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SUMMARY:Contractor Power Hour with Electrify My Home
DESCRIPTION:Ready to up your game? Learn about the latest with heat pumps? Hang out with a cool crowd? \nJoin 3C-REN and Electrify My Home for our first ever Contractor Power Hour featuring food\, drink\, networking\, and the latest in electrification technology. \nHeat pumps are different than gas equipment and require dedicated training. With decades in the HVAC industry and recognition across the state as leading electrification experts\, Larry Waters and Alex Sloan will keep you entertained and educated at this fun and casual event.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/contractor-power-hour-with-electrify-my-home/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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SUMMARY:Builder’s Perspective: Insulation and Air Sealing
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nInsulation and air sealing are critical aspects of construction\, contributing to improved energy performance\, reduced operating costs\, greater indoor air quality and resiliency during a wildfire emergency. Insulation and air sealing can also contribute to increased construction costs and challenges for building sign-off if not managed effectively. In this course\, we’ll hear the builder’s perspective for sequencing the work\, selecting materials\, training teams on site and getting the results you want. \nLearning Objectives \n\nTalk through options for insulation and air and vapor barriers and best practices for selecting and installing each\nReview the potential negative consequences of thermal bridging in walls and roofs and discuss assemblies that avoid those outcomes\nLearn the application and benefits of rain screens in the central coast climate and different techniques and materials for a rain screen assembly\nLearn big and little spaces that are problem-areas in air sealing and how to use catch them early in construction\n\nLearning Units \n\n1.0 AIA LU pending for this course\n1.0 ZNCD CEU approved for this course\n\nInstructors \nJennifer Rennick\, In Balance Green Consulting \nMike Horgan\, Cairn Collaborative Design Build \nCourse Location  \nZoom link provided upon registration
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/builders-perspective-insulation-and-air-sealing/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260408T093000
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SUMMARY:2025 Energy Code in Practice: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nSorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code\, but what does that really mean in practice? In this series\, we’ll walk through key components for each building occupancy type\, providing sample details\, photos of installations and potential pitfalls to avoid. Highlighting 2025 changes throughout\, this course is intended for designers\, builders and building officials. Bring your questions and join in the discussion.\na. Single Family Residential (SFR)\nb. SFR Additions + Alterations\nc. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) – THIS COURSE!\nd. Multi-family Residential\ne. Non-Residential \nLearning Objectives \n\nUnderstand the metrics and standards used in the energy code for evaluating energy performance and indoor air quality\, and how choices for electric or gas equipment may impact compliance with those standards.\nWithin each building type\, review key mandatory measures related to energy performance\, ventilation\, refrigerants and insulation and review potential challenges for integration into design and construction.\nReview the prescriptive “recipe card” approach versus a building performance approach and discuss when to use each strategy to best incorporate energy efficiency and healthy interior environments into the specific project design.\nRecognize where barriers or stumbling blocks may occur within permitting and construction and tips for documentation to smooth out the process\, ultimately increasing the energy efficiency\, health and safety of our buildings.\n\nLearning Units \n\n1.5 AIA LUs will apply for this course\n0.15 ICC CEUs will apply for this course\n1.50 CEA CEUs will apply for this course\n\nInstructors \nJennifer Rennick\, In Balance Green Consulting \nGrant Murphy\, In Balance Green Consulting \nCourse Location \nZoom link provided upon registration
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/2025-energy-code-in-practice-accessory-dwelling-units-adus/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260414T080000
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SUMMARY:Ask the Experts: No More Heat Pump Headaches!
