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Residential Load Calculations & Energy Code Compliance

Your permit needs a Manual J. Get it right the first time.

Room-by-room ACCA Manual J load calculation, prepared from your plans and reviewed by an ICC-certified plans examiner before it goes anywhere near your building department.

  • Accepted or we fix it free — revisions until your permit clears
  • Inputs taken from your drawings, not square-footage guesses
  • ACCA-approved software (Cool Calc) · all 50 states · IECC 2009–2021
  • Flat price. No quote dance. No per-revision fees.
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ICC-certified plans examiner — private review for your permit package. Travis Smith — ICC-Certified Residential Energy Inspector / Plans Examiner · E&O insured · general contracting background in Washington. The person who reviews your plans at the building department is a plans examiner. I hold the same ICC certification — except I work for you.

Manual J Load Report ● Available now
$249flat — most homes
Manual S equipment selection +$50 (Manual J+S package: $299)
⬆ Drop your plan set PDF here
Pay after upload · Report emailed as PDF · 2 business day turnaround
Rush available — contact us.
Examiner-reviewedNever auto-generated
Plans-matchedInputs the AHJ can verify
FreeRevisions until accepted
E&O insuredProfessional practice

What's in a Manual J report from us

A room-by-room ACCA Manual J heating and cooling load calculation, built from your actual plan set — not a rule-of-thumb square-footage estimate.

Who needs a Manual J

New construction, additions, and — increasingly — HVAC change-outs. IRC M1401.3 requires equipment sized to an ACCA Manual J or equivalent, and departments are bouncing rule-of-thumb sizing more often on straightforward swaps too. Not sure if yours qualifies? Read Do I need a Manual J?