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QEA’s Roof Assure Audit – Protect Your Roof, Protect Your Bottom Line

Everett Vane on October 9, 2025

QEA is excited to announce the latest addition to our market leading, AI-powered building envelope assessment services – QEA’s Roof Assure Audit. Leveraging sophisticated AI models, thermography, and industrial drones, QEA’s Roof Assure Audit provides the precise insights needed for building owners to address issues before they grow into costly problems.

QEA’s Roof Assure Audit incorporates several proprietary innovations to tackle the essential aspects of managing your roof. The Roof Assure Audit:

1. Pinpoints physical issues, risks, and deficiencies throughout the roof (e.g. moisture penetration, wet insulation, corrosion, blisters, debris) down to inches or centimeters.

2. Accurately measures megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy loss, tons of carbon emissions, forecasted energy and emissions savings, and the effective R-value for each square inch or centimeter of the roof.

3. Provides customized retrofit plans that detail a cost-benefit analysis for various roofing solutions, with each plan tailored to maximize ROI.

QEA’s Roof Assure Audit is backed by robust AI models trained on hundreds of thousands of high-resolution (8k+), high proximity, annotated thermal and visual images of roofs. This ensures the highest levels of accuracy, precision, and speed in analysis. Our extensive database is built on over 1,100 projects completed for a diverse portfolio of commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial buildings, ensuring optimal accuracy in analysis.

The Roof Assure Audit begins with comprehensive data collection using industrial drones and QEA’s proprietary sensors. Once data is collected, QEA’s AI models and team of building science specialists diagnose various roofing issues and risks and present solutions that optimize ROI. The Roof Assure Audit delves deeper than traditional audits by detailing severity, square footage, and material impacted by each issue. All of this information is presented on a high-quality, digital twin of the roof, creating an intuitive visual model of roof performance.

Example of a digital twin of the roof which includes a thermal overlay and markers identifying key roofing issues. For each issue size and severity are detailed.

QEA’s Roof Assure Audit delivers custom retrofit solutions tailored to the needs of each roof. Each solution includes details on implementation costs, forecasted energy savings (MWh), and payback periods. Building owners can quickly understand optimal retrofit decisions, such as whether targeted repairs or a full roof replacement delivers a better ROI. Through QEA’s expansive network of roofing solutions partners, we ensure accurate costing information and can facilitate retrofit implementations, streamlining the entire retrofit process.

QEA’s Roof Assure Audit delivers an unmatched level of precision, accuracy, and detail, empowering building owners to establish strong business cases needed to justify roofing retrofits. With hundreds of successful deployments across multiple countries, QEA’s Roof Assure Audit is helping building owners understand the lifespan of their roof, mitigate roofing risks, prioritize repairs and retrofits based on necessity and ROI, and ensure compliance with roofing regulations.

QEA Tech Receives Support to Advance AI-Driven Building Envelope Retrofit Technology

Everett Vane on August 13, 2025

QEA Tech, a leading provider of AI-driven building envelope audits, is thrilled to announce that it is receiving advisory services and up to $4,200,000 CAD in funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to support research and development for its patented building envelope audit technology.

This support will enable QEA Tech to conduct building envelope audits for 350 buildings, including commercial, residential, industrial and institutional facilities, with the support of industry partners. These audits will quantify energy loss throughout the building envelope, pinpoint important building envelope issues and risks, and identify high-impact retrofit opportunities that maximize energy savings and ROI. Data collected through these audits will be leveraged to enhance QEA Tech’s AI-driven retrofit recommendation software, leading to a fully automated solution that delivers detailed, targeted, and cost-effective retrofit plans. As a result, the building retrofit process is expected to be faster, more affordable, and more accessible for building owners.

Improving building performance is crucial for meeting pressing climate goals as buildings are responsible for a third of global energy consumption. The building envelope plays a critical role in the overall energy efficiency of buildings accounting for upwards of 30% of the total energy lost in a given building. Technology like QEA Tech’s can facilitate a smoother transition to achieving energy efficiency and operational savings for building envelopes.

