Beyond Efficiency helps architects, developers, and builders create smart buildings and communities. Given our extensive experience in the building industry in both the office and the field, our team understands the range of design and engineering challenges that often confront projects. We bring unique experience and insight to project teams and encourage adequate collaboration throughout all phases of a project. This helps ensure that key goals are achieved while minimizing change orders, budget overruns, resource and energy waste, and dissatisfied clients.

We specialize in educational, small commercial, mixed-use, multifamily and single-family residential projects in California and beyond, from the coast to the mountains. Whether your project is in a climate with 2,000 or 10,000 heating degree days, contact us today for a free exploratory meeting and needs assessment: 

• Energy modeling, energy optimization, & Title 24 compliance services
• High-performance enclosure design guidance
• Building science (thermal performance & moisture durability) analysis & detailing
• Advanced Framing structural engineering guidance
• HVAC & plumbing consulting
• HERS Rating services
• Training & coaching

Green program support & rating services:

• Passive House
• LEED for Homes Multifamily Midrise
• LEED for Homes
• LEED for New Construction (LEED NC)
• GreenPoint Rated
• Enterprise Green Communities
• ENERGY STAR Multifamily Highrise
• ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes
• Indoor airPLUS
• WaterSense

Participating in these programs provides 3rd party verification and public recognition that best practice measures have been achieved. Ultimately, however, we feel strongly that "points are not the point"--Beyond Efficiency's promise to our clients is to achieve the underlying goals that these programs strive to deliver.