Custom Software Design and Development Services

We believe that the investment in customized software pays for itself many times over in increased productivity because it is designed to give you exactly what you need in exactly the format you need it.  Our products are scalable and modular so that they can build functionality over time as needs change.  Our products are also transparent so that others can easily understand, modify and maintain the code over time.

 Building Energy Efficiency, Code Analysis and Web Tools

We are experts in the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards.  We've worked to research, develop, interpret, implement, verify and enforce the Standards for more than 25 years.  The California Energy Code is the most stringent and complex in the world.  We've developed systems, advocated processes and created tools to help understand and apply the code in a way that makes the building cost effective, energy-efficient and responsive to the occupants.

Contract Management Systems and Other Business  Tools

We create software that helps make doing business more efficient.  We have billing system and contract management systems that are customizable and that can 'talk' to each other to automate data transfer, processing, retrieval and storage.  We create applications that track professional services, retail orders, booth sales, customers, energy savings and more. 

Energy Efficiency Program Design and Implementation

We believe that utilities in California and elsewhere in the nation have a very important role in creating, sustaining and pushing the market for energy efficient products, services and programs.  Our programs, sponsored by utilities and the California Energy Commission, deliver energy efficiency 'negawatts' that help to sustain growth and preserve natural resources. We design, market, implement, advocate and assist in evaluating programs throughout the west.  Our field representatives work together with architects, engineers, business owners, homeowners, building department personnel and school districts to increase energy efficiency.

 Dynamic, Interactive Floor Plans

We customize software that makes event planning easy by allowing booth sales, conference registration, virtual vendor displays, booth selection and order customization all via the web.  Our systems read AutoCAD and similar files so that the integrity of the event floor plan is properly cross referenced with the initial floor plan template. We help to automate process such as speaker selection and registration, and provide tools to the participant such as customizable session and vendor lists. 

 Data Warehousing and the Energy Data Web

There is a vast amount of data being collected, calculated and distributed through utility energy efficiency programs.  This data is very valuable and, when contained in the right environment can provide a comprehensive picture of the state of the market, the potential for improvement and the success provided by the various types of utility program. Traditional use of spreadsheets, sometimes embedded with macros or other psuedo-code, are now giving way to a more centralized, comprehensive web-based application.  We are helping our clients during this transition and preserving the best aspects of spreadsheets (transparency) yet capturing the full value of database-driven websites, data warehousing  and calculation tools.