Title 24: What’s New in the NonResidential 2025 Energy Code
2025-12-11 08:30 - 11:00 UTC
The 2025 Title 24 Building Energy Code is more stringent than prior versions as the CEC aligns Title 24 with statewide clean energy goals. The new standards are intended to pivot the code to emphasize the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in California. Martyn Dodd will summarize the new and revised requirements in the 2025 Code for Commercial buildings and direct participants to informational and training resources that provide more in-depth Title 24 information. Architects, engineers, lighting designers, energy consultants, contractors, and building department staff should find this training of interest and directly applicable to their work.

Conversations on 2025 CA Energy Code Updates for Lighting and Other Electrical Systems
2025-12-11 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This class will present the most common questions being asked about the changes in the 2025 California’s Energy Code for electrical systems including lighting, electrical power distribution, photovoltaics, batteries and electric mechanical systems. Two energy code geeks, Charles Knuffke (Wattstopper Legrand) and Gina Griffiths Rodda (Gabel Energy for Energy Code Ace), will discuss popular topics and the impactful changes that will affect design decisions as our industry prepares for this new code cycle going into effect January 1, 2026.

Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power
2025-12-12 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Course description

By enrolling in this course, you agree to receive text message course reminders. Upon receiving your first message you will have the option to opt out by replying “STOP”.
While there are economic incentives for grid-interactive customers who combine PV generation with energy storage, customers when polled, said that their primary motivation for using PV and batteries systems is robust, 24/7 backup power on demand.
Nationally, extended utility disruptions caused by floods, landslides, wind storms, ice storms, geomagnetic solar storms, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, PSPS, earthquakes, aged infrastructure, replacement equipment shortages and deliberate sabotage, populate the news with alarming frequency and severity. Which battery-based backup systems truly deliver, meet, and exceed customers’ expectations during long-term utility power outages?
This class promises to address how variously-scaled PV production and battery energy storage systems coupled with smart, nimble, robust and locally-controlled load management can respond to the ever increasing challenges threatening to shoot out the lights.
In this class, Erik Frye will discuss experiences of owners of micro grids and battery based grid tied PV systems, including systems such as:

Tesla PowerWall
Enphase Ensemble
SolarEdge
Sol-Ark
LFP vs NMC vs NCA
SMA Sunny Island, SMA Sunny Boy, and SMA Tripower Storage
Non Export / Net Zero Self generation to meet self consumption with the added benefit of backup power
Stand Alone micro grids for entirely off grid applications
PGE meter base automatic transfer switch
Future projections

Understanding Heat Pump HVAC and Water Heating
2025-12-16 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
This class will cover a basic introduction into the thermodynamics that make heat pumps so efficient. Whether used for space heating or water heating, heat pumps can be up to 300% efficient! How is that even possible? This class will also cover the advantages of heat pumps over gas furnaces as well as some disadvantages. It will cover some important factors that you need to know before selecting a heat pump water heater.
Learning Objectives

Understand how heat pumps use electricity to move heat.
Understand the important concepts related to space heating.
Understand the different kinds of heat pumps for space or water heating
Understand the benefits of heat pumps over gas furnaces
Understand the important factors that affect what heat pump you should choose.

Learning Units

1.5 AIA HSW LUs pending for this course
0.15 ICC LUs pending for this course

Understanding Heat Pump HVAC and Water Heating
2025-12-16 09:30 - 11:00 UTC
This class will cover a basic introduction into the thermodynamics that make heat pumps so efficient. Whether used for space heating or water heating, heat pumps can be up to 300% efficient! How is that even possible? This class will also cover the advantages of heat pumps over gas furnaces as well as some disadvantages. It will cover some important factors that you need to know before selecting a heat pump water heater.

Health & Safe Home and Environmental & Energy Performance Attitudes Among Pros and Homeowners
2025-12-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Harvard’s JCHS partnered with The Farnsworth Group to interview Homeowners and Contractors about their experiences building a healthy and/or green home. This research looks at activities and projects conducted by both groups to better understand what is being done to promote occupant health & safety and environmental & energy performance. This webinar will present the findings along with insights.

Introduction to Heat Pump Water Heater Education
2025-12-17 07:00 - 09:30 UTC
Manufacturers Heat Pump Water Heating (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.

Residential Electrification and Decarbonization with the Passive House Standard
2025-12-17 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Passive House Standard encourages all-electric building design and construction in homes and buildings, which can help achieve the widescale decarbonization required for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Passive House Network will demonstrate how Passive House principles align with the California’s decarbonization goals. This session will cover the technology options for all-electric homes and outline the many reasons to electrify with the Passive House Standard for better health, comfort, and cost benefits.

Electrification & Home Performance Series 5: How Tight is Too Tight?
2025-12-17 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Building electrification replaces fossil fuel systems with electric alternatives. As California shifts to all-electric homes, understanding home performance is essential. Key factors like energy efficiency, air-sealing, and insulation reduce energy use, improve air quality, and increase comfort. High performance homes use less energy, making electrification smoother and more sustainable.
This class is the fifth in a series on Electrification & Home Performance and covers the relationship between leaky buildings and energy efficiency.
Enhance your knowledge with a single class or complete the series for a thorough understanding of the relationship between home performance and electrification.

Comply With Me: Ace the New Energy Code!
2026-03-04 - 2026-03-05 | Energy Education Center, 6090 N. Irwindale Ave., Irwindale, CA
Join Energy Code Ace on March 4 – 5, 2026 at The Energy Education Center in Irwindale for two days of thought leadership, case studies, in-depth training opportunities, and networking events that will help you glide through the updates to the 2025 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code).
Why Attend?
Subject matter experts will address common questions about code compliance, sharing hands-on solutions, tools, and resources to help you navigate California’s Energy Code and Appliance Efficiency Standards (Title 20). The event program will focus on code compliance and enforcement; technologies for decarbonization and electrification such as heat pumps, solar PV & batteries, envelope design, and lighting; and policy, market barriers, code development, and reach codes.
Energy Code Ace strives to make it faster and easier for each market actor responsible for compliance with the Energy Code to effectively comply and realize the full energy savings potential of the Energy Code.
