Helping Improve Building Performance

RESOURCES

Decarbonize with Resilience: A Guide for New York Hospitals

NYC LL97 Carbon Emissions Calculator from AKF / Building Energy Exchange

Boston BERDO 2.0 Carbon Emissions Calculator from AKF

News + Insights about AKF Energy + Performance

AKF Energy + Performance is driven by a desire to connect high-performance engineering with insights gained from real-world improvements in existing building performance. We believe that lessons gained from optimizing today’s building operations must inform tomorrow’s building designs, the frontiers of high performance building design can also be used to inspire the optimization of today’s buildings.  AKF Energy + Performance uses our experience in leading MEP Design Charrettes on all major new design and renovation projects.  These serve to educate the clients and full design team and assure our clients energy and carbon goals are met in the most effective and efficient way possible.

The clear concern from global warming have led to an increase in energy efficiency awareness and focus on the carbon impacts our buildings have. AKF is a leader in providing engineering services to reduce the environmental impact, energy and carbon use of buildings. Our capabilities include energy audits, sustainable engineering design, and a comprehensive range of analysis and modeling skills including daylight modeling, energy modeling, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. We provide engineering, design, and commissioning services for new and existing buildings, utilizing all sustainability rating systems at all levels of certification. AKF has extensive experience using local rebate programs and incentive programs to help minimize the cost associated with energy efficiency.

AKF is an industry leader in sustainable design and energy-efficient solutions for new and existing buildings. Our broad range of expertise includes the following:

Low Carbon Engineering

  • All-electric Heating, Cooling, and Domestic Water Design
  • Decarbonization Roadmapping
  • NYC Local Law 97 Compliance Pathway Analysis
  • Multifamily Decarbonization Owner's Representation
  • On-site Energy Generation and Storage Evaluations
  • Renewable Energy Systems Design & System Feasibility Studies
  • Living Building & Net Zero / Positive Energy Consulting and Design

Energy Efficiency Optimization

  • Energy Master Planning
  • ASHRAE Levels I / II / III Energy Audits
  • NYC Local Law 84 / 88 / 87 Compliance
  • Real-time Energy Management (RTEM) Platform Implementation
  • Measurements and Verification
  • NYSERDA FlexTech Targeted Energy Studies

MEP Design Assistance

  • LEED / Code Energy Modeling
  • Building Systems Concept Development
  • Rebate and Incentive Program Management
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis
  • WELL Building MEP Design