Get Started / Prices

Getting Started

1. Contact me, Beth Smithwick, the principal of CompuCalc. I will discuss the project with you so I can give you an estimate for energy documentation cost and time.
2. Send me your plans. Plans created in a computer-aided drafting program can be sent in .dwg or .dxf format (Model Space). Required plan sheets include:
   • Plot plan (or a North arrow on the floor plan)
   • Floor plan
   • Cross-section
   • Elevations page
   • Foundation plan
   • Existing floor plan (if the project is an addition)
3. For many projects, you — the contractor or homeowner — will have to register at a central database website (e.g., CalCERTS Home Energy Rating Systems - HERS). This website registers building projects whose Title 24 Energy Compliance is reached with the use of HERS Verification Testing(s). This is a paperwork process that became effective October 1, 2010. I can give you explanation and training about this process.

Prices

Contact me for an initial discussion, I can give you a firm quote.