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Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing Healdsburg
Gilleran Energy Management offers comprehensive consulting for green building and energy efficiency in affordable housing in Healdsburg and the surrounding Bay Area. Integrating energy efficient and/or green building solutions can significantly reduce the financial burden on residents and preserve affordability, increasing opportunity for low-income families in our community. Our consultants work closely with developers and owners to develop a customized plan that meets all energy and sustainability goals.
GEM’s energy & sustainability consulting includes:
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Services
ASHRAE Levels 1-3 Auditing
Building Energy Modeling and Title 24 Compliance Analysis
Building Performance Testing: BPI, CALGreen, HERS
CALGreen Compliance and Consulting
Cost-Benefit/Return on Investment Forecasting
Rebuild Support Services
Green Building Charrettes
Energy Audits and Modeling
Energy Conservation
ENERGY STAR Certification & Benchmarking
Greenhouse Gas Analysis
Green Building Certification Programs: LEED, GreenPoint Rated, ENERGY STAR, Indoor airPLUS, WaterSense
GreenPoint Rated Certification
LEED Consulting
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Performance Testing
Power Outage - Battery Backup Review
Residential Auditing
Retro-Commissioning
Single and Multifamily HERS II & BPI-based
Solar-PV System Sizing
Tenant Utility Allowance Reporting
USGBC LEED Residential Certification
Utility Allowance Calculation (CUAC) Consulting
Zero Net Energy
Whether you’re planning a new build or upgrading an existing building, our energy & sustainability consulting will ensure your Healdsburg project is completed on time, within budget, and in line with all requirements. We’ll also work with your design and construction teams to find solutions that can be integrated without compromising the building’s key aesthetic elements.
For more information on energy efficiency solutions in affordable housing, contact Gilleran Energy Management today at (707) 528-7318.
How Can We Help You?
GEM provides a roadmap for design and construction professionals to plan for an integrated design processes to achieve high energy performance goals. We first collaborate with a projects design team to help identify economically feasible green solutions. At this phase, it is important that all changes made by one team member are communicated to others to ensure any issues are addressed before construction begins.
As a project transitions to the construction-phase, a third-party analyst will streamline ongoing communication between the design and construction team. As the core team changes, ceding precedence to the construction team, we provide streamlined communication support between the teams to ensure value engineering does not diminish planned green features. Our process-oriented approach invites teamwork and transparency to smoothly execute energy performance goals within scheduling and budgetary constraints.
At GEM, we believe every project is unique. We offer a wide range of customizable green building certification consulting serves to fit your project needs, including LEED certification consulting services, Zero Net Energy and various other green building programs.
GEM works with design and construction teams to ensure that your home’s energy systems meet California’s building energy code requirements, as well as energy performance goals. Given the advances in materials and energy systems technology it is possible to cost-effectively make your home energy efficient.
We sweat the small stuff. This enables design and construction professionals to focus their know-how on the creative process of designing and building greener, healthier and more sustainable living environments. Once contracted, one of our analysts will identify, quantify and maximize your home’s green building and energy efficiency features. If your goal is to achieve greater levels of performance, we also offer Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Homes (U.S. Green Building Council – LEED for Homes), BuiltItGreen – GreenPoint Rated and Zero Net Energy programs.
Located in the heart of wine country, GEM offers consulting services to help wineries and vineyards efficiently manage their water and energy efficiency needs. Our services are customized to help design and construction teams navigate the planning and building delivery processes to reduce resource demands, and verify that both local and state building energy standards are met.
Almost half of the electricity consumed by wineries is used for refrigeration at various stages of the winemaking processes. We have successfully collaborated with an extensive number of wineries and vineyards to style solutions to reduce energy and project costs. Through the grapevine, design and construction professionals have counted on GEM’s winery and vineyard services for LEED certification consultation, greenhouse gas emissions analysis, as well as a wide assortment of other green solutions.