“QEA Tech thanks NRC IRAP for supporting our mission to make retrofits more accessible, scalable and cost-effective for building owners. A data-driven approach such as QEA Tech’s is important in providing a thorough understanding of how to fix faults within the building envelope and improve energy efficiency. This funding will allow us to expand our impact and advance the technology that makes this possible.” – Peyvand Melati, CEO

QEA Tech looks forward to using the support from NRC IRAP to continue its path of innovation, pioneering solutions to make building envelope retrofits seamless, cost-effective, and scalable.

About QEA Tech

QEA Tech conducts precise, data-driven building envelope audits using patented AI software, drones, and thermography. A pioneer and market leader in AI-driven envelope analytics, QEA Tech delivers audits that are fast, cost-effective, and non-intrusive. QEA Tech’s audits quantify energy loss and forecasted savings for each square inch of the building envelope, pinpoint envelope issues down to inches, and deliver targeted retrofit plans that maximize energy savings and ROI. To date, QEA Tech has audited nearly 1,000 building envelopes across North America, Europe, and Asia, for a diverse portfolio of commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional facilities. As a result, QEA Tech has developed one of the largest structured databases on the thermal performance of building envelopes.

QEA Tech Launches Japan Projects in Collaboration with Drone Frontier

Everett Vane on August 6, 2025

QEA Tech is excited to announce that it has officially launched its operations in Japan, beginning with a precise, data-driven building envelope audit for the Tokyo National Museum in collaboration with Drone Frontier. This project marks a significant milestone as QEA Tech brings its patented AI-powered technology to one of Japan’s most iconic institutions.

Leveraging patented AI software, drones, and thermography, QEA Tech’s proprietary approach quantifies energy loss and forecasted savings for the entire building envelope, pinpoints building envelope issues down to centimeters, and delivers tailored retrofit action plans focused on maximizing energy savings and return on investment. Since 2019, QEA Tech has audited over 800 building envelopes across North America, Europe, and Asia, serving a broad range of commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional facilities. Drone Frontier is a leading drone solutions company in Japan, with expertise in conducting infrared building inspections, roof inspections and measurements, and indoor inspections.

The Tokyo National Museum was interested in working with QEA Tech to gain detailed insights on energy savings opportunities across the building envelope. The Museum chose to work with QEA Tech as it provided an innovative, efficient, and scalable solution unavailable locally. This cutting-edge project consisted of QEA Tech and Drone Frontier using industrial drones to capture thousands of high-quality infrared and visual images of the museum’s building envelope, having prepared diligently beforehand to ensure that local laws and regulations were followed.

As the museum has preserved ancient arts and artifacts for over 150 years, it was essential that QEA Tech and Drone Frontier collected building envelope data in a non-intrusive manner, preserving the integrity of the historic structure. The data collected was then analyzed by QEA Tech’s patented AI software and team of building science specialists, resulting in detailed reports outlining energy loss and potential savings throughout the building envelope and a customized retrofit action plan.

This initiative underscores QEA Tech’s commitment to leveraging its technology to drive sustainability in the built environment on a global scale. QEA Tech looks forward to continuing its work with Drone Frontier to conduct building envelope audits across Japan’s rich buildings landscape. By providing data-driven solutions to improve energy efficiency, QEA Tech and Drone Frontier aim to accelerate the decarbonization of buildings and support Japan’s commitment to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.

