CA-NLOpen licence
Architectural, engineering and related services
0.09209kgCO₂e/CADGWP: AR6 (as published)
Published by OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) in OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11 (2025); last verified 2026-08-28.
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Publisher's description
Architectural services provided for single-family residential building projects. Architectural services provided for multi-family residential building projects. Architectural services for all types of office buildings. Architectural services for retail and restaurant building projects. Architectural services for buildings providing temporary overnight accommodations, and for convention centres. Architectural services for buildings used in providing health care. Architectural services for entertainment, recreational and cultural building projects. Architectural services for educational building projects. Architectural services for industrial building projects. Architectural services for transportation and distribution facility projects. These buildings include those involved in the movement of goods and people and the storage of goods. Architectural services provided for other non-residential building projects. Architectural services that incorporate legal requirements to preserve or restore the historic character of a building. Expert-witness services, and provision of advice, studies and reports, on architectural matters. Landscape architectural services for residential building projects, complete projects or phases of a project. Landscape architectural services for non-residential building projects, complete projects or phases of a project. Landscape architectural services for recreational and open-space projects, complete projects or phases of a project. Landscape architectural services for specific features of a project, such as preparing and modifying the terrain, facilitating access to a site, or building small structures that provide amenities or increase interest in the site. These designs are provided as a stand-alone service, although they may be incorporated into a larger project. Expert-witness services, and provision of advice, studies and reports, on landscape architectural matters. Provision of urban planning services that articulate public policies related to land use and development; design the urban environment of buildings, parks and infrastructure networks; create plans for land use; and provide a zoning framework within which plans for specific sites can be developed. Services consisting in developing plans for a construction site showing the proposed location of buildings, roads, parking lots and other features. Engineering design services related to residential buildings. Engineering design services related to commercial, public and institutional buildings. Engineering design services related to mining and metallurgical facilities and processes. Engineering design services related to petroleum and petrochemical facilities and processes. Engineering design services related to pulp and paper facilities and processes. Engineering design services related to industrial machinery. Engineering design services related to transportation equipment. Engineering design services related to electronic and electrical equipment. Engineering design services related to industrial and manufactured products, n.e.c. Engineering design services related to transportation infrastructure. Engineering design services related to municipal utilities. Engineering design services related to power generating units, power transmission and distribution lines, and related infrastructure. Engineering design services related to systems for the transmission or distribution of voice, data and programming. Engineering design services related to systems, processes, facilities, and products, n.e.c. Provision of advice, studies, and reports on engineering matters, when not part of the design of a specific project. Producing detailed layouts, plans, drawings, illustrations, graphics and models based on engineering or architectural specifications, for use in the design, manufacture, installation, construction, repair or maintenance of buildings, structures, systems or components. Making a visual examination of the components forming a residential or commercial property, making a visual examination of a home during construction, detecting the presence of environmental hazards, making a visual examination of a specific element of a property, and related services, such as making a visual examination of a building for wood-destroying pests or providing expert-witness services. Providing conformity assessment services. Planning, supervising and coordinating the activities involved in carrying out a project, with regard to time, cost, performance requirements, and other constraints. The collection of geophysical data by seismic methods. The collection of geophysical data by non-seismic methods. The processing of geophysical data in order to facilitate interpretation. Services may include reprocessing data or the integration of other sets of data collected by the same method. Analysis of processed geophysical data to generate models and predictions about the properties and structures of the subsurface. May include integration of geophysical data collected by other methods, or of additional data, including non-geophysical data. Services which cover two or more phases of the process used to carry out geophysical surveys, except borehole geophysical surveys. The collection, processing and analysis of data collected by borehole logging surveys. Providing advice regarding geophysical survey design as well as the geology of mineral, oil and natural gas resource exploration and development. Geophysical data sales. Other