Service Solutions for Any Project
Through our 20-year journey, we’ve grown to be a full-service provider, evolving to meet the varied needs of our clients along the way.
Service Solutions for Any Project
Through our 20-year journey, we’ve grown to be a full-service provider, evolving to meet the varied needs of our clients along the way.
Core Disciplines
We’re a powerhouse team gathered under one roof—architects, engineers, and specialists collaborating to create top-notch designs. Together we develop efficient, durable, and innovative solutions for our clients.
Architecture
Civil
Structural
Marine
Mechanical
Electrical
Specialized Services
Beyond the expected essentials of a full-service design consulting firm, we offer additional specialized services to address emerging client needs.
Team members have worked directly for manufacturing facilities across Canada prior to employment at EastPoint.
Our PLC/HMI software experience includes Rockwell, Schneider Electric (Proface, Vijeo, Modicon Unity Pro), Eaton, and Siemens.
Automation and Controls
Powering intelligent operations
Imagine a manufacturing floor where machines communicate effortlessly, adapting to varying tasks without missing a beat, or systems that detect anomalies in real-time, mitigating risks before they escalate. Controls and automation form the backbone of operational agility. When thoughtfully designed, these critical systems streamline processes, elevate productivity, and ensure consistent quality output.
Our Approach
Our team is made up of seasoned engineers and experts who redefine how automation systems operate, making systems more efficient and intelligent for better industry performance.
- Integrated Systems: We specialize in bringing different technologies together. We design control narratives that communicate smoothly across operations and provide hands-on control integration.
- Fine-Tuned Controls: Leveraging PLC technologies, we ensure robust automation and coordination within industrial processes. Our strength lies in designing controls that work exactly as needed. With advanced programming and VFD expertise, we ensure systems operate with pinpoint accuracy.
- User-Friendly Technology: We make technology approachable. Our expertise in sensors and intuitive HMI interfaces ensures monitoring and controls are intuitive and straightforward for operators.
- Security, Insight, and Performance: Our commitment to cybersecurity, data analysis, and continuous improvement keeps operations secure and optimized.
“EastPoint has provided value-focused engineering support for our process design development, and understands our needs as a growing start-up. The team has been great to deal with and provides a breadth of disciplinary expertise to help us get to our end goals in a cost-effective way.”
Phil MacLennan, VP Engineering, Arduro
Contact
Lisa Stout
Senior Electrical/Controls Engineer
lisa.stout@eastpoint.ca
902-579-8414
Brent MacDonald
Vice President, Electrical Engineering
brent.macdonald@eastpoint.ca
902-877-2970
We’re 12-people strong, making our machine design department among the largest consultants of our kind in Atlantic Canada.
Machine design advancements have led to a 25-30% global increase in production efficiency across manufacturing sectors in the last decade alone.
Machine Design
Crafting custom solutions with precision
At the heart of any industrial operation, machines serve as the engines that power productivity. Designed-for-purpose objects, mechanisms and tools enable faster task completion, better use of resources, and consistent quality output. It's the key to using technology effectively, driving innovation, and staying competitive.
Our Approach
- Tailored Solutions: Every industry, facility and task within it is unique, and so are the custom products we design. We work through the nuances of each task down to the smallest detail—precise movements, pick-and-place operations, and intricate assembly processes.
- Site-wide Integration: Beyond single machines, our specialization lies in developing communication systems and integrated solutions that optimize entire factory environments, ensuring enhanced safety, efficiency, and increased production capacity.
- Adaptability at Core: Our designs prioritize flexibility and scalability, empowering clients to adapt to market shifts, changing demands, and technological advancements.
- Precision through Technology: Our iterative machine design process involves advanced tools such as high-precision 3D scanners, printers, and simulation technology. This allows us to design and test machines thoroughly before production, eliminating guesswork in the final product.
Contact
Peter Simpson
Senior Mechanical Engineer
peter.simpson@eastpoint.ca
902-495-7763
Shaemus Mullaney
Senior Machine Designer
shaemus.mullaney@eastpoint.ca
902-719-4738
50%+ GHG reductions identified in routine EastPoint projects
20-30% energy retrofit savings identified in routing EastPoint projects
$580/1,000 SF: average annual savings in EastPoint recommissioning projects
Building Performance
Optimizing spaces for healthier environments
Building performance integrates energy management practices throughout an organization and within its day-to-day and long-term decision making.
