We are engineers, architects, HVAC professionals (no sales or repair), energy consultants, and green building experts. We provide design and design consultations for homes, systems, businesses, neighborhoods, commercial structures.
Affiliations include:
US Green Building Council
Florida Green Building Coalition
Florida Engineering Society
American Institute of Architects
The Congress for the New Urbanism
Association for Energy Engineers
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Building a new house or commercial building? Remodeling an old one? Interested in LEED certification on a commercial or residential project? Sustainably Built helps owners, builders, and architects make informed decisions about energy efficiency, renewable energy, durable materials, and indoor air quality. Through advanced computer modeling, we predict your building's energy bills and help you choose materials, and cost-effective design and construction methods to reduce those bills or eliminate them entirely. We can even help you determine the most cost-effective ways to build a net-zero energy home.
A net-zero energy home is one that produces as much energy as it consumes over the course of a year. Features such as passive-solar design, super-insulated walls and windows, solar thermal heating, and photovoltaics all contribute to the check that the utility company will write to you at the end of the year.
Sustainably Built can also provide a RESNET Accredited Home Energy Rating (HERS). HERS ratings are required by law in some municipalities, and are important components of receiving LEED for Homes or Energy Star certification. A HERS rating is also essential for receiving the $2000 Federal Energy Efficiency Tax Credit for new construction. In addition, Sustainably Built is an accredited LEED for Homes rater, and can guide you through the entire process and verify the credits necessary for certification. If you're looking to improve the efficiency of your existing home, we offer BPI/RESNET Comprehensive Home Energy Audits powered by Optimiser.