Real Projects.
Real Numbers.
Real Compliance.

A co-op builder had forgotten to install the ventilation guards required by the original H1 calculation, putting the home’s compliance at risk. 

By rebalancing specifications across the thermal envelope, our H1 team helped a group home builder achieve significant savings of $500,000 across its development of 150 homes. 

We worked with a builder who had lost money on a project. With the slab, frames and windows already locked in, our H1 team identified unnecessary over-specification in the remaining build and reduced the builder’s costs by $7,000.

On paper, a single R7.0 and a double-layer R3.6 look interchangeable. On-site they aren't - the second layer invites failed inspections, disturbed insulation, and rework you pay for twice.

We worked with a builder whose insulation specification met the technical requirements, but it was not the most cost-effective solution. By identifying the right levers to pull within the thermal envelope, our team saved the builder $50,000 across their annual build portfolio.

Two blocks came to us glazed at 38% and 39% - a level that makes H1 compliance expensive fast. We recommended changes that cut it back to around 30% and freed up $10,000 per block, without touching the design.

A builder's plans said 90mm wall framing. The walls were built at 140mm - and our EnergySmart installers caught it on site, turning a consent-stopping mismatch into a new H1 report inside 24 hours.

A show home was narrowly failing H1, and the obvious fix was expensive thermally broken windows that would have changed nothing a buyer could see. We found a smarter path and handed the builder $15,000 to spend where it actually shows.

A premium builder was spending $8k–$9k per block on insulation that moved energy efficiency by less than a percent. We showed them where to stop - and freed up $100,000 across the development to spend where buyers actually notice.