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SUMMARY:TECH & ESMAC Heat Pump Water Heater Education
DESCRIPTION:Overview \nThe TECH & ESMAC (ENERGY STAR Heat Pump Water Heater Manufacturer Action Council) Heat Pump Water Heater Education includes a TECH overview\, ENERGY STAR® overview\, and a manufacturers heat pump water heater (HPWH) education session focused on technology features and benefits\, appropriate applications\, energy efficiency comparison to other water heater types\, installation techniques and best practices\, service support and warranty\, proper maintenance\, troubleshooting\, and selling strategies. \nAttending the TECH & ESMAC training is required for upcoming HPWH funds. \n• For onboarding purposes\, at least one individual from your organization must attend and complete the post-training survey. \n• All installers working on a project submitted to the program must also take either this training\, or a program approved manufacturer training. \n\n  \n\nTopics Covered: \n• Key differences between standard gas and electric water heaters and heat pump water heaters \n• Benefits and value propositions of HPWHs \n• Installation best practices \n• Location options\, space needs and considerations \n• How to size appropriately \n• Programming/operating modes \n• Time-of-use and demand response capabilities \n• Electrical requirements\, electric panel considerations \n• Condensate management and drainage \n• Thermostatic mixing valves\, recirculation pumps \n• Noise/vibration considerations \n• Guidance and best practices for warranty\, service support\, and maintenance \n• Customer education – how to use\, what to expect\, addressing common concerns \n• How to get further regional training and support \n\n  \n\nLearning Objectives: \n• Identify the key difference between standard water heaters and heat pump water heaters \n• Explain the features and benefits of heat pump water heaters \n• Identify dwelling and customer types that benefit the most from HPWH \n• Calculate appropriate tank size based on dwelling and occupancy \n• Describe installation best practices \n• Describe service and maintenance best practices \n• Demonstrate selling techniques and overcoming customer objections
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/tech-esmac-heat-pump-water-heater-education-25/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Association for Energy Affordability
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SUMMARY:Single-family Standards: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) - offered in partnership with Energy Code Ace
DESCRIPTION:This virtual course focuses on requirements in the 2022 Energy Code (Title 24\, Part 6) for accessory dwelling units (ADU) in an event supported by Energy Code Ace and BayREN. We will discuss how to identify the ADU type and its impact on Energy Code requirements for envelope\, mechanical\, photovoltaics (PV)\, battery storage or battery ready and HERS measures. We will also review how the compliance metrics differ depending on ADU type\, including the new EDR source energy metrics for new construction ADUs. \nCOURSE OBJECTIVES: \n\nEstablish if an ADU design is considered an alteration\, addition\, or a new residential building per the Energy Code.\nDiscuss the envelope (roof\, walls\, floors\, fenestration) requirements associated with the ADU type (alteration\, addition\, new construction) under the 2022 Energy Code.\nRecognize the renewable energy requirements of ADU type including photovoltaics (PV)\, battery storage\, and battery ready.\nDetermine mechanical equipment requirements\, including any HERS verification measure options that provide ADU design flexibility\, and how utility source energy metric may impact those choices.\n\nAvailable CEUs: AIA (1.5 LU)\, ICC (0.10 CEU) and CABEC (1.5 LU)
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/single-family-standards-accessory-dwelling-units-adus-offered-in-partnership-with-energy-code-ace/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:BAYREN,Energy Code Ace
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SUMMARY:Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Developing a Work Scope for Attic Efficiency Upgrades (Part 3 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Effective work scopes help contractors and customers achieve specific performance goals in a home’s attic efficiency upgrade. Developing a comprehensive\, goal-oriented work scope can help contractors sell more jobs\, differentiate their work from other contractors bidding on the job\, and enables customers to prioritize their home upgrades within their budget\, allowing for the possibility of future improvements. In this session\, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will draw upon his contractor experience to discuss how he approaches attic efficiency work scopes\, from demolition\, material selection and installation\, to commissioning. \nTo attend the entire Air Sealing and Insulating Homes 3 Part Series register HERE. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction and safety message\nHow is high-performance a different business model\nSetting your company standards\nHow to define cost-effective\nIdentify the outcomes the customer would like to achieve\nDefining outcomes in the work scope\nDeveloping costs for specific outcomes\nUsing options to define good\, better\, best\nUsing notes to clarify limits of what work accomplishes\nNegotiating the outcomes in the work scope\n\nThe objective of this course is that at the conclusion\, participants will be able to: \n\nSpecify at least three or more performance outcomes the work scope helps define\nExplain one or more ways that a high-performance work scope is different from an industry standard sale process\nSynthesize the home performance outcomes the customer would like to achieve\nDescribe one or more examples of how to Itemize the work scope to facilitate a better understanding of cost segregation
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/air-sealing-and-insulating-existing-homes-developing-a-work-scope-for-attic-efficiency-upgrades-part-3-of-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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SUMMARY:Multifamily Electrification: Retrofit Applications and Electrical
