SK Collaborative

SK Collaborative works with architects, developers, builders, and owners to make their new and existing buildings more energy efficient, sustainable, and achieve green building certifications. Our services also include building envelope inspections and testing for air and water intrusion, plan reviews, professional training, program development, and technical writing. I wish we had two full days with Carl because it was very obvious that his knowledge, experience and thought processes would be highly beneficial to our organization.

SK Collaborative applies proven building techniques to real-life situations. Whether you are a developer, builder, remodeler, contractor, architect, or homeowner, we can help you implement cost-effective techniques that will make your project better and simply and easily meet the requirements of building certification programs. Through our range of services, including consulting, design reviews and charrettes, training, building certification, and building envelope inspections and testing, we help make projects more efficient, healthy, and durable.

SK Collaborative provides plan review services to help assure teams that their project will meet expected performance levels and achieve required green building certification. Energy audits of existing buildings prior to renovation and energy modeling of new buildings provide developers with data necessary to obtain financing incentives, utility rebates and tax credits for their projects. Building envelope air and water leakage inspections and testing help assure project teams that their buildings will perform properly for the long term, reducing maintenance and repairs.

SK Collaborative works with developers, builders, remodelers, contractors, architects, and homeowners to implement cost-effective techniques that improve building performance. With expertise grounded in the latest in green building practice, design, and policy, the firm delivers outstanding results to clientele from its Atlanta headquarters, as well as across the country. Services include consulting, design reviews and charrettes, training, and building certification for single and multifamily buildings under the National Green Building Standard (NGBS), EarthCraft, ENERGY STAR, LEED for Homes, Enterprise Green Communities, and LEED for Neighborhood Development.

Water is very sneaky. It can work its way in to almost any building. The key to durable, quality construction is carefully designing, installing, and testing the systems that keep the water out. One of the main reasons for building failure, and subsequent lawsuits, is. Did you know? Developers can take advantage of an exciting sustainable building incentive in DeKalb County, Georgia. Under the current county code, residential developments are eligible for up to 100% density bonuses by including access to transit and amenities, mixed income housing, and/or green building.