Portfolio Mechanical Strategy · Toronto · Hamilton · Niagara · GTHA

Fewer Emergencies. Smarter Capital Planning.

We partner with property management firms overseeing low- to mid-rise residential portfolios to reduce operating costs, improve capital planning, and decrease emergency call volume.

The Hidden Cost of 'Good Enough' HVAC

Property managers overseeing rental buildings and certain condo communities are responsible for the HVAC systems in those properties; the cost of repairs, the timing of replacements, and what happens when a resident calls because their heating or cooling system is down. When there’s no clear picture of system age or condition across a portfolio, those responsibilities get handled one problem at a time. That tends to mean unpredictable repair costs, capital spending that’s hard to forecast, and complaints that could have been avoided with earlier action.

Clear Alignment & No Overreach

We Work With Residential-Scale Distributed Systems

We’re specific about the building types we work with. It’s how we stay genuinely useful to the managers we partner with rather than overpromising on work that isn’t our area.

✓ We Service & Modernize

Individual gas furnaces and AC units per suite
Heat pumps and ductless mini-split systems
Electric air handlers with heat strips
Residential-style boilers (NTI and similar)
Tank and tankless water heaters
Whole-home Indoor Air Quality systems

× Outside Our Scope

Lowering OPEX Through Mechanical Strategy

Three Ways We Reduce Portfolio Operating Costs

Structured HVAC management creates significant reductions in operating expenditure. These are the three areas where we see the most consistent impact.

Energy Efficiency Modernization

Electric baseboard heaters use electricity to generate heat directly. Each unit of electricity becomes one unit of heat, and nothing more. Heat pumps work very differently. Instead of generating heat, they extract it from the outside air and move it indoors, which lets them produce three to four units of heat for every one unit of electricity consumed. For suites currently running on baseboard heat, switching to heat pumps typically reduces heating costs and also provides air conditioning, a capability that may not have been available before.

Central Boiler Optimization

Buildings with central boilers often run them from the first cold snap through to late spring. When individual suites have their own ductless heat pumps, residents can heat their own space without the boiler running at all. The boiler stays in place for when it’s needed.

In this situation, the boiler handles less of the heating load, reducing fuel consumption, putting less wear on the system, and resulting in increased resident satisfaction with their heating needs being met.

Emergency Volume Reduction

You generally can’t know exactly when a system will fail, but you can identify which ones are most likely to fail within the next few years. Mapping HVAC system ages and conditions throughout a building and portfolio lets replacements be planned and budgeted for, rather than handled as emergencies. For ownership and boards, that kind of forecast is a lot easier to work with than a surprise capital expense.

Reactive Model:

Strategic Model:

Most property managers we work with start with a review of one building to see whether the approach is useful for their portfolio before taking it further.

Flexible Engagement Models

How Property Managers Work With Us

There are 3 ways we can fit our services into your workflow. From conducting a standalone “Baseline HVAC Building Review” for one bulding all the way to a partnership across a full portfolio.

PM Priority Service Partnership

A structured service arrangement for property managers who need consistent response, clear communication, and documentation they can forward to ownership.

Capital Modernization Projects

Planned retrofit and replacement work across one or more buildings. All coordinated to fit your capital budget and building schedules.

Hybrid Model

Ongoing service combined with phased capital work and budget forecasting. Useful for portfolios where both reactive coverage and long-term planning are needed.

Baseline HVAC Building Review

Establishing Clarity Before Escalation

To complete a Baseline HVAC Building Review, we’d tour the building with you or your building staff and assess each system; noting age, condition, and anything that warrants attention in the near term.

The review is structured around what you’re actually responsible for. For communities of detached or semi-detached homes, we work through a representative sample of units to get a reliable picture of system age and condition across the portfolio. For apartment buildings or mixed-use properties, we look at both in-suite systems and any shared equipment (e.g. boilers, common area ventilation, etc.), this depends on what falls under your management. Before the review, we’d confirm this scope with you so the findings are relevant to your situation.

We would then categorize our findings into three categories: what to monitor, what to plan for, and what needs to be addressed soon. We’d put together a plain-language summary you can use internally, share with ownership, or bring to a board meeting.

Our goal is to give you useful information about your property’s HVAC systems, whether you decide to work with us or not. The review isn’t a sales call in disguise. It’s an opportunity to experience how we could work together. How we’d communicate, what we’d pay attention to, and whether we’d be a practical fit for your properties. If you do decide to work with our team, we’ll already have solid data from our review, which means any service or maintenance plan we put together will be built on reality rather than assumptions.

The Review Delivers:

Appropriate for newly onboarded buildings, communities with aging equipment, properties with recurring complaints, buildings on electric heat, and any building where service records are thin or absent.

Operational Capability & Governance

Licensed. Insured. Direct.

A Plus Air Systems operates across Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara, and the GTHA with licensed technicians employed directly by us. We don’t hand work off to subcontractors. Every technician who comes to your properties is on our payroll; licensed, insured, and accountable to us for the quality of their work.

Licensed HVAC technicians
TSSA-certified gas technicians
Heat pump and ductless specialists
Residential boiler service capability
ESA-compliant electrical execution
Fully insured operations
Serving our communities for 30+ years

Confirm Alignment Before Broader Distribution

If you’d like to start with a Baseline Review, we’d work with you to confirm the right scope for your portfolio; whether that’s a sample of homes in a community, a full apartment building, or the shared systems in a mixed-use property. Reach out to any of our team members below. There’s no commitment beyond the review itself.

Eden C. / 905-643-1799 / eden@aplusair.com

Rashid P. / 905-643-1799 / rashid@aplusair.com

Reshad A. / 416-213-0303 / reshad@aplusair.com