Building Knowledge was incorporated in Ontario on December 1, 1986, with Gord and Linda Cooke as Principals, and acted primarily as a sales agency in the HVAC industry specializing in ventilation products. Our primary line was, and continues to be vanEE Heat Recovery Ventilators. Gord had been the Plant Manager for the manufacturer in Saskatoon before moving back to Ontario and setting up the agency to become their representative.
Over the next ten years the product line grew to include fans, flex, air cleaners, air testing equipment, and commercial HRV’s. Additional sales reps were hired to cover the province, as well as inside sales administration. As new opportunities arose in the building industry marketplace, Building Knowledge diversified and became R-2000 evaluators and proponents of energy efficiency products and building practices.