What We Do

We support partners of all sizes — from small studios to national institutions — with strategy, certification, education, and policy.
           

Strategy


We help developers and owners cut emissions, reduce costs, and meet emerging carbon standards — without adding risk, delays, or complexity.

A Life Cycle Approach /
We work with development teams early to embed sustainability and circularity into projects from the ground up to enable low-carbon, climate-resilient, and commercially viable outcomes.

Climate Risk + Resilience / We assess climate risks and provide adaptive design strategies. Our work supports long-term resilience through material selection, site planning, and system design, aligning projects with future climate conditions and evolving policy and investor expectations.

Portfolio Benchmarking / Ha/f of what? We work with private and institutional owners to benchmark current practice to measure progress against.

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Whole Life Carbon of Studio Hagen Hall’s Pine Heath House

Certification


From technical guidance to third party review, we help translate design ambition into compliance outcomes.
Life Cycle Assessment /
Industry-leading whole-building and systems-level LCAs to identify cost and carbon hotspots to inform impactful design decisions. Our work supports certification pathways and innovation at every design phase.

Environmental Modelling / We provide energy modelling and analysis to meet performance reporting requirements and support passive, low-carbon design strategies.

Material Reuse Audits / We conduct pre-deconstruction audits to identify materials with reuse potential, supporting circular design strategies.

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Policy


We work with public agencies, institutions, and private sector partners to develop clear, implementable policy.
Guidance / We translate technical research into accessible tools, frameworks, and design guidance for policymakers, institutions, and project teams.
Research / Ha/f conducts collaborative, applied research on life cycle costs, carbon, and reuse to inform emerging policy and regulatory pathways.
Grant-Writing / We support public and private sector teams in securing funding for climate-focused design and innovation.
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Education


We design and deliver training that builds capacity across the architecture, development, and policy sectors.

Hands-On Workshops / We offer structured training programs to support continuing education and upskilling. Programs are customized for firm-wide rollouts, institutional needs, or cross-sector audiences.

Academic Research / We lead internationally recognized research seminars at the University of Toronto, and the University of Waterloo.
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Toronto / Montréal / London
info@halfclimatedesign.com