“QEA Tech is excited to expand our solutions to Japan’s diverse built environment. Driving resiliency through smart, actionable building envelope retrofits is at the core of QEA Tech’s mission, and we look forward to working with Drone Frontier to support Japanese building owners in achieving important sustainability goals.” – Peyvand Melati, CEO of QEA Tech

Media Contacts

QEA Tech

Hannah Elhamahmy

Marketing Lead

hannah@qeatech.com

Drone Frontier

Gurubalan Shyamsunda

Technical Director

g.shyamsundar@drone-frontier.co.jp

QEA Tech Sets to Accelerate Decarbonization of the Built Environment with $500,000 Investment from Alberta Ecotrust

Everett Vane on October 1, 2024

QEA Tech is thrilled to announce that we recently secured a $500,000 CAD investment from Alberta Ecotrust Foundation, further equipping us to provide property owners with the data they need to decarbonize their buildings. QEA Tech conducts detailed building envelope audits using our proprietary AI-enabled software, drones, and thermography. Our solution quantifies energy loss for each building envelope element, pinpoints a wide range of envelope issues, and recommends targeted retrofits that maximize energy savings and ROI.

QEA Tech will use Alberta Ecotrust’s investment to fuel our growth. QEA Tech will work to continue its operations in Alberta, the rest of Canada, and the U.S., as well as build upon its presence in Europe and Japan. We have a number of partnerships to scale in these regions and are excited to expand the reach of our building envelope audit technology. More accessible building energy assessment and retrofit planning solutions are vital in building climate resiliency considering the majority of existing buildings need to be retrofitted to achieve net zero by 2050.

Alberta Ecotrust supports and catalyzes environmental and climate action projects that enhance the well-being of Alberta’s communities. It works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to fund, connect, and enable innovative initiatives that address pressing environmental challenges. Alberta Ecotrust invested in QEA Tech as part of their Climate Innovation Fund, in which they invest in and scale up climate solutions that align with Calgary and Edmonton’s climate action plans.

“QEA Tech is grateful for Alberta Ecotrust’s investment in our AI-powered building envelope audit technology. Through this support, QEA Tech will have the ability to expand the reach of our audits, providing building owners with the in-depth insights needed to make data-driven decisions on retrofits. QEA Tech looks forward to leveraging this funding to make reaching net zero goals a seamless process for building owners.” – Peyvand Melati, CEO and Co-Founder of QEA Tech

“We’re excited to invest in QEA Tech as part of our suite of programs advancing high-performance buildings in Calgary and Edmonton. Their innovative AI technology helps building owners plan more effective energy retrofits, making it easier to reduce emissions from buildings and support Alberta’s move toward a carbon-neutral future.” – Rod Ruff, President of Alberta Ecotrust Foundation

Media Contacts

QEA Tech

Hannah Elhamahmy

Marketing Lead

hannah@qeatech.com

Alberta Ecotrust Foundation

Andrea Soler

Communications Director

a.soler@albertaecotrust.com

QEA Tech Takes the Stage at New York Build Expo

Everett Vane on February 9, 2024

50% of total energy use and 40% of GHG emissions are attributed to buildings globally. New York City and its 3 billion square feet of existing building space are no different, with buildings accounting for approximately two-thirds of the city’s GHG emissions. This isn’t surprising considering most of New York City’s buildings were constructed prior to the first energy regulations in the 1970s. As a result, New York is taking action on decarbonizing and meeting urgent climate goals in the built environment.

For example, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) New Efficiency: New York report sets out multiple energy efficiency focused strategies, including advancing net zero energy new construction, annual energy benchmarking, and accelerating retrofits. All of this aims to have New York reduce emissions by 85% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.

NYSERDA also has several programs that provide clean energy incentives and financing for energy efficiency improvements. These include the Flexible Technical Assistance (FlexTech) Program that provides financial support for the completion of energy studies that identify opportunities to reduce energy costs and incorporate clean energy, and the On-Site Energy Manager Program, in which NYSERDA will cost-share a percentage of fees for hiring a dedicated on-site energy manager.

Moreover, NYC Local Law 97 went into effect on January 20^th of this year and will penalize building owners that emit excessive greenhouse gas emissions. The law applies to 50,000 buildings in New York City that are over 25,000 square feet and will penalize building owners $268 per ton of CO2e over a building’s limit, with emissions standards getting progressively stricter each year.

