Revolve Engineering Inc. is an engineering collective providing geothermal system design, energy consulting (including Net Zero), and energy modelling for commercial and residential clients all across Canada. We are comprised of dedicated professionals with a passion for both sustainability and engineering excellence. We are a Teal Organization and our primary collective purpose is to help transition the building industry to Net Zero Energy; this is our Just Cause.
While our background includes traditional HVAC design, we focus only on renewable systems and high performance buildings. Our expertise in both traditional and renewable systems however allows us to understand and integrate renewable systems into almost any existing or traditional building design. Our experience in green building design, as well as traditional HVAC and energy modelling, gives us a unique look at how each building component affects the other. We use this unique perspective to influence the design and optimization of the building, helping our clients reach their energy targets.
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Our design team is led by Professional Engineers with extensive project management experience, along with the following certifications and affiliations:
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Jacob Komar, P.Eng. is the Principal and lead mechanical engineer at Revolve Engineering Inc. and is a specialist in Net Zero building design, energy modelling and
geothermal systems. Jacob has helped design over fifteen Net Zero buildings and more than 45 commercial geothermal systems on a variety of projects ranging from multi-story commercial office buildings to apartment buildings and government facilities. Jacob started his HVAC career in
Virginia working for a leading green design firm, gaining experience in both traditional as well as green HVAC design. Upon returning to Edmonton, Jacob continued to pursue his passion for green design by focusing most of his energy on renewable systems including geothermal, solar thermal,
heat recovery systems as well as energy modelling. Today, Jacob focuses solely on building energy consulting, Net Zero building designs and renewable mechanical systems (including geothermal). Jacob's passion for designing sustainable, energy-efficient buildings is evident in each of his projects and he always strives to push the envelope in energy efficient designs.
Jacob is actively involved in the green community, serving on the City of Edmonton’s Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee (ETCRC), as well as the Western Canadian Geo Association.
Paul Allen, P.Eng. is one of the lead engineers at Revolve Engineering Inc. with a passion for energy efficient building design. Paul graduated from the University of Alberta in 2014 with a degree in mechanical engineering and has since focused on green building design. Before joining Revolve in 2016, Paul worked in HVAC sales and on the North Glenora Townhomes, the largest net-zero multi-family housing project in Canada; performing the energy modeling as well as the thermal bridging analysis. Since joining Revolve Engineering he has worked on other ground-breaking projects such as the Blatchford Development, the Brooks Crop Diversification Centre (Zero Carbon feasibility), and the Northern Lakes College High Prairie Campus. Paul has helped to design geothermal systems ranging in size from single family homes to 129 borehole commercial systems. He has also helped clients to achieve millions of dollars in funding through the implementation of geothermal systems and thorough energy analysis. Paul is excited to continue pushing the envelope in a growing industry that will only be of increasing importance in the future.
Kasia Kowalewska, M.Sc.Eng is an energy consultant at Revolve Engineering Inc. and specializes in energy modelling and analysis for both residential and commercial buildings. Kasia started her HVAC career in Poland in 2011 and continued gaining HVAC design experience in the UK working as a project design engineer for over 3 years. Kasia moved to Canada in 2016 and joined Revolve Engineering with a desire to focus on Net Zero buildings and Geothermal design. Since then Kasia has performed energy modelling and analysis on many high-performance projects including Net Zero homes, Passive Homes, Net Zero commercial buildings and Zero Carbon projects. Kasia has helped design geothermal systems for large residential and commercial projects as well as community geoexchange systems. Kasia is also a certified Energy Advisor under NRCan’s EnerGuide program and has certified and/or modelled over 200 hundred homes. Kasia is committed to improving the performance of every building she works on and reducing the impact that our buildings have on our environment.
Daniel Grist is an energy consultant at Revolve Engineering Inc. with an interest in all things sustainable. A “modeller” at heart, Daniel enjoys understanding technologies and processes through energy and emission modelling. This has led Daniel to work on research projects ranging from autonomous electric vehicles, wireless vehicle charging networks, solar powered refrigerated trucks, to country wide renewable energy grids. Through consultancy work, Daniel has helped transition thousands of vehicles to low emission sources, and assisted dozens of municipalities and companies in planning and adapting for a low carbon mobility future through policy, technology and infrastructure changes.