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview \nAs we start turning our attention to the existing building stock\, electrification retrofits are becoming increasingly important to achieve our emission goals and have healthier homes. Come explore how to approach an electrification retrofit\, what the constraints and opportunities are for multifamily buildings with different configurations\, and how it is shaped by electrical infrastructure and available technology. Gain an understanding of what an electrification retrofit looks like by working through example project(s) in class. \nInstructors: \nAmy Dryden is Director of Strategic Innovations at the Association for Energy Affordability\, Inc. specializing in strategic initiatives\, codes and standards\, program design\, training\, and research and development projects. She brings more than 20 years of experience in residential green building design and construction\, consulting\, and planning\, and works to advance the industry to deliver sustainable and healthy housing. Amy has developed training and delivered in-person\, in field\, and distance learning trainings to design professional\, consultants\, contractors\, builders\, building inspectors\, and plan reviewers. She has contributed to national\, state\, and local auditing and green building standards\, for DOE\, California Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs\, GreenPoint Rated and Building Performance Institute. Amy works with diverse set of stakeholders to provide healthy affordable housing in a decarbonized future. On the side she has the pleasure of driving an all-electric 1946 Ford pick-up. \nJack Aitchison has been at AEA since 2017 and is dedicated to reducing energy\, carbon and hazardous indoor air quality issues in existing multifamily buildings. As a technical assistance (TA) provider for the Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancement (BAMBE) program\, Jack project manages energy upgrades across numerous multifamily buildings. Jack continues to manage the development of tools to support new technical aspects of energy efficiency programs AEA administers\, including: energy savings\, equipment sizing\, eligibility\, and rebate calculations for new or updated program elements. Jack also has also been instrumental in assisting companies bringing new technologies to the CA market such as retrofit heat pump HVAC systems and load shedding/sharing systems to make electrification projects more feasible. Jack holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resources Engineering from Humboldt State University. Jack is a certified Engineer in Training (EIT)\, BPI Building Analyst (BA)\, and Certified Passive House Consultant (NAPHN).
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/multifamily-electrification-retrofit-applications-and-electrical/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Association for Energy Affordability
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SUMMARY:New Refrigerants and Building Design
DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 26 to learn about the recent regulatory changes impacting the allowable Global Warming Potential (GWP) of refrigerants\, and how this is impacting how refrigerant-based systems are handled and installed. We’ll discuss the complications\, opportunities and emerging best practices for equipment selection\, architectural and mechanical design\, and more. \n\n\nRecent regulatory changes came into effect in 2025 impacting the allowable Global Warming Potential (GWP) of refrigerants. These changes come with new requirements for how refrigerant-based systems are handled and installed\, leading to complications\, opportunities\, and emerging best practices for equipment selection\, architectural and mechanical design\, and electrification solutions. This panel will feature manufacturers\, consultants\, and design professionals discussing how these changes are already rippling out through the design and construction markets and what we may expect to see in emerging design and electrification trends as a result. \nPanelists include:\nHelen Walter-Terrinoni – Helen is the Director of Global Climate Policy at Trane\nPrior to this\, she worked as Vice President Regulatory Affairs at The Air-Conditioning\, Heating\, and Refrigeration Institute. Helen has also worked in Regulatory Affairs at The Chemours Company and Sourcing Planner at DuPont. Helen holds a Master’s Degree in chemical engineering\, with a concentration in environmental engineering\, from Syracuse University. \nJohn Milkint- John is West Coast Territory Manager at Chemour\nPassage of the AIM Act by the federal government has led the EPA to put into place regulations to phase down HFC refrigerants\, and John will be sharing his expertise on the future landscape of HVACR refrigerants.  \nModerator:\nTristan Grant\, Associate Director\, Codes & Policy\, New Buildings Institute\nTristan brings over a decade of experience in the renewable energy and high-performance design and construction industries. In this work\, he has provided oversight of teams providing design consultation\, energy modeling\, site inspections\, testing and verification for new construction\, and gut rehabilitation for residential multifamily projects throughout the Northeast region. In addition to managing the technical oversight of project deliverables\, he has worked with clients on the scoping and development of comprehensive and strategic approaches to decarbonization\, sustainability\, and resilience at the portfolio level. Tristan has an educational background in building science with a Master of Design Studies in sustainable design from the Boston Architectural College. This deep education is complemented by practical field experience with inspections\, testing and verification\, and building performance diagnostics as a HERS Rater and PHIUS Verifier.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/new-refrigerants-and-building-design/
LOCATION:Online
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