by Admin | Jul 6, 2023 | Community
When it comes to maintaining a comfortable and energy-efficient home, few factors are as crucial as HVAC load sizing. The process of determining the appropriate capacity for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems may seem technical and complex, but its...
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 | Apr 11, 2023 | Community
Market research and product-testing agency Home Innovation Research Labs has recognized VCA Principal Moe Fakih as a 2022 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Green Partner of Excellence. NGBS is an American National Standards Institute-approved green building...
by Admin | Mar 30, 2023 | Community
Interest in modular housing construction for multifamily development has steadily increased over the last three years. Prefabricated construction, which includes modular and manufactured homes, involves a mix of on- and off-site processes woven together to reduce...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2023 | Community
Whole house fans (WHF) have been around for decades, but the 2022 California Energy Code now requires them to be tested in Climate Zones 8 through 14 (1). In 2022, VCA tested hundreds of these fans in newly constructed housing and encountered many issues with getting...
