Zia Services
The Zia Energy Co, LC
Hi Performance Building Specialists focused on Single Family, Townhouses, Condominiums, Multi-Family, Low-Rise, Light Commercial, Building Renovations and Adaptive Reuse.
Zia is a Veteran Owned Entity emphasizing Common Sense, Practicality and Cost Effectiveness in the applications of Energy Efficiency, Healthy, Sustainable Building Technology.
Zia begins at the beginning, by fanatical attention to the most cost effective, energy efficient, energy conserving application known: A tight, practically insulated Thermal Envelope.
Zia works to bridge the ever widening gap between cost prohibitive, impractical, “Green” applications and commons sense applications that work.
Zia works towards actual cost effective, energy conserving, operational and maintenance benefits, not excessive program certification points that skew cost considerations.
Zia is a Verifier, Technician, Rater: LEED AP, HERS Rater, Energy Star Partner, DOE Building America Verifier and EarthCraft House Technician/Verifier.
Services:
Zia Energy provides assistance to those entities who are focused on taking their businesses to a higher level of proficiency involving energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments and sustainable building practices by utilizing pre-planning, field applied quality control and testing and the applications of common sense and cost effectiveness.
One of our primary focus’s is working with Veteran and Service Disabled Veteran Businesses who want to learn and apply Sustainable Building Applications profitably to further their opportunities to secure sole sourcing and set asides involving Federal/Military Contracting and Service applications involving LEED and Sustainable, Green Building.
Zia Provides the following services applicable to Light Commercial Buildings, Low Rise Multi-Family buildings(apartments, condominiums and townhouses) and Single Family Housing
Practical, Common Sense Education and Presentations focused on understanding the theory and bridging the gap between theory and field application.
We solve problems. Many projects have utilized what they believed to be Green Sustainable Applications unilaterally with no thought to system application as a whole-Mold, rot, high humidity, indoor air quality, HVAC issues and air leakage have resulted. We can help solve these issues and if beyond our capability we know people or will help you find people who can.
Quality control review and on site inspections__oversight of field applications pertaining to air sealing, insulation and window installations, vapor retarders, drainage plains, exterior coverings and air barriers. If not installed correctly these items compromise all energy efficient applications and operational results. They skew energy modeling predictions.
Practical plan-specifications review focusing on the Thermal Envelope System, interior water conservation, exterior water issues, humidity issues, make up and fresh air delivery, historic energy use data collection, and cost effective solar applications.
Market Rate Affordable-Workforce and subsidized Low Income Housing: Practical, cost effective, energy efficient solutions for both new construction and renovation.
Modular and Structural Insulated Panel(SIP) Building Systems: Design_Build applications focusing on energy efficiency and cost effectiveness. Based on experience with actual applications and continuing review of evolving practical technologies.
Analysis and review for to insure practical cost effective solar thermal and PV applications
Affordable Housing Providers including both For-Profit and Non-Profit entities. : Consulting, Design-Build Services focusing on cost effectiveness, payback and affordability.
Structurally Insulated Panels(SIPS) Building Applications: Consulting, Design-Build Services
Modular Building Applications: Consulting, Design-Build Services, Inspection Services
New Home Building: Consulting, Design Review applicable to Energy Efficiency and Green Building Applications.
Ventilation, moisture issues, mold, humidification-dehumidification control: Existing Home, Low Rise Residential Multi-Family, Townhouses, Condominium and Light Commercial