Frequently Asked Questions
California has Residential and NonResidential
Building Energy Standards that are
commonly referred to Title-24 Energy Standards. Before a city or county can issue a
building
permit for a new home, office, commercial building, addition to a home or
office, or the remodel of any of these, energy compliance calculations must be
performed.
These calculations determine
the energy conservation features that must be included in
the project for it to
comply with the state energy standards.
Douglas Beaman Associates has over 20 years of
experience performing these calculations.
We have always kept one objective foremost: lowest upfront cost for the
builder/owner while
ensuring that the project complies with the state standards
and results in an energy efficient
building.
What Training Do We Provide?
Douglas Beaman Associates provides a variety of
energy related training services through-out
California. We have provided some or all of these for
all four major investor owned utilities in
California as well as municipal
utilities such as SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District)
and private
companies. A partial listing of these classes
includes:
- Overview of the Residential Energy Standards
- HVAC Change-out Rules
- Residential Load Calculations (ACCA Manual J)
- Residential Duct Design (ACCA Manual D)
- HVAC Static Pressure and Airflow (Hands-on class)
- CHEERS New Contruction certification training
What is CHEERS®?
HERS provider. Additional information is available at www.CHEERS.org. Douglas
Beaman Associates provides training, quality assurance, and technical assistance for
CHEERS.