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Buildings account for nearly 40% of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions — which means the decisions made on a drawing board today are quietly shaping the climate for decades to come. Turning that responsibility into results takes more than good intentions; it takes rigorous, quantifiable insight into how a building will actually perform.

That’s where energy modeling comes in — not as a deliverable to check a box, but as the analytical engine that powers everything SBP does.

At the center of our practice is whole-building energy modeling: a physics-based digital twin of the building that lets us test HVAC strategies, envelope assemblies, lighting, controls, and renewable energy options against real climate data before a single wall goes up. It’s powerful stuff. But a model is only as valuable as the decisions it informs — which is why SBP built an integrated set of technical capabilities around it: energy auditing, Net-Zero consulting, code consulting, and advanced data analytics, each drawing on that same modeling backbone to answer a different question at a different stage of a building’s life.

A successful project isn’t one where energy modeling happens in a silo to satisfy a compliance requirement. It’s one where the design team understands, at every decision point, what that decision costs or saves in energy, carbon, and dollars — from early concept, through construction, into years of real-world operation.

That’s the outcome SBP is built to deliver: better-informed decisions at every stage, powered by rigorous modeling and backed by a team that connects the dots across the full lifecycle.

SBP supports projects from initial programming all the way through occupancy, with the energy model evolving alongside the design at every touch-point:

  • Performance Targets — SBP facilitates a collaborative goal-setting process in early design stages and works to identify big-impact items and how to position projects to meet entitlement conditions, certification requirements, internal goals, ESG goals, or building performance standards.
  • Optimization & Fine-Tuning — Throughout the design development phases, SBP implements whole-building energy modeling and other tools to quantify and inform key design decisions. SBP moves the needle on building performance through a forward-thinking, integrated process that balances all project goals and positions the building for future success.
  • Compliance & Benchmarking — SBP collaborates with energy and green code officials and green building certification (e.g., LEED) officials to guide teams through project acceptance.
  • Performance Verification — By applying energy auditing, M&V strategies, data-driven energy modeling, and advanced data analytics, SBP evaluates operational energy performance to ensure projects are operating as intended, assess opportunities for improvement, and evaluate overall benchmarking.