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C O N S U L T I N G    

Planning a successful, cost-effective green building requires understanding options and making choices. Draw 4 Studio offers consulting services in the following areas to assist Clients in making choices that lead to successful green projects.

  • Green Building Code Analysis/ Minimum Requirements

  • Energy Efficiency Goals

  • Existing Building Assessment/ On-site Data collection

  • Site Analysis/ Building Orientation

  • Passive Design Strategies/ Thermal Mass/ Daylighting

  • Envelope Design/ R values

  • Glazing Options/ Glare Control/ Shading Devices & Strategies

  • Active Heating & Cooling Systems

  • Ventilation & Heat Recovery/ Indoor Air Quality

  • LED Lighting/ Energy Efficient Appliances

  • System Load Calculations and Analysis

  • Renewable Energy/ Solar PV, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal

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  • Off Grid vs. Grid Tie PV Systems

  • Systems Cost Estimates

  • Operation & Maintenance Costs

  • Affordability/ Return on Investment

  • Water Efficiency/ Water Harvesting

  • Greywater Reuse/ Blackwater Treatment/ Constructed Wetlands

  • Green Roofs/ Cool Roofs/ Green Walls

  • Smart Controls/ Home Automation

  • Renewable Energy Tax Credits, Rebates & Incentives

  • Green Building Programs & Awards

  • Net Zero Energy Building*

  • LEED Commissioning

*Net Zero Energy Building; NZEB: The total amount of energy used by a given building on an annual basis is roughly equal to the amount of renewable energy created on its site.

Architects, Santa Fe

Short list of Green Building features &/or analysis incorporated into past projects:

 

Holloway Residence – Daylighting, water catchment, grid-tied solar photovoltaic system, heat recovery ventilation, led lighting

 

Gardner Residence – Home automation, site infrastructure/ water catchment, electrical system sizing, led lighting, reclaimed building materials

 

Amarillo Botanical Gardens Conservatory – Thermal mass, daylighting, passive cooling & natural ventilation, glazing analysis & selection

 

Winant/ Gerold Residence – Daylighting, thermal mass, water catchment, electrical system sizing, off-grid solar PV, graywater recycling, black water constructed wetlands, recycled/ reclaimed building materials

 

Degan/ Siegal Residence – Off-grid 12 volt solar PV, solar thermal for domestic hot water, gray water recycling, thermal mass, recycled/ reclaimed building materials

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