The Building Envelope is Central to Achieving Energy Efficiency

The building envelope accounts for 30% of the primary energy consumed in residential and commercial buildings, making it a critical factor in the energy consumption and comfort levels of buildings. Building envelope design is critical in determining the service demand for heating and cooling as well as identifying a building’s embodied carbon impact, making high-performing envelopes one of the most effective ways to reduce the thermal needs of a building. Retrofits are essential to realizing these envelope savings, improving the overall energy efficiency of a structure and reducing air leakage.

New York Buildings Undertaking Retrofits

More and more buildings in New York are taking on retrofits. For example, 345 Hudson Street is in the midst of upgrading to new carbon efficient and energy saving technologies, with the aim of decarbonizing the 1 million square foot property by 2032. These changes will help the property owners save on what could have been fines in the range of six figures due to Local Law 97.

Casa Pasiva is a $20 million retrofit project in the Bushwick neighborhood with the aim of sustainably transforming the city’s aging housing stock. Retrofits include barriers to prevent airflow and rigid insulation panels. With a thicker, airtight, and watertight façade, tenants will benefit from not only energy savings but also improved air quality, less noise, and fewer mold issues.

Additionally, in April 2023, QEA Tech completed in depth building envelope energy audits for 42 branches of the Brooklyn Public Library System. Over 500,000 square feet of diverse building architectures, ages of construction, and building envelope materials were evaluated. Over 17,000 thermal images were captured and analyzed through QEA Tech’s proprietary AI software. As a result, QEA Tech was able to identify the energy and cost savings potential through the building envelope, the amount of CO2e that could be avoided with retrofits, and the primary envelope issues causing energy loss.

Join us at New York Build Expo from Feb 13-14

To learn more about the progress made so far and further steps needed to drive energy efficiency in New York’s buildings, join QEA Tech at New York Build Expo’s Facilities Management Stage (stage 4) on February 14 at 2:00pm EST where we will be discussing best practices and case studies for maximizing efficiency and sustainability within facilities. We would also appreciate the opportunity to chat at our booth (#225) throughout the event.

QEA Tech and INOVUES Join Forces to Address Building Envelope Energy Loss

Everett Vane on July 25, 2023

Clean Tech Partners Say Non-Invasive Energy Retrofits Could Save Hundreds of Millions of Tonnes of CO2 Annually

QEA Tech, a clean-tech innovator harnessing drone and AI technologies for building energy audits, announces its strategic partnership with INOVUES, the multi-award-winning developer of non-invasive energy retrofits for facades and windows. This collaboration provides U.S. and Canadian building owners a new suite of cutting-edge, turnkey energy efficiency services with the highest ROI.

The partnership combines the advanced capabilities of both climate-techs, incorporating cutting-edge building envelope imaging analysis, energy modeling, expert evaluation of existing facade conditions, actionable retrofit recommendations, and invaluable assistance in navigating public and private rebate and incentive programs. What’s more, based on the latest estimates from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, QEA Tech and INOVUES say New York City alone could save nearly 20 million tonnes of emissions a year if it begins upfitting building facades.

“We are excited for this opportunity to help more building owners diagnose and minimize energy loss through the facade, which is responsible for a staggering amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,” said Anas Al Kassas, INOVUES Founder and CEO.

INOVUES’ groundbreaking technology significantly enhances the thermal and acoustic performance of existing windows and glass facades without the need for costly and disruptive demolition and replacement. This provides up to 10X faster payback and higher ROI. The non-invasive retrofits offered by INOVUES can save building owners up to 40% in energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30%. Additionally, they provide up to 70% exterior noise abatement. The extent of these improvements depends on the specific INOVUES retrofit system and glass options chosen, ensuring a tailored approach to address each building’s unique challenges and requirements.

QEA Tech — a premier drone energy audit technology based in Canada with projects globally — shares a mission to assist building owners in recovering up to 51% of energy loss through the building envelope. Leveraging drones equipped with infrared cameras and proprietary AI-powered software, QEA Tech performs comprehensive building envelope analysis, accurately identifying issues, quantifying energy losses, and calculating associated greenhouse gas emissions. The company then provides actionable retrofit recommendations to optimize energy efficiency.

