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ENERGY STAR® Checklist

AIR SEALING TRADE ACCESS

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Builder

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Duct and Flue Shafts

All duct shafts and flues installed through ceilings, walls, and flooring are sealed to keep conditioned air from leaking into unconditioned space.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

Caulk, canned foam, or rigid air barrier material is cut to fit and caulked or foamed in place around the duct shafts.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

UL-rated collars or sheet metal are cut to fit and sealed with fire-rated caulk, while maintaining proper clearance between flue and combustible materials.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

A sheet metal shield, 4 inches higher than the expected insulation height, is constructed around combustion flues to maintain 3 inches of clearance between the flue and attic insulation.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

► Sealing Duct and Flue Shafts

Sealing Duct and Flue Shafts CAD

Sealing Ducts and Flue Shafts Resource Guide

Plumbing and Piping

All plumbing and piping installed through walls, ceilings, and flooring is sealed to keep conditioned air from leaking into unconditioned space.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

All penetrations are no more than 1 inch larger in diameter than the outside diameter of the pipe.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

All holes and gaps to unconditioned space are sealed with caulk or canned spray foam.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

For large penetrations, rigid blocking material is cut to fit over the gap and then sealed in place with caulk or spray foam.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

►Sealing Plumbing and Piping 1

►Sealing Plumbing and Piping 2

Sealing Plumbing and Piping CAD

Sealing Plumbing and Piping Guide

Electrical Wiring

All electrical wiring installed through walls, ceilings, and flooring are sealed.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

All electrical boxes installed through walls, ceilings, and flooring are sealed.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

Sealants (e.g., caulk, fire-retardant caulk, fire-rated spray foam, etc.) are compatible with all adjoining surfaces and meet the fire and air barrier specifications according to code.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

Holes for electrical wiring are no more than 1 inch larger in diameter than the wiring diameter.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

Wiring penetrations are sealed using caulk or canned spray foam.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

Ceiling-mounted electrical boxes are installed in the ceiling drywall and caulked around the base, including all holes in the box, with fire-retardant caulk.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

Wall-mounted electrical boxes are gasketed and airtight.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

OR, wall-mounted electrical boxes are standard electrical boxes, with all openings and holes sealed with caulk.

Yes/Pass/True No/Fail/False NA See Notes

Sealing Electrical Wiring Resource Guide

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Builder representative

Builder email

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Subcontractor

Subcontractor representative

Subcontractor email

When the “Send Inspection Report” button is selected, an email with all the information in this Inspection Report will be sent to the “Builder email” address of the Company Representative completing this report and to the “Subcontractor email” address and “Copy to” addresses if provided.

🏅 Create a Business Worth Owning

📶 Integrated step-by-step program using all tools and systems

💡 Two coaching sessions per month

📊 Monthly scorecard to measure the journey

🛠️ Tools: All tools (Chart of Accounts, Cost Codes, BBOS Estimator, Builder Business Model Canvas, SubManager, ClientManager, Policy Handbook, Management Scorecard).

🤝 What we do together:

A 180+-day engagement covering financials, estimating, subcontractors, clients, and workforce.
Coaching sessions every two weeks to review your real numbers and coach policy implementation.
A monthly “Business Health Scorecard” that shows where you are strong and where to strengthen.
Focus on building a business system that allows you to:
- move out of day-to-day management;
- develop a valuable legacy enterprise; and
- create a business with significant market value.

💲 Investment: $3,500-$5,000.

🪜 Progression logic:

This is the capstone — combining all five prior steps into one system that builds a business worth owning.

🎯Outcome: "Now I control my business, not the other way around."

👷 Manage Your Workforce

👷‍♀️ Put the right people in the right position

📄 Create an Organization Chart and Position Descriptions

📄 Integrate employment policies

🛠️ Tools: OrgChart, Position Descriptions, Company Policy Template

🤝 What we do together:

Create a Company organization chart.
Create Job Descriptions.
Implement employee policy handbook
Identify inefficiencies in labor margins.
Discover hidden labor costs.

💲 Investment: $1,250-$1,500.

🪜 Progression logic:

Labor is usually the last controllable variable — now you are tackling optimization and efficiency.

🎯Outcome: "Now I am in control of the work that must be completed, and my employees understand their positions and accountabilities."

