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Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling

As our electricity supply becomes cleaner due to increased use of renewable's for generation along with a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting installs in new homes, electricity becomes an attractive fuel source to designers and builders interested in reducing residential greenhouse gas emissions and creating zero net energy buildings. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will present on efficiency gains and emissions reductions from electric heat pumps in new and existing buildings and will cover the advantages and

Using Building Science to Design and Build High Performance Homes – Class 2: High Performance Fundamentals Series

This is class 2 of 6 in 3C-REN’s High Performance Fundamentals Certificate series. Earn a 3C-REN certificate of completion after finishing the series and passing short quizzes at the end of each class. Description: Most of us either have or would like to forget our high school biology, chemistry, and physical science. But believe it or not, it’s spot on to translate that science into how buildings actually work. This course applies essential building science principles to the design and construction

Virtual Selling Mini-Boot Camp

Selling Energy’s new Virtual Selling Mini-Boot Camp is optimized for busy energy professionals. This sponsored training package consists of: two half-day live/online webinars; access to the webinar recordings for a full year; free access to Segment Guides™; and, ongoing live/virtual coaching with instructor Mark Jewell, an award-winning sales trainer and Wall Street Journal bestselling author with 30 years of experience selling energy projects. Join us for the encore of the Virtual Selling Mini-Boot Camp on September 15 and 22, from

Upgrading to an All-Electric Home: A Residential Case Study

In 2019, Wei-Tai Kwok wondered how hard it would be to get rid of all his gas appliances and upgrade to an all-electric, zero-emission home. He thought it would be difficult and time consuming to change out his gas furnace, gas water heater, gas fireplace and gas cooktop. It turns out that he was wrong and it took him just 45 days. Come join Wei-Tai for a virtual tour of his suburban home, where he will share his experiences, strategies

The Green Summit – San Diego (In Person & Online)

San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, United States

The Green Summit is an afternoon of TED talk style presentations and panels featuring leaders in business, tech, and finance, sharing their vision for a sustainable future, along with networking opportunities, raffles worth thousands of dollars of prizes, and ending with a rooftop happy hour. Speaking Schedule 3:00-3:15pm - Dylan Welch - CEO of Green.org 3:15-3:30pm - Ellen Spooner - Communications Specialist at NOAA 3:30-3:45pm - Karin Burns - CEO of San Diego Community Power 3:45-4:00pm - Juan Pablo Alcon

Regenerative Design in Practice: Zero Net Carbon Design Series

The Zero Net Carbon Design (ZNCD) Series, will begin with the background and an overview of carbon in the building industry, then focus content on energy performance and renewable energy, water-savings as energy-savings, embodied carbon, and finally regenerative design. The courses have been developed to fulfill the new California requirement for architects to have five hours of ZNCD education as part of their license renewal. Although created with architects in mind, the content is broadly applicable across the building industry.

Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Technology, Sales and Installation Challenges Part 1

This course establishes a clear value proposition for residential heat pump water heater scenarios, while addressing key barriers to their adoption. It also provides targeted sales training to identify customers and opportunities for client-facing staff and stakeholders while delving into key installation considerations including space limitations, noise, condensate management, sizing, operational modes, and error codes.

Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Technology, Sales and Installation Challenges Part 2

This course establishes a clear value proposition for residential heat pump water heater scenarios, while addressing key barriers to their adoption. It also provides targeted sales training to identify customers and opportunities for client-facing staff and stakeholders while delving into key installation considerations including space limitations, noise, condensate management, sizing, operational modes, and error codes.

Building Resilience: Keeping the Lights on in an All-Electric Future

Yerba Buena Room (Bay Area Metro Center) 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

State and local policies are pushing our built environment toward all-electric buildings in order to save energy and reduce climate impacts, and at the same time we are experiencing challenges such as wildfires, heat events, and brownouts.  Join us to hear about building and community scale solutions that can help create a resilient built environment for everyone, including energy efficiency, load shifting, demand response strategies, and more. This Forum is free and open to all, and will be in a

Scaling Heat Pump Adoption: BlocPower’s Electrification Journey

BlocPower is a national climate technology company partnered with municipalities and utilities to deliver end-to-end decarbonization retrofits at scale. In this webinar, you’ll hear BlocPower’s approach to stakeholder alignment, community engagement and building long-term, high-value contractor partnerships. Head of Project Operations Leia Sims will walk you through BlocPower’s toolkit for driving decarbonization projects for customers of all income levels and at every stage of the electrification journey—including for buildings that require remediation. You’ll also virtually tour a featured BlocPower electrification

Electric Heat Pumps for Water Heating

As our electricity supply becomes cleaner due to an increased use of renewables for generation, along with a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an attractive fuel source to designers and builders interested in reducing residential greenhouse gas emissions and creating zero carbon homes. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will present on efficiency gains, and overcoming common installation pitfalls from electric heat pump water heaters in new and existing buildings. Class

Virtual Selling Mini-Boot Camp

Selling Energy’s new Virtual Selling Mini-Boot Camp is optimized for busy energy professionals. This sponsored training package consists of: two half-day live/online webinars; access to the webinar recordings for a full year; free access to Segment Guides™; and, ongoing live/virtual coaching with instructor Mark Jewell, an award-winning sales trainer and Wall Street Journal bestselling author with 30 years of experience selling energy projects. Join us for the encore of the Virtual Selling Mini-Boot Camp on September 22, from 8:30 AM

Efficiency First California

918 1st St. W
Sonoma, CA 95476

916-384-0324 info@efficiencyfirstca.org

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