According to Peyvand Melati, CEO of QEA Tech, “Our data-driven approach empowers building owners to quantify energy losses through their building envelope with utmost precision. This enables them to make informed and targeted retrofit decisions that maximize return on investment.”

INOVUES and QEA Tech initially crossed paths through Upward Labs, a startup growth accelerator and venture fund. The two companies were selected for Upward’s inaugural Net Zero Lab cohort in 2022 and count E8 Ventures among their early investors. Both are also proud members of the NYC Accelerator, a program of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.

For more information on INOVUES’ non-invasive window and facade retrofit technologies, please visit www.inovues.com. To learn more about drone and AI-enabled building energy audits and recommendations by QEA Tech contact us.

ABOUT INOVUES

INOVUES makes existing buildings more energy-efficient and sustainable through a range of non-invasive insulating glass retrofit solutions. The company’s patented technologies are engineered to integrate the latest glass innovations; are quick and easy to install; and do not require any removal, replacement, or disruption to normal building operations. INOVUES offers building owners and managers a high-ROI, low-carbon path to save up to 40% on energy consumption, improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of their buildings. More information on the five-year-old, venture-backed company can be found at www.inovues.com.

ABOUT QEA Tech

QEA Tech conducts detailed building envelope energy audits using drones and thermography. The company’s proprietary AI-backed software analyzes thousands of thermal and high-resolution images for each building to pinpoint issues down to inches, quantify energy loss and GHG emissions from each envelope element, and provide payback and ROIs associated with retrofits. With QEA Tech, building owners can zero in on specific faults in the building envelope and make data driven decisions on targeted retrofits that save up to 51% of energy loss and maximize ROI. QEA Tech has completed over 500 building audits across North America and Europe including commercial, residential, industrial, and healthcare facilities in the last four years.

QEA Tech receives seed funding of $2.2M to accelerate its global growth

Everett Vane on April 19, 2023

QEA Tech, a Markham-based AI software start-up in the clean tech and property tech sectors has raised seed funding of $2.2M. The funding round was led by Clean Energy Venture Group (CEVG) and was supported by Avesta Fund, E8 Ventures, Upward Labs, and the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI).

The capital raised by QEA Tech will be used towards driving growth in North America and beyond.

Founded in 2019, QEA Tech conducts building envelope audits, identifying issues throughout the building envelope, quantifying energy loss and GHG emissions, and providing the ROI of retrofits. In the last 3 years, QEA Tech has delivered over 500 projects in North America.

“Our technology provides unparalleled insights on the building envelope to property managers and building managers. These insights enable managers to make data-driven decisions on capital-intensive projects such as deep energy retrofits, the commissioning of new buildings, and measurement and verification. The support of CEVG, Avesta Fund, E8 Ventures, Upward Labs, and OCI will give us more momentum to help grow our customer base and deliver more value to our clients.”

– Peyvand Melati, CEO, QEA Tech

“Clean Energy Venture Group believes that tackling GHG emissions from the built environment is core to the climate fight. We are committed to helping QEA Tech expand its market and enable building owners and operators to identify and take action to plug their energy leaks from their building envelopes. We look forward to working with the management team on strategy, finance and market opportunities as they grow beyond their home base of Canada.”

– John Harper, Executive Managing Director of CEVG

QEA Tech is an industry expert in building envelope audits through its proprietary software. QEA Tech supports commercial, residential, and industrial building managers in running sustainable and efficient operations and maximizing their buildings’ life expectancy. Using drones equipped with infrared cameras, QEA Tech captures thousands of data points on a given building. QEA Tech then processes the data points using its proprietary software to pinpoint issues and quantify the energy losses from the building envelope and provide data-driven recommendations. Building managers are able to zero in on specific faults in their building envelope and make data-driven retrofit decisions and capital plans based on ROI projections.

Clean Energy Venture Group is an angel investment group investing in early-stage climate tech startups. Founded in 2004, CEVG partners include senior operating executives, successful founders, former federal regulators, and energy and environmental industry experts. With over sixty investments, CEVG offers deep industry experience, a wide network, and a long track record of successfully finding, mentoring and scaling early-stage companies.

