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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/
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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/
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