Efficiency First California

Health and Resilience of Clean Energy Homes Parts 1-3
2024-11-19 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Homeowner interest in our capacity to control indoor air quality and increase resilience has skyrocketed. Ventilation is recognized as vital beyond a few seconds of bathroom exhaust, we should be delivering continuous fresh filtered air to main living areas. Concerns around the ability to shelter in place during power losses and extreme weather events range from far-flung rural areas to cities.
Are our homes safe havens?
Can air pollutants like respiratory viruses and wildfire smoke be prevented from entering homes and affecting occupants?
Common efficiency improvements can result in better indoor air quality, low infiltration of pollutants, thermal comfort, sound attenuation, quality lighting, outstanding durability, and safe shelter for extended periods of time without power.
It’s also possible that certain upgrades, if not installed correctly, can cause health problems.
– Discover the possibilities of homes that exceed the norm by facilitating Health by Design
– Meet homeowners who’ve realized health improvements as a result of efficiency upgrades
– Learn what experts have determined to be the six “pollutants of most concern”. Understand what pollutants exist in homes, their sources, potential harms, and preventive solutions
– Explore details of a recent fire rebuild in Santa Cruz. The Firesafe council inspector reported that “this is the most fire-resistant house I’ve ever inspected and will likely ever see”!
– See how many days houses maintained heat without power in the Passive House Challenge!
– Resilience section focuses on fire resistance and power losses

CA New 2025, Title - 24 Codes & Standards - Residential (Virtual)
2024-11-19 09:30 - 12:00
Attend this webinar to learn how the latest version of the Standards will affect building design in your Residential and Non- Residential construction projects.
Course Description:
The 2025 Title 24 Building Energy Code is more stringent than prior versions as California tackles climate change. The new standards are intended to reduce peak energy consumption and slow the growth in demand for electricity , natural gas as well as reduce emissions in California. Martyn Dodd will summarize the new and revised requirements in the 2025 Code for single family, multi-family and commercial buildings and direct participants to informational and training resources that provide more in-depth Title 24 information. Architects, engineers, lighting designers, energy consultants, contractors, and building department staff should find this training of interest and directly applicable to their work.
Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of the program, participants:
• Will have an overview understanding of changes in scope, and new and revised mandatory and prescriptive requirements for residential and nonresidential building envelope in the 2025 Title 24 Energy Code
• Will have an overview understanding of changes in scope, and new and revised mandatory and prescriptive requirements for residential and nonresidential electric lighting and associated controls in the 2025 Title 24 Energy Code
• Will have an overview understanding of changes in scope, and new and revised mandatory and prescriptive requirements for residential and nonresidential mechanical systems and associated controls in the 2025 Title 24 Energy Code
• Will be able to identify additional sources for in-depth information on the requirements of the 2025 Title 24 Energy Code.
Target Audience:
• Architects
• Building Department Staff
• Energy Consultants
• Energy Modelers
• HVAC Engineers
• Lighting Designers
• Builders & General Contractors
Instructor: Martyn Dodd
Having written software used in California for Title 24 Energy Code compliance since 1984, Mr. Dodd is principal of EnergySoft, a Bay Area company that specializes in performance-based energy analysis for Title 24 and LEED. Mr. Dodd has been involved in the California standards development process for the past five decades and has consulted on the Title 24 rules and procedures extensively in that time. Mr. Dodd has taught over 3,000 training classes throughout North America on energy modeling and code compliance and has developed training curricula for over 150 different classes related to building energy efficiency.
Prerequisites:
Participants will benefit if they have some background on California’s Title 24 Building Energy Code.
Learning Level:
Intermediate Class: Content is appropriate for individuals who possess a fundamental understanding of the topic and have familiarity with basic terminology and methodology of the subject matter. Attendees should have the capacity to participate in instructor-led exercises requiring synthesis and application of concepts.
Learning Units: 2 AIA Leaning Units
Delivery method: Online
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California Title 24 Part 6, 2025 Updates Webinar
2024-11-19 11:00 - 12:00
In this webinar, our industry expert will walk you through key 2025 updates to the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES) found in Title 24 Part 6. Topics include the new energy compliance metrics and the prescriptive requirements intended to increase building decarbonization.
Live Q&A with our industry expert at the end!
If you have any questions regarding the webinar or have problems signing up, please send an email to Training@ConSol.org for assistance.

