- Our mission: To ease the Title 24 energy compliance process by providing complete, cost-effective, quality work. Because our work is of the highest quality, our prices are not the absolute lowest in the industry; however, we more than make up for that in construction cost savings (minimized code requirements). Our prices are competitive.
- If you are new to Title 24, then we suggest you click the links to the left for more information (you will need the free Acrobat Reader to view some of the pages, and you may need to temporarily enable popups). If you want to save yourself significant time and money on residential projects by doing the plan "takeoffs" yourself, our new website, www.easyTitle24.com, is open for business (click left hand link). For full service: Everything you need to know (including prices) is on, or linked within, the links to the left. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page for ways to send us work, and for ways to get in touch with us.
- Most of our time is spent gathering all relevant design information (and waiting for responses to questions about missing information). If you want to minimize the amount of time it takes us to complete our work, then please click the "What Designers Need to Know" link on the left, and print out the appropriate transmittal form (linked). Those forms tell you what information we need.
- Some very significant changes to the Title 24 Standards went into effect on 10/1/05. Click the links at the bottom of the page to see the California Energy Commission's summary of the changes (Residential and Nonresidential). Click the links at the left for plain language "Executive Summaries" we have prepared. The information in the Executive Summaries is distilled, and not a comprehensive description of all the Code changes (see the links at the bottom for that).
- The bottom line: Envelope designers will need to be judicious in the placement of West facing glass. Designers in other disciplines will need to take energy conservation seriously. Building plans will require more detail in general. Contractors and installers will need to read all the construction documents very carefully, and be aware of various "Installation Certificates" and "Acceptance" procedures. Computer simulated "performance" Title 24, and "existing-plus-addition/alteration" analysis will generally pay for themselves in construction savings many times over.
- We accept both printed plans, and CAD drawings (we have AutoCad 2005). DWG, DXF or DWF files larger than 6MB should be zipped before attaching to an e-mail (or break down and send in a series of smaller e-mails). PDF files will also work fine. Click the e-mail link at the very bottom of this page to send us an e-mail (please fax/send the appropriate transmittal/ checklist from our "What Designers Need to Know" page--linked at the upper left). If you have printed plans you would like us to work on, you can drop them off for "Quick Check" at 1485 Enea Ct., Suite 1330, Concord, 94520 (this is at the end of Enea Court, next to Waterworld). Just leave them with the receptionist at the "Executive Business Center" there, and call (925) 671-4789 to alert us to pick them up. Of course, you could also mail plans to that address. Make sure you enclose a phone number where we can reach you with questions. Steve Means' cellular phone number is (510) 750-8201. After hours, and when the office is closed, that is the number to call.
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