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SUMMARY:Multifamily Passive House Design
DESCRIPTION:Part 7 of 9  \nPassive House delivers healthy\, quiet\, and comfortable homes in durable buildings. Passive House also provides a baseline on which teams can craft resilient buildings capable of sheltering residents from the violent storms and extreme heat waves to come. In this course\, we’ll cover a range of issues that go into planning\, designing\, and constructing affordable Passive House multifamily buildings. It’s a comprehensive overview\, diving into key details\, and demystifying the strategies for success. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction and safety message\n\nMultifamily milestones\nCritical early design considerations\nVentilation and ventilation systems\nCooling\, shading\, comfort\, and optimization\nEnclosure assemblies\nHeat pumps and space conditioning strategies\nDomestic hot water\nCertification process\nQ&A\n\n\n\nThe objective of this course is that at the conclusion\, participants will be able to: \n\nOutline common pitfalls in designing Passive House multifamily buildings\nDescribe critical pathways\, processes\, and milestones in Passive House multifamily optimization\nRecall critical\, multifamily components and systems and the sequence of consideration and integration\nSummarize how well established strategies are evolving and being successfully scaled
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/multifamily-passive-house-design/
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T120000
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SUMMARY:2025 Title 24\, Part 6 Essentials — Single-family Compliance: EnergyPro Advanced
DESCRIPTION:Date: July 15\, 2026 (See upcoming classes below)\n\n\nTime: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT\n\n\nType: Virtual Classroom\n\n\nLocation: Online\n\n\nCEUs: ICC:0.3; AIA:3; CABEC:3\n\n\nInstructor: Martyn Dodd\n\n\nLevel: Advanced\n\n\n\nExperienced EnergyPro users\, get answers to your questions\, address special considerations and see how to use the software most effectively to demonstrate compliance with 2025 Title 24\, Part 6 Single-family Energy Code. \nRespond to a pre-session survey to let us know what you’re most interested in\, and we will do our best to incorporate your requests into the session. During the class we will cover commonly asked questions and will solicit additional questions from class participants and answer as many of them as possible in the allotted class time. \nThe training assumes participants have at least an intermediate level of hands-on experience using EnergyPro software as well as experience with and knowledge of the Energy Code and the Single-family compliance process.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/2025-title-24-part-6-essentials-single-family-compliance-energypro-advanced/
CATEGORIES:Energy Code Ace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T160000
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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:20260716T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T223000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T230614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T230614Z
UID:69621-1784192400-1784241000@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:I-REN C&S Training: Electrification in the 2025 Energy Code
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 energy code builds on earlier codes and carries the baton still further to encourage all-electric buildings. We will cover energy code requirements that favor all-electric designs and quantify the compliance impact of heat pumps\, heat pump water heaters\, PV & battery\, and other electric systems. We will also cover the why and the how: why the California energy code encourages electric systems and some lessons from the field on how to achieve efficient all-electric designs with manageable utility costs and satisfied customers. We will show also how to model all-electric systems in the CBECC energy code compliance software Instructor: Nick Brown ICC CEUs: 0.1 (pending) Date: Thursday\, July 16\, 2026 9:00am – 10:30am
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/i-ren-cs-training-electrification-in-the-2025-energy-code/
CATEGORIES:IREN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T120000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T232222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T232222Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Title 24\, Part 6 Essentials — Nonresidential Standards: What Is Acceptance Testing?
DESCRIPTION:Date: July 20\, 2026\n\n\nTime: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT\n\n\nType: Virtual Classroom\n\n\nLocation: Online\n\n\nCEUs: ICC:0.3; AIA:3; CABEC:3\n\n\nInstructor: Kyle Dunn\n\n\n\nWhat is Acceptance Testing? How does it compare to Commissioning? What Nonresidential HVAC systems require a certified Acceptance Test Technician under the 2025 California Energy Code? Who’s involved and how is it documented? This three-hour online live class addresses these questions and more\, with an overview of Energy Code Acceptance Testing requirements for a variety of systems\, and a focus on Nonresidential HVAC systems. \nCourse objectives include: Describe the role of Acceptance Testing in the California Energy Code\, identify the types of systems that require Acceptance Testing\, describe the roles and responsibilities in the Acceptance Testing process\, relate compliance documentation to the design and build process\, identify the simple and complex Nonresidential HVAC measures that trigger different types of Acceptance Tests\, and given a description of a typical Nonresidential HVAC alteration project\, determine the required Acceptance Tests that must be performed by a certified Acceptance Test Technician. \nThis course is delivered in one half-day session. Participants must attend all three sessions to complete the course.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/2025-title-24-part-6-essentials-nonresidential-standards-what-is-acceptance-testing/
CATEGORIES:Energy Code Ace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T113000
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SUMMARY:Passive House Enclosures
DESCRIPTION:Part 8 of 9  \nThis course dives deep into the focus of building enclosure design and construction looking at a range of enclosure construction types\, and climates. The course will look at topics of designing\, detailing\, sequencing\, building\, inspection\, reporting\, and testing of critical Passive House components and enclosure systems: insulation\, thermal bridge free connections\, airtightness\, windows and more. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction and safety message\nContext of Passive House\nThe work of enclosures\nEfficient design and high quality\nDetails\nExecution\n\nThe objective of this course is that at the conclusion\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe Passive House goals and methodology as they translate to enclosure assemblies\nOutline typical Passive House assembly buildups and connection details\nDescribe Passive House window installation details and testing to hit Passive House goals\nOutline quality assurance and quality control measures used to verify enclosure performance and reach certification
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/passive-house-enclosures/
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T110000