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nBring your toughest “no” and your real-world roadblocks to this interactive session about any and all electrification projects. Your questions from the field\, your trickiest case studies\, and your difficult client scenarios will take the center stage during this engaging session. Whether you’re stuck on a brain-bending system design or struggling to get through to a skeptical customer\, this is your chance to get direct feedback and tried-and-true strategies from one of the best electrification contractors in the state\, Larry Waters of Electrify My Home. \nInstructor \nLarry Waters\, Electrify My Home \nCourse Location  \nZoom link provided upon registration
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/ask-the-experts-no-more-heat-pump-headaches/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T093000
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SUMMARY:2025 Energy Code in Practice: Multifamily Residential
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nSorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code\, but what does that really mean in practice? In this series\, we’ll walk through key components for each building occupancy type\, providing sample details\, photos of installations and potential pitfalls to avoid. Highlighting 2025 changes throughout\, this course is intended for designers\, builders and building officials. Bring your questions and join in the discussion.\na. Single Family Residential (SFR)\nb. SFR Additions + Alterations\nc. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s)\nd. Multifamily Residential – THIS COURSE!\ne. Nonresidential \nLearning Objectives \n\nUnderstand the metrics and standards used in the energy code for evaluating energy performance and indoor air quality\, and how choices for electric or gas equipment may impact compliance with those standards.\nWithin each building type\, review key mandatory measures related to energy performance\, ventilation\, refrigerants and insulation and review potential challenges for integration into design and construction.\nReview the prescriptive “recipe card” approach versus a building performance approach\, and discuss when to use each strategy to best incorporate energy efficiency and healthy interior environments into the specific project design\nRecognize where barriers or stumbling blocks may occur within permitting and construction and tips for documentation to smooth out the process\, ultimately increasing the energy efficiency\, health and safety of our buildings.\n\nLearning Units  \n\n1.50 AIA LUs will apply for this course\n0.15 ICC CEUs will apply for this course\n1.50 CEA CEUs will apply for this course
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/2025-energy-code-in-practice-multifamily-residential/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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SUMMARY:Fire Resistant Homes: Smart Building Strategies for Risk Reduction and Energy Efficiency
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nWildfires are reshaping how Californians think about housing safety and resilience. In 2025\, two legal documents related to fire risk and real estate were updated\, DRE’s required Transfer Disclosure Statement requirements and CA’s T24 building code. Agents and appraisers will gain comprehension about fire resistant features and risk reduction strategies. \nWe’re seeing increasing evidence that features common to efficient\, higher performance homes are intrinsically fire resistant. Air tightness\, durable\, non-combustible roofs and cladding\, simple architectural forms\, no vents\, high performance windows… are recognized as contributing factors to homes that have survived fires as well as preventing smoke intrusion. Prevention of fires also helps prevent the air pollution and related emissions that impact human health. \nWe’ll explore features commonly installed to reduce risk of ignition as well as new innovations in materials and systems. We’ll look at examples of homes that survived fires and why\, plus some impressive completed rebuilds. \nLearning Objectives \nBy the end of the course\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify fire-resistant features\nUnderstand how common efficiency and performance measures increase fire resistance\nRecognize and discuss with clients the multiple health\, safety\, efficiency\, and resilience benefits of science-based principles such as air tightness and insulation\nApply this knowledge to home design and construction details and real estate decision-making\n\nLearning Units \n\nAIA LUs will apply for this course
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/fire-resistant-homes-smart-building-strategies-for-risk-reduction-and-energy-efficiency/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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SUMMARY:The Practical Guide to All-Electric Residential Buildings (Part 1): Why All-Electric\, Solar\, Cooking
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nThe case for building all-electric is stronger than ever. All-electric homes are cheaper to build and operate\, healthier and more comfortable to live in\, and have GHG emissions roughly half that of mixed-fuel homes. The 2025 California Energy Code makes heat pumps standard statewide\, which will accelerate adoption of all-electric buildings. This 2-part class will show why electric homes facilitate easier energy code compliance. Taught by two instructors who have built all-electric homes for themselves\, and will broadcast live from in front of their heat pump water heaters and induction stoves\, you’ll get an insider view of how to design and build electric homes\, including examples from their professional work\, how to overcome common objections and obstacles\, and lessons learned from the field. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the technologies that enable all-electric homes\, including heat pump heating and cooling\, heat pump water heaters\, induction cooking\, and heat pump clothes dryers. \nLearning Objectives \n\nWhy All-Electric homes are superior to typical mixed fuel homes in terms of cost\, health\, emissions\, and quality of life\nKey products and systems used in all-electric homes (heat pumps for space conditioning\, heat pump water heaters\, induction cooktops\, and electric clothes dryers)\nHow to model all-electric systems for Title 24 compliance\nCost-effectiveness of all-electric designs compared to traditional designs\nSingle-family and multifamily examples plus remodels and ADUs\nQuality of life reasons to consider all-electric designs\n\nLearning Units \n\n1.50 AIA LUs approved for this course\n0.15 ICC CEUs approved for this course
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/the-practical-guide-to-all-electric-residential-buildings-part-1-why-all-electric-solar-cooking/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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