Avesta Fund is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on the defining challenges of our generation – climate change and inequality – while prioritizing diverse entrepreneurs. Solving humanity’s biggest problems can provide superior financial returns. Tech-enabled companies can have a significant impact at scale but tech companies and impact investors largely live in different worlds. Avesta can bridge these worlds to harness the tech world toward positive impact.

E8 is a member organization of private, accredited angel investors. Their sole focus is on early-stage cleantech companies whose innovations will increase the sustainability and health of our planet. “We meld our pursuit of profitable investments with our pursuit of a higher purpose – accelerating the transition to a cleaner future and a better world. Our members, whether seasoned investors or new angels with a desire to learn, gain access to quality deal flow and the tools for successful investing. Cooperative due diligence, a powerful business network, and relevant, timely education allow members to make individual investment decisions, and to build a unique and diverse portfolio that matches their interests and goals.”

Upward Labs is a Startup Lab and Venture Fund that developed the ideal ecosystem to fast-track startups. In the last four years, they have developed a program where startups and early-stage companies receive the insight and feedback necessary to position their company competitively in the market while exploring pathways to commercialization with large, respected enterprises. Since its inception in 2018, Upward Labs has grown to 33 portfolio companies, 50+ enterprise partners, 60+ successful pilots, numerous commercialization, and over $100 million in capital raised by its portfolio companies. Upward Labs has worked hand in hand with leading Fortune 500 organizations.

The Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) maximizes the commercial impact of research developed in Ontario’s colleges, universities, and research hospitals, and accelerates the commercialization of Made-in-Ontario technologies. A pan-provincial collaboration platform, with a broad and deep network across industry, academia, and government, OCI initiates unparalleled partnership opportunities, develops and manages successful industry-academic collaborations, supports high-potential SMEs in commercializing ground-breaking research, and provides hands-on training and skills development opportunities for the next generation of highly-skilled talent.

QEA Tech is selected as the vendor of choice to complete Infrared Thermography Imaging audits of 15 buildings for the City of Ottawa

Everett Vane on May 4, 2022

The City of Ottawa released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a complete Infrared Thermography Imaging audit of 15 buildings on February 16, 2022. After a competitive process, QEA Tech was selected as the vendor for the project.

The project will help advance the City of Ottawa’s goal of reducing the energy intensity and GHG emissions of its building portfolio. The City identified 15 buildings with high energy consumption as a function of operation and surface area.

The project objectives are to help identify the problem areas in the building through infrared thermography, determine thermal resistivity values for the envelope elements, calculate annualized energy loss and GHG emissions, and estimate the cost of repair.

QEA Tech is a leading specialist in the analysis of building envelopes and energy consumption. The company is equipped with a fleet of industrial drones that conduct thermal scans of buildings within 1-2 hours. QEA Tech’s patented software analyzes thousands of data points to pinpoint and quantify energy loss. The City of Ottawa will receive a full analysis of its building envelopes and their elements (wall, window, door, and roof) including emissivity, thermal resistance (R-Value), and thermal transmittance (U-Value).

“Our proprietary technology will enable the city to make data-driven decisions and promote the retrofit economy that cuts pollution and creates green jobs. Our competitive advantage is that we are much faster and economical than the next best available option and this advantage scales with the complexity of the project.”- Peyvand Melati, CEO, QEA Tech

About QEA Tech

QEA Tech Accepted into the NYC Accelerator Service Provider Program

Everett Vane on May 3, 2022

QEA Tech is thrilled to announce that we have been accepted into the NYC Accelerator Service Provider Program. As part of NYC Accelerator, QEA Tech will be plugged into the New York market and have the opportunity to contribute to the decarbonization of the city.

QEA Tech aligns strongly with NYC Accelerator’s mission and vision. With the proliferation of local sustainability laws, especially Local Laws 11 and 97, and other drivers of GHG reduction in New York, QEA Tech is excited to empower local building managers and owners with in-depth, AI-enabled analysis and data-driven insights to make significant reductions in GHG emissions.

