Energy Design Assistance

Build energy savings into your new construction or major renovation

Energy Design Assistance (EDA) helps you design a new facility, addition or renovation with efficiency in mind.

Energy Design Assistance is for projects that are:

• New construction, additions or major renovations
• Commercial buildings 50,000 sq. ft. or more, in early design stages
• Housing and condominium projects 150,000 sq. ft. or more, not including garage space

The program offers compelling benefits in several areas:

• Economic:
  • Free, customized energy-design consulting expertise helps you build in energy-efficiency
  • Computer energy modeling specific to your planned building forecasts energy use and finds efficiency improvements - a value that averages about $30,000
  • Design team reimbursement
  • LEED assistance for Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1
  • Building for efficiency helps optimize your building's life-cycle economic performance
• Health and the Environment
  • Better inside air quality boosts employee productivity and satisfaction
  • Improved overall air and water quality
  • Conserves natural resources and lowers environmental impacts

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• Energy Design Assistance brochure fully explains program options
• Energy Design Assistance application form
• Energy Design Assistance participation process
• Energy Design Assistance case study
• Energy Design Assistance program agreement-customer
• Energy Design Assistance program agreement-design team

Resources

• ENERGY STAR® rating for your building – from the Environmental Protection Agency

• LEED's Colorado Chapter

• For more information about computer modeling, visit Architectural Energy Corporation, our Colorado energy consultants
• Attention Architects and Engineers! Visit our EDA for Trade Partners web page