🗣️ Control the Client Relationship

📄 Client log, Change Order system

📄 Notice of Completion, Draw Requests

📄 Communication templates for disputes

🛠️ Tools: ClientManager, Client Contact Log, Initial Specifications, NAHB Residential Construction Guide

🤝 What we do together:

Implement a structured client management system.
Introduce the Client Contact Log.
Provide templates for change order and scope adjustments.
Train on reducing disputes and managing client expectations.

💲 Investment: $750-$1,250

🪜 Progression logic:

With the business financially stable and risk-protected, control of clients and their expectations ensures smoother operations and fewer profit leaks.

🎯Outcome: "Now I can manage clients and their expectations without projects spinning out of control."

🧯Identify and Manage Risks

🏠 Project Risks:

Site Risks – site injuries with no primary insurance coverage.
Reputational Risks – You don’t deliver what you promised because your subcontractors were not on the same page.
Capacity Risks – You can’t deliver what you promised because you don’t have the organizational structure to support your sales.

🔍 Management Risks:

Company Structural Risks – You don’t have the right people in the right positions.
Promotional Risks – Your market doesn’t know or care about your products.
Competitive Risks – You haven’t differentiated your company, so lowest price is the only way you can compete.
Market Demand Risks – a bad market cycle will cripple or destroy your business.

🛠️ Tools: SubManager, Organizing for Success, Builder Business Model Canvas, Budgeting Forecasts

🤝 What we do together:

Implement Terms and Conditions, Scopes of Work, and Inspection Reports for all Subcontractors.
Review how you track subcontractor insurance and compliance.
Analyze your organizational structure to optimize production capacity.
Review your business model.
Create “Expected Case”, “Best Case”, and Worst Case” budgeting scenarios.

💲 Investment: $1,000-$1,500

🪜 Progression logic:

After financial clarity and profitable estimating, risk management provides the next layer of company stability.

🎯Outcome: "Now I can reduce or transfer risk exposure; identify and appeal to my primary market; and plan for any type of economic environment."

🧮Price with Confidence

🔍 Audit your estimating process

🔎 Review all active projects monthly for budget-to-actual performance

🔍 Debrief every completed project for profitability and work flow

📶 Install a margin-tracking dashboard

🛠️ Tools: BBOS Estimator, Overhead Calculator, Completed Project Profitability Report

🤝 What we do together:

Audit your current estimating process.
Benchmark your margins against industry and market standards.
Optimize estimating margins for maximum profitability.
Track true budget-to-actual expenditures.

💲 Investment: $750-$1,250

🪜 Progression logic:

Once finances are stable, you can sharpen your pricing to stop leaving money on the table.
You’ll know the margin to use to make sure overhead is allocated profitably.

🎯Outcome: "Now I can bid jobs knowing I'll profit, not just hoping for profit."

💰90-Day Financial Reset

🗄️ Rebuild Chart of Accounts on NAHB Model

🗃️ Rebuild Cost Codes on CSI model

🛠️ Tools: Accounting platform, NAHB Chart of Accounts, CSI Cost Codes, Management Scorecard

🤝 What we do together:

Access to your accounting platform is required.
Rebuild your Chart of Accounts for project-level profitability.
Create and align Cost Codes so estimating, job costing, and reporting all “speak the same language.”
One-on-one coaching call every two weeks during the program to interpret your numbers.

💲 Investment: $1,500-$3,000

🪜 Why start here?

Without financial clarity, nothing else matters.
The reason you are in business is to make a profit.
Do you KNOW if you are doing that?

🎯Outcome: "Now I know if my business is profitable and my business model is sound."

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ENERGY STAR® Checklist

AIR SEALING TRADE ACCESS

Sealing Duct and Flue Shafts

► Sealing Duct and Flue Shafts

Sealing Duct and Flue Shafts CAD

Sealing Ducts and Flue Shafts Resource Guide

Sealing Plumbing and Piping

►Sealing Plumbing and Piping 1

►Sealing Plumbing and Piping 2

Sealing Plumbing and Piping CAD

Sealing Plumbing and Piping Guide

Sealing Electrical Wiring

►Sealing Electrical Wiring

Sealing Electrical Wiring CAD

Sealing Electrical Wiring Resource Guide

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