Multi-disciplinary consulting engineers

Consulting engineers for condominiums and existing buildings.

Trace Consulting Group is a GTA-based engineering firm with deep condominium expertise. We serve Ontario condo boards and property managers through reserve fund studies, performance audits, capital planning, retrofits and life safety, and we bring the same engineering depth to rental, commercial, industrial, institutional and retail clients across Canada.

Sectors

Who we work for.

More than eighty percent of our work is for condominium corporations, and the same engineers serve five other building sectors. One firm, one standard.

Condominiums

Our Flagship Sector. Reserve fund studies, performance audits, capital replacements and investigations for Ontario condo boards and property managers. Our founder sits on the CAI Canada Board of Directors.

Multi-Residential Rental

Portfolio-scale capital planning, envelope retrofits and energy work for rental owners and REITs.

Commercial

Base building engineering, mechanical and electrical retrofits and fit-outs for commercial real estate.

Industrial

Engineering rigour for manufacturing, technology and logistics facilities.

Institutional

Capital planning and engineering for school boards, colleges, senior living and community buildings.

Retail

Multi-site engineering for retail and restaurant chains, with permit-ready drawings and fast turnaround.

Services

What we do.

Eight services across three practice areas, from the first assessment to the last deficiency closed.

Capital Planning & Assessments

Reserve Fund Studies

Class 1, 2 and 3 studies for Ontario condominium corporations under the Condominium Act, with a 30-year funding analysis your board can defend, and the long-term plan that turns the study into year-by-year capital decisions.

Capital Planning & Assessments

Performance Audits

Common element performance audits for newly registered Ontario condominiums in the 6-to-10-month window, with deficiency tracking, Tarion submission and warranty follow-through that protects the claim window.

Capital Planning & Assessments

Property Condition Assessments

Due diligence and capital planning assessments for buyers, lenders and owners, from single buildings to institutional portfolios.

Capital Planning & Assessments

Energy Audits

ASHRAE Level 1, 2 and 3 audits, EWRB benchmarking and retrofit identification, integrated with your reserve fund plan.

Engineering Design & Retrofits

Capital Replacements & Retrofits

Design, tendering and delivery of boilers, chillers, electrical distribution, generators, EV charging and envelope work, phased so residents and tenants stay in place.

Engineering Design & Retrofits

Tenant Fit-Outs

Mechanical, electrical and code-compliance design for retail, restaurant, office and industrial tenant improvements, including multi-site rollouts.

Management & Investigations

Full Project Management

End-to-end delivery from condition assessment through tender, construction administration and post-occupancy review. One firm, one point of accountability.

Management & Investigations

Investigations & Expert Witness

When something goes wrong, we investigate, document and give the engineering opinion. Our founder is regularly retained as an expert witness in civil litigation involving buildings.

Our Work

Featured projects.

Real buildings, real scope. Captions name what we actually did.

Capital Replacement

Capital equipment replacement in an occupied residential building.

Life Safety

Smoke control procedure development and testing, high-rise condominium.

Electrical Retrofit

Electric vehicle charging retrofit in a residential tower.

Electrical

Electrical power distribution replacement.

Tenant Fit Out

Commercial tenant fit-out, design through permit.

Mechanical

Heating and domestic boiler system upgrade, occupied high-rise.

The Firm

Engineering depth a reserve-fund-only shop cannot match.

Trace Consulting Group is a multi-disciplinary firm: mechanical, electrical, building science and fire protection under one roof. The engineer estimating your boiler replacement in a reserve fund study is a P.Eng. with active retrofit experience. The engineer reviewing your fire alarm understands the verification standards because we do that work too.

Founded in 2016 and based in the GTA, we are authorized by Professional Engineers Ontario and licensed in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Founder Sam Soltani, P.Eng., C.Eng., LEED AP, serves on the Board of Directors of CAI Canada.

Ready to talk about your building?

Whether you are planning a capital project, facing a deadline under the Condominium Act, or dealing with a problem nobody can diagnose, start with a no-obligation conversation.