California Energy Code (Title 24)

Residential Projects
$400 per set of plans, up to 4 hours of work
$100 per hour, consulting time/additional time spent on plans
Pricing does not include fees for registration of HERS forms
NOTE: simple projects may be eligible for prescriptive compliance ($200)
Special volume discounts are available for homebuilders with phases of multiple homes.  Contact Us for details.

Commercial Projects
$500 base fee for performance modeling of envelope, mechanical, with complex projects bid based on plans
$200 indoor lighting or outdoor lighting

Due to the extreme variation in complexity, commercial and multifamily projects are bid on a case-by-case basis.  Send over your plans and we'll let you know what to budget for energy code compliance modeling.

LA Existing Building Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) Ordinance Compliance

Let us handle the submittal of your energy and water use on Energy Star Portfolio Manager for you, so you don't have to worry about complying with this new LA City ordinance.  Effective now, all owners of commercial, industrial, and residential buildings in the City of LA (for now, over 100,000 sqft) need to maintain their energy and water usage data in Portfolio Manager.  This includes the energy use of any tenants.  These results will be public, so you want to make sure you are in compliance and your data is accurate.  Here is who must comply now:

• Commercial, industrial, and multifamily buildings over 100,000 sqft
• LADWP customers only
• Parking lots included also

Due to the diversity of properties and the time required, our fees will be quoted after an initial meeting to evaluate the project.  Our special introductory rate is $75/hour.

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Consulting

Build Smart Group offers consulting services in the areas of energy efficiency, green building, and plaster systems.  These services allow builders to take advantage of BSG's experienced personnel in designing the most cost-effectively energy-efficient homes possible.  We can help you prioritize "bang for the buck" of various energy saving technologies in order to meet your goal, be it basic compliance with California Title 24, 30% better than Title 24, or achieving a certain threshhold under Build it Green, LEED, or another rating system.
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