Today, I want to share with you how the EarthCraft Multifamily (ECMF) process works. The EarthCraft program manual calls for 17 steps for the Project Process. They are the 17 steps that ECMF Developers and Technical Advisors (TA’s) must follow to certify ECMF projects. I am going to add an 18th step. By creating 18 steps, I will divide this into 3 parts covering six of the steps. Please note: some portions of this are directly taken from the EarthCraft Guidelines. These are the first six steps.

This time, we will look at the third part of how the EarthCraft Multifamily (ECMF) process works. This part of the ECMF process will cover steps 12-17. This will cover the Pre-Drywall Inspection Submittal through the final Certification.

The design review is one of the early steps in the process of building for either EarthCraft Certification or ENERGY STAR® Qualification. Actually, it is really required for all “green” building programs in one form or another (or under one name or another). So, as I discuss the design review, my primary focus will be following the method used with EarthCraft since that is the primary focus of work performed by Synergy Custom Services.