Although HERS ratings are already mandatory for every new home in Aspen, Pitkin County, Boulder and Boulder County Colorado, the addition of Advanced Energy Modeling offers luxury homeowners a pathway to achieve even higher energy efficiency and sustainability,...
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What is Life Cycle Cost Analysis?
What is Life Cycle Cost Analysis? When speaking to client’s about the capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenditures (OpEx) of their heating, cooling and ventilation systems, we find the best way to communicate is a shared language of dollars and cents. To do...
Commercial Building Electrification Guide
Without electric heating, your building risks falling behind industry standards. Electric heating is a long-proven and highly effective approach to achieving sustainability and energy efficiency. Buildings are responsible for about 28% of global CO2 emissions, with...
Net Zero Construction: The Future in the Built Environment
Net zero emissions buildings represent a groundbreaking approach to sustainable architecture, aiming to completely offset their carbon emissions over their operational lifespan. These innovative structures harness a combination of renewable energy sources,...
Indoor Air Quality Services: How to Enjoy Better Air
Indoor air quality services have surged in importance and popularity due to heightened awareness of health and environmental concerns. The realization that indoor air can be significantly more polluted than outdoor air has underscored the critical role of indoor air...
How Energy Modeling Can Benefit Your Building Project
At DMA Engineering, we firmly believe that energy modeling supports successful outcomes. To that end, we work with building owners to determine how and why buildings are struggling to maintain energy efficiency so the right adjustments can be made. Every building...
C-PACE: Tips to Avoid Pitfalls During Building Efficiency Upgrades
You have an old Colorado building, and you want to make it as energy-efficient as possible. How do you start the process? How will you pay for it? Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is an excellent option to get your project rolling quickly and...
Ground Source Heat Pumps: A Geothermal Heating and Cooling Solution
Did you know that more than 50,000 ground source heat pumps are installed in the U.S. every year? These environmentally friendly systems use underground energy to keep buildings comfortable and efficient. Let’s take a closer look at ground source heating technology...
Building Retro-Commissioning: Healthcare Trust of America
Learn how DMA Engineering successfully achieved building retro-commissioning for an older facility in a health care system.
Top HVAC Industry Trends for 2024
Due to the impending retirement of the baby boomer generation, the HVAC industry is grappling with a shortage of qualified technicians