Straight answers from the team that draws the plans and pulls the permits — so your project moves faster and cleaner.
Cities require energy compliance; REScheck is one way to document it. What it is, which Arizona code edition applies where, and what it costs.
Outside city limits it's septic, a well or private water company, and a County-assigned address. The County's septic review is the gating step. What it costs.
Gilbert requires utilities to come from the home's connections, with an optional separate electric meter. The Town fees to watch, and SOKO's connection pricing.
Chandler requires the ADU to share the home's meters, so there's no second electric meter and the whole question is your panel. The cheapest fixed costs in the Valley.
Tempe casitas share sewer and water, get their own electric meter, and must have their own address. Plus the water development fee the City charges on any added unit.
Mesa allows separate meters or submeters, but a new City water meter triggers a capacity fee. SRP vs. City of Mesa Electric, and why sharing the water line wins.
Scottsdale requires a separate electric meter and its own address for every ADU. Water and sewer branch off the home's tap. The rules, the meter-size check, and pricing.
Phoenix casitas share the home's sewer and water and get their own electric meter. How each connection works, what we check on your lot, and SOKO's per-foot pricing.
The question every casita client asks. What SRP and APS actually do, what Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa each require, the rooftop-solar trap that costs people real money, and how to decide.
Forget the buzzwords. Here's how real GCs are using AI to win more bids, move projects faster, and cut admin overhead — with examples we run in-house.
An Nvidia-backed startup wants to put AI compute nodes in residential side yards — and Arizona is a pilot target. What it means for homes and builders.
Building an ADU or casita in Phoenix means two separate approval steps before you break ground. Here's the full process, the size & setback rules, and what trips people up.
From casitas to commercial tenant improvements, here's how Mesa's DIMES portal works — residential vs. commercial, review timelines, costs, and common delays.
Phoenix's new SHAPE PHX portal changed how permits work in 2026. Here's the residential and commercial process — costs, codes, timelines, and what to submit.