Energy Beyond Design provides energy audits and home performance upgrades to homeowners in the Bay Area including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, San Mateo County, Alameda County, and surrounding locales. As BPI certified building analysts and CA Licensed contractors, the energy experts at Energy Beyond Design have helped numerous clients accomplish energy savings and comfort improvements in their homes.
Our mission: To create healthier, more energy efficient homes and buildings one structure at a time.
Our team:
Our team members share a passion for the environment, a commitment to creating healthier living conditions and a desire to make our world a better place. Ethical behavior, excellent customer service and great value are the foundation for a successful enterprise. We strive to continuously improve ourselves and our business.
Nick Harris – Co-Founder / Building Scientist:
Nick is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about running businesses that make the world a better place. From an early age, Nick has been involved in energy efficiency remodeling and solar projects. When he was just 12, Nick and his father made their family home (then in freezing rural Maine) so efficient that it could be powered by just solar and heated by a single wood stove. Nick is a Building Performance Institute (BPI) trained and certified Building Analyst, and a Certified Green Building Professional. With a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences from U.C. Berkeley, Nick focuses on cost-effectively optimizing buildings to reduce waste and improve people’s lives: a true win-win. As chair of Efficiency First’s Bay Area chapter, Nick works hard to promote responsible energy policy.
Tyler Lewis – Co-Founder / Building Performance Specialist:
Tyler is a licensed California general contractor with a passion for spreading the word about House-as-a-System, Home Performance ideology. Tyler has over 10 years of experience in the building industry ranging from high-end stair-building and finish carpentry to customer relations and project management for Pulte Homes Inc., a Fortune 500 company where Tyler excelled in developing brand presence by delivering high J.D. Power results and Title 24 certified, Energy Star homes. Previously, Tyler co-founded Coastal Moisture Control, a home-solutions company dealing with moisture control and prevention in homes. Tyler is a Building Performance Institute (BPI) certified Building Analyst and a Certified Green Building Professional (CGBP). Tyler also serves as an advisory board member for the Laney College Building Performance & Energy Efficiency Program (BPEEP).
