EASI Structures: Navigating the Building Industry to Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Structures

EASI stands for Efficient. Affordable. Sustainable. Innovative.It represents a way of thinking about how buildings should be designed and constructed.EASI Structures is based on the experience and philosophy of WalMar Energy Performance Group. WEPG is an education, consulting, and coordination company focused on helping homeowners, builders, and designers create high-performing buildings without adding unnecessary cost or complexity.Through both our consulting experience and our history as a design build firm, we have developed a practical, systems-based approach rooted in a few core principles that consistently lead to better results.Cutting the energy bills of typical new construction in half can be seen as a starting point, with even better energy efficiency well within reach. It’s not just the utility bills, structures can be designed and built in a way that protects them from deterioration and long-term maintenance issues. The best part is, these upgrades don’t have to cost more money, they often just require the proper up front planning.We have had many back and forth collaborative style consultations with clients, discussing these performance principles and strategies as well as the design considerations that can make their dream home or structure obtainable within their means.This book aims to bring insights from that experience to a wider audience while making sense of an industry that has become increasingly complicated. It combines real experience with building science, while also stepping back to explain how the industry evolved into its current state. That context matters, because without it, it’s easy to get lost in the noise of endless products, opinions, and overcomplicated solutions.Instead of adding more, EASI Structures shows how understanding more can simplify everything.Whether you follow the pathways laid out in this book or develop your own, the goal is to give you the clarity and confidence to make the best decisions for your project. From early design choices to final construction, a deeper understanding leads to better outcomes in both cost and performance.Because when you understand more, you don’t need to do more and spend more.You just need to make the right choices Read more