ABOUT
OUR MISSION
The “dream”: a sustainable future of metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan. Detroit: an epicenter of worldwide technical and economic innovation; the birth of the middle class; the quintessential example of the decline of industrial urban prominence; a city primed to overcome its historical obstacles, tap into its cultural fabric of grit and determination and prove its doubters wrong.
The only question: will Detroit embrace its opportunity to redevelop as a cutting-edge leader in the necessary paradigm shift of sustainability, or will it settle for below average and allow other cities to be the innovators?
Dream DET strives to answer this question by helping Detroit embrace an energy efficient, sustainable path to redevelopment. We offer an objective, technical analysis process that delivers cost-effective solutions to achieving sustainable goals. Our clientele and services include:
Our Clientele
Dream DET strives to answer this question by helping Detroit embrace an energy efficient, sustainable path to redevelopment. We offer an objective, technical and expert analysis process that delivers cost-effective solutions to achieving sustainable goals.
Our Building Energy & Comfort Assessments are designed to help identify solutions to making your home comfortable year-round, while lowering your total cost of ownership by reducing your energy bills by as much as 50%.
Dream DET has the expertise to assist with any type of new construction project certification, from simply achieving Michigan Energy Code compliance, to above-code programs like ENERGY STAR Certified Homes, to top-shelf programs like Passive House and beyond.
Dream DET is also a leading expert in multifamily new construction. As one of the nation’s leaders in multifamily certification, Dream DET has in-depth knowledge of the programs and strategies to achieve compliance.
Dream DET has the experience in investigating key issues with energy and water use to help reduce utility bills to increase net operating income through investing in efficiency.
About The Owner
Dream DET is owned by Chris McTaggart - a nationally recognized leader in building energy efficiency. Born and raised in metro Detroit, Chris was amongst the millennial exodus of the mid-2000s, leaving Michigan after college to seek an opportunity to pursue his dream of a career in sustainability.
Determined to gain actionable, real-world skills in applying sustainable building practices, Chris became certified as a US Green Building Council LEED AP, a BPI Building Analyst, and a RESNET Home Energy Rater. Encouraged by the material benefits of energy efficient building practices that could be objectively measured using energy modeling and on-site diagnostic inspections and testing,
Chris co-founded Building Efficiency Resources (BER), which over 9 years in business has grown to be one of the largest and most successful RESNET HERS Quality Assurance and Training Provider organizations accredited by RESNET. BER is nationally recognized for its expansive network of nearly 200 affiliated certified HERS Raters operating in 25+ states, and was recently recognized as the 2018 EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Partner of the Year. At BER, Chris serves as leader of a 13 person staff, a RESNET Quality Assurance Designee, and a RESNET Trainer.
- Chris has advanced to being involved with several industry leading energy efficiency organizations, including work as a quality assurance manager and trainer for the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS), an instructor for the International Code Council (ICC), as well as a member of the RESNET Board of Directors .
- In 2016, Chris returned to his hometown of Detroit with a big goal – to take the skills, knowledge and wisdom acquired through his decade+ experience in the energy efficiency and sustainability industry to directly make an impact in Detroit and the entire Southeast Michigan region. With the founding of Dream DET, Chris seeks to deliver on this vision of success by assisting homeowners, businesses, home builders, architects and developers in achieving their building energy efficiency and sustainability goals.