We encourage design and construction teams to dream big. It is our mission to make sure your plan is executed efficiently throughout the planning and construction delivery processes. Once contracted, one of our dedicated analysts will manage a project by using their expertise to enhance the know-how of owners, developers, architects, engineers and contractors. Using an integrated design process allows a project team to explore and implement green solutions effectively while staying within budgetary and scheduling constraints. Our comprehensive approach helps identify, quantify and implement energy and water saving solutions to meet energy performance goals.
California has long acknowledged climate change as an existential threat to mankind. The state is addressing this danger through a multifaceted approach to reducing carbon emissions. By 2030, the state will require that all new and 50% of existing commercial construction be Zero Net Energy (ZNE). Hiring a consultant early will ensure that green features are integrated and implemented to minimize costly redesigns and our team will assist in meeting energy performance goals. We also offer a variety of other green building and energy efficiency programs tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients, including LEED certification consultation, and solar energy analysis.
The need for affordable housing in our communities is undeniable. At GEM, we recognize the positive impact healthy and energy efficient communities can have on its residents. Our process-oriented energy and green building program development closely collaborates with the design team to identify, quantify and implement cost-effective energy performance features in new and rehabilitation projects.
Affordable housing projects use multiple public and private sources to fund design and construction. We know how to leverage green features and high-performance energy features needed to secure funds. Bringing the latest knowledge to the field facilitates smooth construction delivery processes. We can also assist the design team to meet the intent of national and local certification programs including LEED for Homes and GreenPoint Rated.
Providing services tailored to your needs, our experts provide green building and energy performance consultation services to primary, secondary and higher educational facilities. We navigate through California’s rigorous building energy standards to provide fiscally responsible solutions from the outset of project planning delivery processes. Our collaborative efforts with design and construction team members minimizes time loss to meet energy performance goals, and allows team members to focus on the job of converting their ideas into feasible projects. By jointly collaborating with architecture, engineering and all other stakeholders we advise project teams on green solutions that maximize a client’s energy performance goals.
Various state and federal programs have been created to provide incentives to reduce energy consumption and create healthier studying environments – for all. Whatever your project goals, our track record has successfully led support for energy consultation services for green building and energy performance goals, as well as a number of high performance incentive grants including the Energy Partnership Program, Bright Schools Program, California Clean Energy Jobs Act, to name a few.
Dear friends, clients, colleagues and collaborators,
Our team hopes that you are all staying safe and well during this time of crisis.
The situation is fast changing, and Gilleran Energy Management, Inc. is taking every precaution to protect the health and safety of our clients and our staff. We are committed to providing continued service to our clients while abiding by the recommendations or orders from the CDC, WHO and other local governing agencies. We have spent the last month taking proactive and precautionary steps to keep everyone safe while still moving our projects forward efficiently. Things are not business as usual, but we are happy to report that we are now set up to work remotely from the safety of our homes.
There have been some delays and/or inconveniences while we made this transition, we apologize for that. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to adjust to the new “normal”. Most importantly we appreciate your business and choosing to work with our committed group of energy and green building consultants to achieve your goals.
We will continue to monitor the fluid situation as changes continue to occur on a daily basis.
Counties in the Bay Area have further restricted work, as of April 1, on construction sites unless they are considered an essential service i.e. affordable housing, medical or government related projects. Our team will continue to shelter in place and will correspond remotely whenever possible. We have created and adapted some industry policies that allow remote site visits via live video and audio as well as the use of photo-documentation. As things change, we will continue to update you.
Please feel free to contact Kevin with any questions or concerns.
Warm regards,
Kevin, Sam, Kim Beltran, Michael, Samantha, Ian, Kim Carpico and Christie
HERS and CALGreen site visits - We are ready to come to your job site
April 23, 2020
GEM’s team of certified HERS raters and CALGreen inspectors are ready to complete job site visits for you allowing your project to proceed to completion.
Please reach out to your project lead to schedule a good day and time for a site visit.