Consulting Services Offered to Building Professionals

Building Environmental Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.) offers custom-tailored consulting services to serve the needs of homebuilders, remodelers, designers and developers. We can help you implement cost effective, affordable and consumer-friendly building energy-efficiency applications in a "sustainable development" context.

Technical support is provided to enhance energy efficiency, improve environmental performance of building and remodeling projects, boost indoor environmental quality, and to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy sources in new and existing residential and light commercial buildings through:

• review of designs and specifications for energy efficiency and environmental performance;
• state-of-the art computer simulation analysis;
• complete building energy standards, codes and HERS performance rating support;
• qualification support for meeting the US Green Building Council "LEED" program
• preparing Eco-specifications packages of cost-effective environmental building solutions;
• customized research on new and emerging building-related environmental technologies; and
• extensive info searches of the published and trade literature.

Project management is provided to building and remodeling firms as well as land developers to assist them in improving the energy and resource efficiency, and environmental responsibility of their projects including:

• pre-design phase program review and team direction for environmental excellence;
• design phase assessment of energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, indoor air quality, mechanical systems solutions and other relevant environmentally effective approaches;
• on-site quality assurance solutions for new building and remodeled structures;
• field supervision during the building or remodeling project construction phase; and
• application of "dynamic commissioning" procedures to ensure excellent performance.

Training on "building science" practices is provided to builders, developers and architects including:

• environmental building practices and efficiency-enhancing performance guidelines;
• implementation of super-insulation, passive solar, and advanced HVAC solutions;
• employing green building materials and strategies;
• how to create healthy indoor environmental conditions.
• build-quality assurance and cost reduction in a high-performance context; and
• comprehensive energy codes and standards compliance and implementation

Support Services: General Pricing Structure

Building Environmental Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.) custom-tailored consulting services are priced competitively to help our clients gain an edge in implementing environmental building techniques. Contact B.E.S.T. now...