by Admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Community
As the wave of green building standards continue to raise expectations across the country, the State of Colorado has taken a firm stance to improve their efforts towards more rapid decarbonization and sustainable living. In particular, the City of Denver has chosen a...
by Admin | May 31, 2023 | Community
We all know that value engineering, or VEing, is a process to help control costs in a construction project by selecting alternatives to the current design that are more affordable or more readily obtainable. For example, VCA Green’s return on investment approach has...
by Admin | May 5, 2023 | Community
As of May 1st, all new projects submitted to plan check in Denver, Colorado, for the first time are subject to the 2022 Denver green and energy codes. Here are some key points to remember: Denver Green Code Applies to all new construction projects and the below types...
by Admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Community
Good news from the California Energy Commission (CEC)! The CEC has clarified that areas of the roof “required to be used by other provisions of the California Building Standards Code” can be deducted from the Solar Access Roof Area (SARA). Here are the relevant...
by Admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Community
When engaged in cost assessment or early schematic design, building owners and design teams often struggle determining how evolving green building and energy codes will impact their projects. Additionally, agencies are applying above-code requirements such as...
