance Standards requires careful planning and execution.

Regulatory Analysis: Clearly interpreting local BPS regulations, targets, and deadlines applicable to your building(s).

Performance Assessment: Benchmarking your building's energy use and comparing it against the mandated BPS targets.

Compliance Pathway Strategy:  Evaluating options and recommending the optimal approach for your specific circumstances and goals.

Action Plan Development:  Creating detailed, cost-effective performance improvement plans outlining necessary measures, timelines, and expected outcomes to bridge any performance gaps.

Health & Wellness Project Management and Support

Achieve WELL & FITWEL certification and create demonstrably healthier environments with our specialized consulting services:

Strategic Assessment: Analyzing your project against WELL & FITWEL scorecards to identify impactful health-promoting opportunities.

Implementation Guidance: Advising on specific design elements and operational policies aligned with WELL & FITWEL criteria.

Documentation & Submission: Assisting your team in gathering evidence, managing the documentation, and navigating the certification submission process.

Indoor Air & Water Quality Assessment

We provide in-depth assessments to diagnose and improve your building's indoor air quality:

Targeted Air Contaminant Testing: Utilizing specialized equipment to test for a range of potential pollutants, including Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM2.5/PM10), carbon dioxide (CO2), humidity, temperature, and screening for potential mold indicators.

Ventilation System Evaluation: Assessing airflow, air exchange rates, filtration efficiency, and overall HVAC system performance relative to building occupancy and use.

Actionable Improvement Strategies: Providing customized recommendations for enhancing ventilation, upgrading filtration, controlling contaminant sources, and implementing ongoing monitoring plans for sustained healthy indoor environments.

ASHRAE 188 Risk Assessments: Assist facilities demonstrate compliance with ASHRAE 188, covering the risk management for building water systems as it relates to Legionnaire’s disease. ASHRAE 188 identifies the types of buildings that need a Water Management Program, the components of the plan, and assets to be monitored and controlled to minimize risk.

Targeted Water Contaminant Testing: Utilizing specialized equipment to test a range of potential contaminants, including Legionella, Coliforms, heavy metals, and many others.

Reactive Facade Inspection

We investigate your building envelope using specialized methods to:

Identify Energy Loss: Pinpoint thermal bridges and insulation gaps impacting heating/cooling costs using infrared thermography.

Detect Hidden Moisture: Locate potential water intrusion pathways and trapped moisture within the facade non-destructively, helping prevent costly damage and mold.

Assess Air Leakage: Quantify air infiltration rates and identify specific leakage points impacting energy use, comfort, and indoor air quality through controlled testing.

Recommend Improvements: Deliver comprehensive reports outlining findings and providing prioritized, actionable strategies for repair, retrofitting, and overall performance enhancement.

Reactive Air & Water Quality Assessment

Reactive services designed to identify and resolve indoor environmental concerns in a rapid and customer-centric manner. Services include HVAC inspections, Legionella testing, mold and moisture inspections, post-food inspections, mold clearance inspections, post-remediation inspections, and focused air quality inspections.

Our Service Process

We follow a customer-centric structured and pragmatic approach to ensure consistent quality and successful outcomes for every sustainability project.

1

Assessment

We perform thorough assessments of your building's current performance, sustainability goals, and regulatory requirements to develop tailored solutions.

2

Strategy Development

We create comprehensive strategies with clear objectives, timelines, and implementation plans to achieve your environmental performance goals.

3

Implementation

Our expert team can guide the remediation or implementation process, providing technical support, documentation, and coordination with all stakeholders to ensure success.

4

Verification & Ongoing Support

We verify results and provide ongoing support to maintain and improve your building's sustainability performance over time.

Industries We Serve

Our sustainability expertise spans across multiple sectors, allowing us to deliver specialized solutions for diverse building types and operational requirements.

Commercial office buildings

Commercial

Office buildings, retail centers, and mixed-use developments

Multifamily residential buildings

Multifamily

Apartment buildings, condominiums, and residential complexes

Healthcare facility

Healthcare

Hospitals, medical offices, and specialized care facilities

Educational facility

Education

K-12 schools, universities, and research facilities

Industrial facility

Industrial

Manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers

Hospitality venue

Hospitality

Hotels, resorts, and entertainment venues

Ready to Enhance Your Building's Sustainability?

Contact our team today to discuss how TSI Environmental can help you achieve your sustainability goals, meet regulatory requirements, and create healthier, more efficient spaces.

TSI Environmental exists to be the leading independent and compassionate authority on environmental solutions for the commercial real estate community.

Corrie Ashworth

Managing Director