Expert Guidance for Safer, Stronger Construction.

Planet Earth Environmental Consulting was established on May 2, 2002, and is owned by Dr. Karen Dillard, a Mechanical Engineer with more than 20 years of building code inspection experience.

Dr. Dillard is a Certified Building Official, Master Code Professional, and IBHS FORTIFIED Evaluator with Gold Standard and Roofing credentials. She is recognized as the first Female Certified Building Official and the first and only Female Master Code Professional in Louisiana, and is one of fewer than 500 Master Code Professionals in the world.

Through construction plan review, building code inspections, construction consulting, FORTIFIED evaluations, and energy consulting, Planet Earth Environmental Consulting provides trusted technical guidance for homeowners, contractors, builders, and industry professionals throughout Louisiana.

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