FAQs

In what format are ESHPlans available?

Energy Smart Home Plans are available in 5-Set (bond paper), CAD and PDF file Formats.

Do you offer study sets?

Yes, (1) Study Set comes with “NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION” across each sheet of the 5-Set (bond paper), and sells for $600.00/one-story and $900.00 two-story, plus shipping. If you eventually purchase any of our plans, when you upgrade to either an 5-set, AutoCAD or PDF file, the entire amount paid for the Study Set will be credited toward your plan purchase. Additional shipping charges will apply.

What about an energy efficient home with no solar equipment?

Our Energy Smart Home Plans have been designed to be Net-Zero "Ready", but you may choose not to produce power to achieve a Net-Zero home. Our home designs have been successfully built as very efficient homes with no power producing equipment at all, and consistently perform at a very low HERS rating of 60.

Does ESHP supply plans for the solar array?

Since each home we sell will be built in areas and on lots with unique challenges and conditions, ESHP does not provide the plans solar array. If your goal is a Net-Zero Energy Home or a Near-Zero Energy Home, you must consult with:

-Your local and qualified solar provider.

-A Certified Energy Rater from RESENT (Residential Energy Services Network) http://www.resnet.us/default.htm.

-A qualified Building Science Consultant such as Ken Fonorrow, President of Florida Hero. http://www.floridahero.com/.

Please review our Resource List for professionals that can supply these essential services. Our Resource List is updated often to offer the latest contact information of professionals critical to the success towards Net-Zero Energy Homes.

Energy Smart Home Plans is committed to providing a "one-stop-shop" for those customers who desire a Net-Zero or near Net-Zero Energy Home, and will constantly strive toward this end. Be sure to visit our website often as it is constantly updated with the latest in energy efficient tehcnologies, products and construction methods.

Are your plans copyrighted?

Yes. The following information applies to all R&R Planning and Design Energy Smart Home Plans and related artwork sold through this website, our publications, or authorized dealers’ websites and publications are protected under Federal copyright laws.

Federal copyright laws protect the designer of home plans, and their customers.

Please take the time to read the following guidelines.

1. Federal copyright laws prevent anyone from reproducing, modifying or using copyrighted plans and related artwork without the permission of the copyright owner (designer).

2. It is illegal to copy home plans and related artwork or to make “a certain amount of changes”, to a copyrighted home plan and related artwork. The right to modify home plans and related artwork is the exclusive right of copyright owner, (designer).

Constructed homes are also protected by Federal copyright, and must not be redrawn without written consent of the original designer.

3. The purchase of a multiple home plan set package (5-Set) or Reproducible home plans in a CAD or PDF format is for the construction of a single home, only.

(Attention Builders, please see our Re-Use Policy in the BUILDER section, of this website.)

4. Blueprints or printed plan sets may not be reproduced without written permission of the copyright owner. Printers, copy shops and blueprint companies are prohibited from making copies of home plans. Please contact us if additional plan sets or individual sheets are needed for estimating or for construction.

5. Home plans and related artwork cannot be modified or redrawn without first obtaining permission from the copyright owner. With your purchase of Reproducible home plans, (CAD and PDF files) you are licensed to make changes to the plans. Blueprints or printed plans do not come with a license to change or redraw any part of the plans.

6. Legal and licensed modifications to a copyrighted design, does not free the purchaser from the designer’s copyright. The sale or reuse of the modified design is prohibited. Additionally, any modification to plans relieves the original designer from liability and voids all warranties expressed or implied.

7. All participating parties found to be profiting from a copyright infringement, may be liable under Federal copyright laws, including: other home designers, interior designers, architects, engineers, drafters, homeowners, builders, general contractors, sub-contractors, copy shops, printers, blue printers, developers, and real estate agencies.

8. Parties found responsible for copyright infringement may be liable to pay actual damages caused by the infringement plus any profits made by the infringer(s). Profits may include all commissions paid from the sale of any home built from an infringing design. The copyright law also allows for the recovery of statutory damages, which may be as high as $150,000 for each infringement. Finally, the infringer may be required to pay legal fees, which can often exceed the damages.

Simply put, copyright infringement penalties can be severe, and are meant to protect the Intellectual Property rights of the original home plan designer and their valued customers.