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.
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.
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.
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?