Residential Compliance Forms for Permitting
2024-11-19 14:00 - 15:00
Event Description
We will go through the residential Title 24 energy code compliance forms, highlighting those areas that frequently snag a plan review under the 2022 Energy Code. We’ll discuss what goes into the forms, how to identify errors and inconsistencies and how to get it right the first time. This course is beneficial for architects, engineers and other design professionals, builders, owners and developers, plans examiners, and others who are interested in efficiency and accuracy in energy code compliance.
Learning Objectives

Understand how to read and correlate information from permit drawings to the CF1-R
Identify areas of inconsistency that frequently snag a plan review
Be able to evaluate anticipated energy performance and opportunities for improvement
Determine which measures identified in the CF1-R trigger construction verification

Learning Units
1 AIA LUs Approved for this course
0.10 ICC CEUs Approved for this course
Instructors
Jennifer Rennick, In Balance Green Consulting
Grant Murphy, In Balance Green Consulting

How to Electrify Your Home Without an Electric Service Panel Upgrade
2024-11-19 17:00 - 18:00
Join us this November for an exclusive EFCA webinar designed by contractors for contractors! This session goes beyond theory—we’re diving into real-world strategies to help you electrify homes efficiently and solve challenges on the job site. Learn how to implement electrification without the need for costly service panel upgrades.
Speakers:
Larry Waters:
“42 years in the HVAC trade, I finally know what I want to do with my life.”
Ten years of Industrial and Commercial systems, including chillers, boilers, large package equipment, built-up systems etc. In 1992 shifted focus to residential as a service technician and then as a sales professional, since then contracted more than 20 mm of HVAC products. 2011 began concentrating on high-performance methodology as a BPI-certified building analyst. 2014 shifted Focus to high-efficiency heat pump installation to replace gas. Designing and implementing- installation of over 1000 electrification projects in the greater Bay area of California. Larry’s experience has made him well-known within the energy circles in the State of California.
Larry started his all-electric gas conversion company, Electrify My Home, in 2019. Electrify My Home was awarded Green Builder Magazine 2021 Eco Leader. Electrify My Home has grown from 3 people just 3 years ago to a staff of 17 motivated, excited electrification specialists. Larry acted as an advisory board member of the building decarbonization coalition and is still active as a Leading Light representative and consultant. Larry shares his experience as a consultant and advisor regarding electrification in the residential built environment with trade groups, non-profits, policy group peers, and individual homeowners. Larry and his company Electrify My Home has delivered electrification-focused training to over 1000 groups and individuals in an effort to speed up the adoption of efficient electrification in California.
Tom Kabat:
Tom Kabat is a mechanical engineer with more than 40 years of experience in hands-on building science, utility program design, implementation, and utility resource planning. Tom partners with others in electrification design projects for dozens of homes, co-authoring guides to electrification and developing a Power Efficient Design practice, aka “Watt Diet” technique, for making the electrification of buildings easier without upsizing the electric panel. He does contractor training in power efficient design for TECH Clean CA program events and for Electrify My Home TECH contractor cohort training. He co-developed a popular PG&E online video class on electrifying without upsizing the electric panel. He co-authored SB 68 legislation to have the CEC develop a site and content on power-efficient design.
Moderator:
Charley Cormany:
Mr. Cormany is the Executive Director of Efficiency First California (EFCA). His experience includes over ten years as a Home Performance contractor for three companies, including his own. Having been involved in hundreds of residential energy efficiency retrofit projects, he provides a “boots on the ground” perspective to policy and program design efforts. He is versed in residential energy efficiency diagnostics, HVAC system design, sales, marketing, and business development. He manages a dedicated team of professionals, providing membership support and advocating for clean energy contractors in California. Together they have created the Clean Energy Connection, a free-to-use online contractor directory tool that connects homeowners to our verified contractor base.
EFCA also provides contractor support services for utilities and is the program administrator for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) residential rebate programs.
