By incorporating our services at the design phase you will make the most significant impact in the project’s success. However, sustainable design is important at any stage. It also saves money. Click on the icons to the right to find out how, and then contact us.

Baosol’s consulting services provides the steps helping you realize a sustainable building.

A new way to look at your home. This affordable service helps you sort through the many options available to make your home more “green”. We start by determining the efficiency of your systems: water, electrical, heating and cooling, the basic thermal envelope, while watching for health issues. Then we explore the best ways to apply new technologies, new materials and other ways improve efficiency, comfort, and of course sustainability.

The audit includes a visual inspection of the furnace or heat source, ventilation, hot water heater, other water consumption devices, attic insulation, windows and doors, lighting, electrical loads, and solar orientation. With this basic information we can guide you to the most appropriate ways to reduce electrical, water and gas usage. You also will be able to use a “Kill-a-Watt” electrical usage meter for up to two weeks to measure your electrical consumption.

This audit will provide you with an idea of what works well in your home, what does not, and how to make improvements. Depending on your needs, we can determine a preliminary strategy to upgrade the space in regards to energy efficiency, heating, cooling, lighting, interior improvements, air quality, and solar.

1 ½ hours $120. Price is for the greater Ft Collins, Loveland, Estes Park CO. areas; other areas may require a trip surcharge.

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Get your building project off to a good start. This service provides a clear blue print that can pay for itself many times over. Working as a team with the architect, engineer, builder and owner, we integrate many different elements, approaching the building as a system, and apply the lens of sustainable design at the onset. A design charette usually takes place as one or two half-day meetings. The design charette provides the best opportunity to incorporate money and energy saving strategies through design integration, and helps avoid mistakes and complications down the road.

A design charette allows great gains from sustainable consulting. A USGBC study found that when only 3% of the design is completed, 70% of the building’s lifetime energy is locked in. This means that even seemingly small design changes can have dramatic effects on the lifetime performance of a building.

Residential and commercial rating programs need special attention at the design phase. Code compliance is not sufficient to discover a building’s “green” imprint, and in many cases can result in building the “least bad” building allowed. Baosol can help you apply sustainable building from the beginning, turning your blueprints green.

Interdependent design is about working with the relationship of all the aspects of a building to create a positive built environment. Every building has a “green” footprint waiting to be discovered, but beyond that we need to consider how the building functions holistically.

Baosol's consulting service is available when you plan to build or remodel sustainably. Using the “Seven steps to a sustainable building” (PDF) model our consulting services takes into account all aspects of a building to create solutions that greatly improve the project. You can take advantage of this service for any type of construction. Energy savings often offer a good payback, but materials reduction is also not uncommon. Ongoing operation costs are considered and balanced in relation to first costs.
Energy, materials, air quality, and durability are priorities, but what’s most important is a building that works well for the people in it. Green buildings have a higher resale for a reason; they provide more benefits, often without more cost. Studies show that 70% of all owners are more satisfied with their green building.

Sustainable building consulting can be beneficial if you are:

• Looking for a property to buy or invest in- don’t get stuck with an energy hog.
• Planning to remodel- from materials to floor plans.
• Planning to build from the ground up- integrating green building from the beginning.
• Looking for cost-effective energy savings- numerous affordable ways to reduce energy use.
• Looking to improve the healthiness of the building- hidden and not-so-hidden indoor environmental quality issues.
• Wanting to improve the comfort and quality of the building- too hot, too cold, just right.

Baosol provides advice on either an ongoing basis throughout the project, or for specific items, on a fee basis. You can also use our services for project inspection to help stay on track, or just for a second set of eyes.

The myth that green building is too expensive is in part due to a flood of “boutique” products entering the market, keeping us from making great gains in sustainability. There is a patchwork of ratings systems, a lot of information now available, and often a lack of understanding in the building profession of how sustainability works. Baosol will help keep your project realistic both financially and functionally.

Do you have an idea or problem that is unconventional? Call to see if Baosol can provide a turnkey solution. The conventional building establishment often shuns new thinking. Working with Baosol your project can be successfully crafted or supervised. Baosol has a dedicated shop and high quality tool set to work within most building areas. This includes plumbing, electrical (ac, dc) woodworking, concrete, installation, etc. Baosol can also take an supervisory or inspection role to help ensure the project success and advise on quality builders and installers.

This service is intended to help facilitate unique projects.