To accelerate New York’s transition to carbon neutrality by 2050, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice is educating the building industry about the resources available to facilitate a smooth transition. From real estate to service providers, to building decision-makers and occupants, they are connecting multiple stakeholders to achieve this goal.

New York City represents a significant opportunity for QEA Tech to work with local thought leaders and industry experts toward setting new standards and industry benchmarks globally. New York City’s nearly 1 million buildings generate about 73 percent of its GHG emissions. QEA Tech’s audits provide an unprecedented level of data and actionable insights into building envelopes, further enabling deep energy reductions and integrated improvements to heating and cooling systems and building exteriors.

“QEA Tech is proud to be part of NYC Accelerator and excited to support NYC on its decarbonization journey. Our solution is now more relevant than ever before, as we not only identify the problematic areas in the envelope but also give our clients the precise calculations of energy and money lost by not addressing the issues. Our technology will help prioritize building upgrades and accelerate NYC’s mission.”- Peyvand Melati, CEO of QEA Tech.

About NYC Accelerator

NYC Accelerator is decarbonizing NYC’s building stock to help our city achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. NYC Accelerator provides resources, training, and one-on-one expert guidance to help building owners and industry professionals improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from buildings in NYC. Since 2015, our team of experts has provided free assistance to over 9,000 buildings — boosting energy performance and savings, improving air quality and comfort for occupants, and helping building owners comply with local laws and avoid fines. NYC Accelerator is sponsored by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.

About QEA Tech

QEA Tech is driving the future of building envelope energy audits by providing fast and non-disruptive audits. We use industrial drones equipped with HD thermal and visual cameras to capture thousands of images of your building. These images are analyzed and processed through our proprietary software to quantify the energy loss through the building envelope. Our patented technology and analytics deliver data-driven insights along with remediation cost estimates. These can further be used to create an investment-grade roadmap to prioritize retrofits.

QEA Tech Shines at the Shenzhen Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition

Everett Vane on January 5, 2022

QEA Tech – a Markham-based climate-tech & energy audit startup won a prize of USD 64,500 at the 5th Sci Innovation Competition and its global session Shenzhen Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition. QEA Tech placed 3rd amongst 189 enterprises from Canada, the US, Australia, Japan, Israel, the UK, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, and China.

Sci Innovation Centre and Canada Confederation of Shenzhen Associations organized the Sci Innovation Competition for the 5th year in a row in Canada. In total, 189 companies participated in its global session, Shenzhen Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition, co-hosted by Sci Innovation Centre and nine other institutions in Europe, Asia and the US.

QEA Tech won a Canadian divisional 3rd Place Prize – $4500, a 2nd Place Prize in the Digital Economy sector – $15,000, and a 3rd Place Prize in the Grand Finale- $45,000. The Canadian Delegation won a total of 20 prizes adding up to C$450,000.

‘We extend our gratitude to Sci Innovation for leading the Canadian and US delegations and organizing the event seamlessly. As an industry disruptor, QEA tech will continue to create immense value for all its stakeholders and advance the mission of greening the built environment. The platform provided by Sci Innovation through this competition has helped us introduce our novel and innovative technology globally. The prize money will be used towards amplifying our product awareness initiatives and scaling up gradually.’ – Peyvand Melati, CEO, QEA Tech

About QEA Tech

QEA Tech is an industry expert in energy audits that uses highly customized and proprietary technology to assist commercial and residential building managers and owners in running sustainable and efficient operations and maximizing their buildings’ life expectancy. Using drones equipped with IR cameras, QEA Tech collects reliable data about energy losses due to building envelope failures, and using our patented software, QEA Tech uses AI to quantify losses for further analysis of return on investment. The audit’s most vital aspect is the precision and technology used to provide customers with a data-driven energy loss assessment, allowing for informed decisions on the next steps in repairing and maintaining your assets.