Licensing

Licensed by scope, built in phases.

Oregon licenses electrical and plumbing work by scope. Here is the license stack this concept is built on, who would hold each one, and when it comes online.

Three license-holding seats

Each seat holds the licenses for its side, with technicians licensed under them.

Founder

Limited Energy Technician

Planned

Electrical partner

General Supervising Electrician

Planned

Plumbing partner

Journeyman Plumber

Planned

What opens in each phase

  1. 1

    Phase 1

    • Holdline Cold
    • Dry appliances
  2. 2

    Phase 2

    • Holdline Climate
    • Holdline Systems
    • Holdline Home
  3. 3

    Phase 3

    • Holdline Facilities
    • Holdline Power
    • Water-connected appliances

The full planned license stack

Oregon issues most of these. EPA 608 is the federal certification that covers anyone who opens a refrigerant circuit.

CCBOregon Construction Contractors Board licenseThe base license every Oregon contractor needs before anything else.business · FounderPhase 1Planned
LMSLimited Maintenance Specialty ContractorConnect replacement appliances to existing circuits and swap lighting parts.business · FounderPhase 1Planned
EPA 608EPA Section 608 refrigerant certificationOpen and service refrigerant circuits legally. The federal credential behind every leak check on the cold route.certification · TechniciansPhase 1Planned
METROMetro regional business licenseDo contractor work across cities in the Portland metro region under one regional business license.business · FounderPhase 1Planned
LEALimited Energy Technician, Class AInstall and repair all low-voltage systems: controls, security, fire alarm, data.individual · FounderPhase 2Planned
CLELimited Energy ContractorRun a low-voltage contracting business, with an LEA signing permits.business · FounderPhase 2Planned
LHRLimited Maintenance Specialty Contractor, HVAC/RService, repair, and replace commercial HVAC and refrigeration equipment at the unit.business · FounderPhase 2Planned
GSEGeneral Supervising ElectricianSign permits and supervise all electrical work, including services.individual · Electrical partnerPhase 3Planned
CElectrical ContractorLine-voltage electrical work in any building type.business · Electrical partnerPhase 3Planned
JEGeneral Journeyman ElectricianLine-voltage field work under the supervising electrician.individual · TechniciansPhase 3Planned
LRLimited Residential ElectricianLine-voltage work in homes and apartment buildings up to three floors.individual · TechniciansPhase 3Planned
CLRLimited Renewable Energy ContractorSolar and battery systems up to 50 kW AC.business · Electrical partnerPhase 3Planned
JPJourneyman PlumberAll plumbing work, and the signing plumber for our plumbing business license.individual · Plumbing partnerPhase 3Planned
PMPlumbing Business + Limited Maintenance Specialty ContractorReplace water-connected appliances, plumbing and electrical, on one license.business · Plumbing partnerPhase 3Planned
WHIResidential Water-Heater InstallerInstall and replace residential water heaters.individual · TechniciansPhase 3Planned
BMELimited Building Maintenance ElectricianMaintain lighting, fixtures, receptacles, fans, and appliances in office and public buildings.individual · TechniciansPhase 3Planned

Concept planning only. Holdline holds none of these licenses today. Requirements change; confirm current rules with the Oregon Building Codes Division and the Construction Contractors Board, and refrigerant rules with the U.S. EPA. Some cities in the area also require their own business license; that would be confirmed city by city.

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Book a free building survey. We walk the site, tell you straight what we would change, and quote one illustrative flat fee per location.

Placeholder number — the service line is not live yet on this concept site.