
LEED® Green Building
Our LEED services include:
- Green Building certification management and facilitation
- LEED for New Construction & Major Renovations
- LEED for Core & Shell
- LEED for Commercial Interiors
- LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
- LEED for Schools
- LEED for Homes and LEED for Homes Midrise
- LEED for Retail
- LEED documentation assistance
- Pre-LEED and GreenPoint Rated submittal reviews
- Manufacturer and product sustainability consulting
- Financial and LEED feasibility studies
- Sustainable O&M Guidelines
CALGreen
Our turnkey compliance saves design teams time so they can focus on their core competencies. We keep work with each team member to keep them informed about the subtleties of each code requirement, which minimizes surprises and delays within the design phase. The CALGreen sheets which we produce are often accepted by jurisdictions with minimal or no plan check corrections.
Commissioning and Retro Commissioning
Commissioning ensures that the building owner receives a product that meets the performance requirements which they specify. The commissioning process provides a quality assurance process that ensures design and performance criteria of the installed systems function as intended and in a manner consistent with ownership’s requirements. As a result, our clients are delivered buildings which operate at their peak performance, often resulting in lower energy and maintenance costs, as well as more productive and healthier building environments. Other commissioning benefits include:
Our Commissioning services may include the following:
- Lower energy and operational costs
- Reduced change orders and additional claims
- Fewer deficiencies at substantial completion
- Fewer project delays
- Less post occupancy corrective work
- Minimized impact from design changes
- Better operation, maintenance and reliability
- More knowledgeable O&M staff.
Our Commissioning services include the following:
- Design quality assurance
- LEED Fundamental Commissioning
- LEED Enhanced Commissioning
- LEED Retro-Commissioning
- CALGreen Commissioning
- California Energy Code Commissioning
- Customized Commissioning for your specific project needs
- Energy Audit
We typically commission the following systems:
- Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning Equipment
- Electrical and lighting systems
- Building automation and controls
- Renewable energy systems (Photovoltaic)
- Building envelope
- Other building systems can also be commissioned as required or requested
Energy Modeling & Title-24
Our energy models can be used early in the design phase to assess compliance. A living model that changes with design is very beneficial as we deliver real time results as the project evolves.
Incentives and Rebates
GreenPoint Rated
Energy Star Certification
VCA Green can assist project teams comply with Energy Star for Homes program.
Energy Auditing – ASHRAE Level 1 & 2
The ASHRAE Level II audit provides a higher level of detail then the ASHRAE Level I Audit and focuses more on how and when the most energy is consumed. As with the Level I audit, VCA Green identifies ECMs complete with each measures payback period.
Greenhouse Gas Analysis & Climate Action Plan Compliance
VCA Green produces GHG assessments of potential GHG emissions based on the proposed design to show compliance with CEQA.
HERS (Home Energy Rating System)
Our HERS Raters can help you with:
- Duct testing
- Envelope leakage (blower door) testing
- Quality insulation installation (QII)
- Refrigerant charge and Airflow (RCA)
- Fan efficacy (watt draw)
- Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) verification
- Air flow and exhaust
- Rebate and tax incentive verification
- Existing building verification of installed systems
NAHB National Green Building Standard (NGBS)
Third Party Acceptance Testing
Training: VCA Green Provides Education on CALGreen, LEED and GreenPoint Rated
- CALGreen Residential and Non-residential
- 2013 California Energy Code
- LEED Overview
- Commissioning