by VCA-Admin001a | Nov 9, 2020 | Community
Construction delays can cause a significant increase on spending and have a great impact on returns. The most important factors causing delays are design changes, inadequate field installation, lack of planning, and poor familiarity with testing requirements. HERS...
by VCA-Admin001a | Sep 29, 2020 | Community
Occupant comfort and return on investment can be delivered by focusing on a better designed building envelope. One practice in particular provides significant building energy savings and durability while also improving occupant health and wellness. It’s called Quality...
by VCA-Admin001a | Feb 20, 2020 | Community
The City of Santa Monica is known for being one of the most forward-thinking jurisdictions in the country when it comes to sustainability. Its most recent step in this direction has been to expand upon their reach code with the new 2019 Energy Code cycle, anticipated...
by VCA-Admin001a | Jan 9, 2020 | Community
For high-rise residential projects, Quality Insulation Installation (QII) is not required, but if your project is low-rise and/or attempting to meet LEED for Homes prerequisites, you may not be meeting the requirements of the California Energy Code, Residential...
by VCA-Admin001a | Nov 8, 2019 | Community
The 2019 Code cycle is almost in effect, and with it comes increased energy performance requirements. With the current code challenges in place and new ones to come, there are a few things we can do to mitigate the risks in passing HERS field verification testing and...