geological and geophysical services, n.e.c. Information about the earth's surface acquired from aircraft and satellites. Products may be geospatially referenced or otherwise processed. Processing of photos and images acquired from aircraft or satellites. Analysis of geospatial photographs and images. Preparation and revision of thematic maps, orthophoto maps, and nautical and aeronautical charts. Surveying for the purpose of determining the shape (relief) of the surface of the land and/or the location of natural and man-made features on the surface; and the preparation or revision of a map indicating the elevation of the surface (relative to a datum point) and slope. Surveying for the purpose of determining the geometric and dynamic characteristics of bodies of water (including the depth, temperature, or salinity of water), the configuration of the bottom, velocities of currents, heights and times of tides and water stages, and the location of fixed objects used in navigation; and the preparation or revision of maps showing this information. Surveying for the purpose of establishing or re-establishing a boundary or property line on the ground, and/or for preparation of a map or plan showing a boundary or property line(s), including surveying for legal and/or cadastral purposes. Dividing a piece of land into smaller pieces, such as lots, streets, and rights of way; marking or monumenting all necessary corners or dividing lines; and/or preparing maps or plans for record showing all information regarding adjoining land affecting the boundaries. Surveying prior to and during construction for the purpose of controlling elevation, horizontal location and dimensions, and configuration, determining whether the construction was adequately completed, and obtaining dimensions essential for calculating quantities used in paying for construction. Surveying for the purpose of determining the precise horizontal and/or vertical position of points or monumented locations to provide a reference framework for further surveys. Provision of consulting services concerning geospatial surveying and mapping. Provision of testimony by a witness who, by virtue of experience, training, skill or knowledge of geospatial surveying and mapping, is recognized as being qualified to render an informed opinion on matters relating to that subject.
Included processes
Architectural services for single-family residential projects; Architectural services for multi-family residential projects; Architectural services for office building projects; Architectural services for retail and restaurant projects; Architectural services for hotel and convention centre projects; Architectural services for health care building projects; Architectural services for entertainment, recreational and cultural building projects; Architectural services for educational building projects; Architectural services for industrial building projects; Architectural services for transportation and distribution facility projects; Architectural services for other non-residential building projects; Historical restoration architectural services; Architectural advisory services; Landscape architectural services for residential building projects; Landscape architectural services for non-residential building projects; Landscape architectural services for recreational and open-space projects; Landscape architectural services, specific elements; Landscape architectural advisory services; Urban planning services; Project site master planning services; Residential building engineering projects; Commercial, public and institutional building engineering projects; Mining and metallurgical plant and process engineering projects; Petroleum and petrochemical plant and process engineering projects; Pulp and paper plant and process engineering projects; Industrial machinery engineering design projects; Transportation equipment engineering design projects; Electronic and electrical equipment engineering design projects; Other industrial and manufacturing engineering projects; Transportation engineering projects; Municipal utility engineering projects; Power engineering projects; Telecommunications and broadcasting engineering projects; Other engineering projects; Engineering advisory services; Drafting services; Building inspection services; Testing laboratory services; Project management services; Geophysical data acquisition by seismic methods; Geophysical data acquisition by non-seismic methods; Geophysical data processing; Geophysical data interpretation services; Integrated geophysical services (except borehole geophysical surveys); Borehole geophysical surveys; Geological and geophysical consulting services; Geophysical data sales; Other geological and geophysical services, n.e.c.; Geospatial photo and image acquisition; Geospatial photo and image processing; Geospatial data interpretation; Thematic mapping, orthophoto mapping, and charting; Topographic and planimetric surveying and mapping services; Hydrographic and bathymetric surveying and mapping services; Boundary, property line, and cadastral surveying and mapping; Subdivision layout and design; Construction surveying; Geodetic surveying and ground control support; Geospatial consulting services; Expert-witness services for geospatial surveying and mapping.
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10 more year × methodology combinations, 2015–2025, 1 methodology. Free with an account.
Cite this factor
open-climate.ai (2025). Architectural, engineering and related services [emission factor]. OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG), OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11. Dataset 2026-08-28. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-openiocanada-architectural-ca_nl-cad-cradle_to_gate-2f321043/