Our Approach
- Program Support: Engaging clients holistically, we analyze their energy usage, establish benchmarks, and provide recommendations on organizational targets and approaches to align with broader greening strategies and commitments.
- Buildings Engineering: Our multi-disciplined engineering team supports new construction and deep energy retrofits to meet desired energy performance targets—ranging from conventional measures (advanced HVAC systems replacement), energy audits, and renewable energy systems (solar PV and geothermal).
- Energy Modelling: Our engineering and facility program experience, combined with energy modelling software, enables us to simulate building energy and GHG performance. We can then quantify opportunities such as changing equipment scheduling and systems improvements.
- Commissioning and Recommissioning: Our Cx and ReCx Providers connect clients’ sustainability goals to energy efficiency improvements, such as upgrading HVAC systems and optimizing building automation systems.
"EastPoint is a leader in energy engineering in Nova Scotia and a trusted partner who understands the needs of the clients. They deliver solutions that help many of the largest organizations in Nova Scotia meet their energy savings objectives."
Dave Brushett, Manager, Energy Management Services, Halifax Regional Municipality
“EastPoint’s team is a one-stop shop for all of our engineering needs, including actionable and realistic retro-commissioning studies, which is not a simple task as most energy professionals will know.”
Mark Pasini, Energy Solutions Consultant, Johnson Controls
“As new technology, smart buildings and retirement increases the dichotomy between theorized and actual HVAC performance – I suspect Canada’s collective net-zero ambitions will only be pragmatically achieved by ongoing commissioning/ re-commissioning leadership from firms such as EastPoint.”
Andrew Gillese, Regional Sustainability Engineer, Department of National Defence
Contact
Chris Russell
Vice President, Mechanical and Energy Engineering
chris.russell@eastpoint.ca
902-809-7019
Keith Estey
Senior Commissioning Engineer
keith.estey@eastpoint.ca
902-809-5769
Up to 80% of a building's total environmental impact can be determined at the design stage, highlighting the critical role of the envelope in sustainability.
Inefficient envelopes can account for up to 30% or more of heating and cooling energy losses due to air leakage.
Every dollar spent improving a building's envelope can yield up to four dollars in energy savings over a building's lifetime.
Building Envelope
Protecting your building’s ultimate performance
Walls, roof, windows, doors, and foundations—when properly designed, installed, and tested—form a critical barrier between a building’s indoor and outdoor environments. A durable envelope addresses risks of unwanted heat, air, and moisture transfer. Without diligent oversight throughout project design and construction, these benefits are often compromised or missed.
Our Approach
We bring together our building science, design, and construction experts to manage the envelope as an integral part of a building’s overall performance.
- Understand performance requirements: We confirm the goals for the building and envelope relating to energy efficiency, durability, sustainability, and occupant comfort.
- Design to local environment: We factor in local weather patterns, temperature fluctuations, humidity levels, and precipitation, tailoring the building envelope's design and specifying proven materials for optimal performance.
- Integrate systems: Building systems may be working harder and less efficiently than needed if an envelope is not meeting its designed intent. We seek to eliminate inefficiencies in the building envelope during design and construction.
- Be involved early and often: Whether we’re involved as designer or as independent commissioning provider (BECx), we seek to be involved as early as pre-design to help meet the owner’s project requirements. We’re involved with drawings, specifications, and shop drawings throughout design and tender phases, as well as construction phase and testing.
EastPoint’s dedication, tailored solutions, collaborative approach, and expertise have played a pivotal role in achieving our goals. I believe that any organization looking for a partner to make a real difference in its housing and sustainability projects will greatly benefit from working with the EastPoint team.
Nick Russell, Executive Director, Dartmouth Housing
EastPoint’s thorough assessment and meticulous execution revitalized our buildings, unlocking hidden potential for energy savings and sustainability improvements. This not only extended the lifespan of our infrastructure but also ensured that we were in line with the latest energy efficiency standards.
Sam Natche, Building Performance Lead, Government of Nova Scotia
Contact
Richard White
Senior Architect
richard.white@eastpoint.ca
902-817-7974
Charline Cormier
Director, Sustainability
charline.cormier@eastpoint.ca
902-809-5749