Beginning his career in the British Army in 2007, Daniel changed course in 2013 to gain his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and an MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering, proceeding to work as a Sustainable Transport Consultant for a European research and consultancy firm. Daniel moved to Edmonton in 2019, where he continued to work within low carbon transport. Seeing the central role the built environment would play in successfully decarbonising transportation and the energy grid, Daniel began working for Revolve in 2021 with a focus on integrating solar and transport energy modelling with building and geothermal energy modelling.
Olga Ulanov joined Revolve because of her passion for net-zero energy buildings and sustainable construction materials and methods. Olga graduated from Concordia University in 2020 with a Degree in Building Engineering – specializing in energy and environment.
The Building Engineering program at Concordia is unique in Canada and focuses on studying and applying building science to reduce energy consumption in buildings. Before starting her journey at Revolve, Olga worked as an engineer for a renewable technology company and an HVAC consultant for a Montreal based firm. Her role was to provide mechanical design drawings for residential buildings and schematics for solar thermal, geothermal, and thermal storage applications. Olga has joined Revolve Engineering with the goal of learning more about optimizing building systems to achieve Net Zero energy goals and to gain hands-on experience with geothermal design.
With her educational background in Energy Engineering, Kiran brings in-depth knowledge of sustainable and clean energy solutions, including geothermal energy generation, energy storage, PV system design, and biofuels production. Kiran's previous role as a Building Performance Consultant has given her extensive experience in using energy modeling tools to guide high-performance building design.
Her experience includes analyzing building data and delivering valuable insights on energy efficiency, energy cost reduction, decarbonization, and environmental impact for new and existing developments. She enjoys collaborating with stakeholders to achieve ambitious building sustainability targets, promote occupant comfort and well-being, and navigate green certifications and regulatory requirements. Her projects span various asset classes, including laboratories, hospitals, airports, recreational facilities, commercial high-rise towers, and multi-unit residential buildings. Her most notable projects include the Arthur Meighen Rehabilitation Project, the Laboratories Canada - Zero Carbon Lab Initiative, and the University of Calgary Utility Reduction Program.
Kiran is excited to integrate her passion for renewable energy systems with her knowledge of high performance building design to deliver sustainable solutions for the built environment.
Sarah is a true engineer at heart and a passionate advocate for sustainability. After getting her bachelors in mechanical engineering, Sarah focused her master’s research on modelling geothermal systems using computational fluid dynamic simulations (CFD).
Working with industry partners, Sarah contributed to the development of new heat exchanger systems that can be integrated into the building’s foundation. She has a passion for supplying energy to those in underserved communities and extreme climates, and so she also designed a new geothermal system that can supply heat while keeping permafrost frozen. Before joining Revolve,
Sarah was an engineering consultant for firms in the Toronto area, as well as a co-founder of the geothermal software company, Umny Inc. Some notable projects during this time were the digital twin software (GPPS) she helped develop to model a new geothermal component using machine learning and advanced computing, as well as the global ground temperature predictive model (GTP)
she helped build to improve prefeasibility estimates for ground-source heat pumps. She contributes to the renewable energy industry through international conference presentations, online content, and publications. Beyond her technical and entrepreneurial work, Sarah is a passionate guest lecturer and writer about how the field of mechanical engineering can contribute to a more
sustainable and equitable future by being inclusive of the complexities within nature and humanity.
With a background in building sustainability, Edward has developed his skills in energy modelling and operational energy analysis and now joins Revolve as an energy consultant.
Edward graduated from the University of Nottingham with a masters in Sustainable Energy Engineering, specializing in renewable energy technologies and economic evaluation. Starting his career in the UK, Edward has worked as a building performance consultant with a focus on warehouses, schools and large residential buildings. His experience includes building energy modelling, solar system sizing, net-zero strategies and BREEAM compliance, as well as becoming one of the first NABERS UK energy assessors. Through his NABERS UK projects, Edward has helped clients develop listed buildings into energy efficient offices.
Edward now works with the team at Revolve, learning more about Canadian building standards and geothermal design. He is excited to merge his enthusiasm for renewable energy systems with his skills in energy modelling to provide cost-effective, energy efficient building solutions.
