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SUMMARY:Home Electrification Contractor Boot Camp (In-Person with Larry Waters!)
DESCRIPTION:Two-Day Course Description \nThis two-day course provides a robust introduction into residential building electrification. It is designed for construction trade personnel of all levels; including owners\, sales managers\, salespeople\, installers\, service technicians\, and office support staff (primarily Day 1 for support staff). A key distinction of this training is its design and delivery by Electrify My Home\, a pioneering HVAC electrification company with real field experience navigating the ins and outs of this exciting new pathway. \nLearning Objectives in the Context of Home Electrification \n\nUnderstand driving forces\, changing technologies\, and shifting consumer preferences in the home electrification movement\nExplore “Install Small” and “Good Electrification” concepts\nAcquire soft skills in electrification sales to pivot from traditional gas heating to modern electric heat pumps without negatively affecting a company’s bottom line\nUnderstand heat transfer mechanisms\, functionality\, and benefits of heat pumps for residential electrification\n\nCourse Content \nDay 1—Electrification Basics \n1a) Environment\, Policy\, and Culture \n1b) The Clean Electric Home Solution \n1c) “Install Small” \n1d) Heat Pump Water Heaters \n1e) Project Planning \nDay 2—Soft Skills in Electrification Sales \n2a) Building Envelope 101 \n2b) Timing & Opportunity \n2c) Converting Your Customer \n2d) Electrification Products and Panels \nEvent Dates \nThis is a two-day event: \n\nJune 17\, 2026: 8:00am to 5:00pm\nJune 18\, 2026: 8:00am to 5:00pm\n\nCredits \nNATE (16 CEHs x 10 specialties) \nInstructors \nLarry Waters\, Electrify My Home
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/home-electrification-contractor-boot-camp-in-person-with-larry-waters/
LOCATION:SLO County Builders Exchange\, 153 Cross St\, Ste. 130\, San Luis Obispo\, CA\, 93401\, United States
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SUMMARY:What a Load Calculation is and Why One Is So Important
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nLearn what a heating and cooling load calculation on a building actually is. Discover what the main goal of a load calculation is. Explore what the heating and cooling loads on a building are and why a load calculation is unique to every building. Understand why it is important to perform a load calculation prior to specifying heating and cooling equipment. \nLearning Objectives \n\nBe able to define what a heating and cooling load calculation is.\nLearn what the goal of the load calculation procedure is.\nRealize that rules of thumb do not accurately predict how much heating and cooling a building needs.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/what-a-load-calculation-is-and-why-one-is-so-important/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Recovery Ventilator: Installation\, Energy Savings\, and Compliance
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nImproved health and cognitive performance. Easier Title 24 compliance. Utility bill savings. These are the reasons to consider incorporating Heat Recovery Ventilators & Energy Recovery Ventilators (collectively Recovery Ventilators or RVs) into your next high-performance home project. \nThe instructors are a high-performance home contractor and energy consultant\, who together have specified and installed hundreds of RVs. They will draw on these experiences and data gathered from these units to better understand these mechanical ventilation systems and their benefits. They will cover the details of ducting to the outside for inlet and exhaust air and distributing the supply and exhaust throughout homes. Balancing airflow rates and maintenance requirements will also be covered. \nWe will also go over new 2025 energy code requirements for balanced ventilation and heat recovery in multifamily dwelling units\, how to add a RV to a Title 24 compliance energy model and the change in energy use and compliance metrics that results. We’ll present various configurations of RVs\, including through-the-wall paired units\, packaged HRVs and packaged ERVs\, and various ducting options. \nLearning Objectives \n\nUnderstand the basics of how Recovery Ventilators (RVs) work to improve indoor air quality in homes and reduce heating and cooling energy use\nLearn the 2025 energy code requirements for mechanical ventilation in single family and multifamily buildings and how RVs impact Title 24 compliance metrics\nModel a case study home and multifamily building using RVs and examine the energy use and compliance scores in various configurations\nHear best practices for specifying and installing RVs\n\nLearning Units  \n\n2.0 AIA LUs pending for this course\n0.2 ICC CEUs pending for this course\n2.0 CEA CEUs pending for this course\n\nInstructors  \nNick Brown\, Build Smart Group \nScott Kelly\, SK Fresh Air \nCourse Location  \nZoom link provided upon registration
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/recovery-ventilator-installation-energy-savings-and-compliance/
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T110000
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SUMMARY:Next Generation Passive Solar & Passive House
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nWe all learned the principles of passive solar design in school – south facing orientation\, strategic windows\, thermal mass\, etc.\, but the old rules don’t apply in the same way. In the meantime\, Passive House building principles are folding into every-day construction. Modern buildings should still incorporate a range of passive strategies\, but they need a new spin on the implementation to account for improved insulation\, prevalence of high-performance glazing\, and efficient HVAC systems and lighting. \nLearning Units \n1 AIA LUs pending for this course \nInstructors \nJennifer Rennick\, In Balance Green Consulting \nAndy Pease\, In Balance Green Consulting \nCourse Location \nZoom link provided upon registration.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/next-generation-passive-solar-passive-house/
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T093000
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SUMMARY:Using the ECC (HERS) Registry for Energy Code Compliance
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nThis class teaches building department personnel how to use the ECC (formerly HERS) Registry to track the status of all of the ECC tests and inspections\, as well as all of the other compliance documents: CF1R\, CF2Rs\, and CF3Rs. The Project Status Report generated by the registry is probably the single most valuable tool for building departments to ensure compliance with the energy code. \nLearning Objectives \n\nWhat the ECC program is in the energy code\nHow ECC verification fits into the overall compliance process\nWhen a project is required to be registered with an ECC provider and when it is not\nHow to find a project in an ECC registry\nHow to use the ECC registry to track compliance documentation for a project\nHow to use the ECC registry to save time on field inspections\n\nLearning Units  \n\n1.5 AIA LUs pending for this course\n0.15 ICC CEUs pending for this course\n1.5 CEA CEUs pending for this course\n\nInstructor \nRuss King\, Coded Energy \nCourse Location  \nZoom link provided upon registration
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/using-the-ecc-hers-registry-for-energy-code-compliance/
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