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CREATED:20260623T233230Z
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UID:69638-1784712600-1784718000@efficiencyfirstca.org
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:20260724T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T130000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T225545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T225545Z
UID:69616-1784883600-1784898000@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:Troubleshooting Lighting Controls (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThis course teaches attendees how to diagnose and resolve common lighting controls issues in commercial buildings.  Participants will learn a structured troubleshooting process for systems that may include occupancy sensors\, daylighting controls\, wall stations\, dimming zones\, networked lighting controls\, relays\, emergency lighting interfaces\, time schedules and integration with building automation systems. \nThis course focuses on practical field scenarios and participants will leave with a repeatable method for identifying whether an issue is caused by wiring\, device configuration\, programming\, documentation\, installation\, commissioning or user operation. \nAgenda: \nIntroduction to lighting controls troubleshooting \nThe troubleshooting workflow. \nCommon field issues and root causes. \nDevice-level troubleshooting. \nNetworked lighting controls and communication issues. \nDocumentation and closeout. \nLearning Outcomes: \nApply a systematic troubleshooting workflow for commercial lighting control systems. \nIdentify common control system failure points. \nTest lighting control components in the field. \nDocument findings clearly and communicate corrective actions to the appropriate project stakeholders. \nTarget Audience: \nProject Managers\, sales reps and installers.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/troubleshooting-lighting-controls-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Southern California Edison
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T120000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T231201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T231201Z
UID:69625-1785142800-1785153600@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:2025 Title 24\, Part 6 Essentials — Nonresidential Compliance: EnergyPro Introduction
DESCRIPTION:People new to EnergyPro software will learn the basics of using this modeling software to document compliance with California’s 2025 Nonresidential Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24\, Part 6 or the Energy Code). \nThroughout the class\, you will see how to use the software to complete essential tasks\, then use sample files to practice performing these tasks yourself. \nIf you do not already have a current version of EnergyPro\, we make an educational version of the software available at no charge. (A link to the trial educational version is provided with pre-registration confirmation.) \nCourse objectives include: \n\nDescribe how rules-based\, energy analysis software is used to model performance and compliance under California’s 2025 Nonresidential Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24\, Part 6 or the Energy Code)\nEnter required information for the building envelope into the EnergyPro software\, fix errors identified as a result of running the project model\, adjust the Proposed Design to bring the project’s envelope into compliance\nEnter required information for the building PV and Battery Storage into the EnergyPro software\, fix errors identified as a result of running the project model\, adjust the Proposed Design to bring the project’s lighting into compliance\nEnter required information for the building mechanical systems into the EnergyPro software\, fix errors identified as a result of running the project model\, adjust the Proposed Design to bring the project’s mechanical systems into compliance
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/2025-title-24-part-6-essentials-nonresidential-compliance-energypro-introduction/
CATEGORIES:Energy Code Ace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260728T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260728T120000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T233710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T233710Z
UID:69642-1785236400-1785240000@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:BayREN TDS Training: Public Sector Energy Financing 101 for Finance Staff – Part 1
DESCRIPTION:This introductory session is the first in a two-part training series designed to give public sector finance and capital projects staff a clear\, practical understanding of today’s most effective energy project financing strategies. The training covers traditional options – such as bonds\, leases\, and loans – as well as specialized mechanisms like on-bill financing\, energy savings performance contracts\, and efficiency-as-a-service. Participants will learn about the benefits and tradeoffs of each financing tool and how to navigate common challenges. The training also introduces key concepts like energy savings projections\, operations and maintenance considerations\, and performance risk. A subsequent session on July 29 will feature practical case studies demonstrating how the financing mechanisms introduced in Part 1 are being applied to drive successful public sector energy projects across California.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/bayren-tds-training-public-sector-energy-financing-101-for-finance-staff-part-1/
CATEGORIES:BAYREN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T103000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T233910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T234021Z
UID:69646-1785315600-1785321000@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:BayREN C&S Training: Residential Alterations
DESCRIPTION:This course reviews requirements for and how to process residential alterations\, such as HVAC changeouts\, window replacements\, and water heater replacements\, to ensure compliance with the Energy Code. Course extends content provided in the Residential New Construction Compliance course. \nICC CEUs: 0.1
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/bayren-cs-training-residential-alterations/
CATEGORIES:BAYREN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T113000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260428T185901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T185901Z
UID:69372-1785315600-1785324600@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:Passive House Mechanical Systems
DESCRIPTION:Part 9 of 9  \nThis course dives deep into the focus of building mechanical systems with a particular focus on ventilation and hot water systems. Learn about the design and construction of a range of system types. The course will examine ventilation\, heating\, cooling\, and hot water topics of performance specifications\, coordination\, sequencing\, inspection\, testing\, and reporting. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction and safety message\nContext of Passive House and mechanical systems\nSystems strategy\nVentilation\nHeating and cooling\nDomestic hot water (DHW)\nOther systems and solar\nCase studies\n\nThe objective of this course is that at the conclusion\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe Passive House goals and methodology as they translate to mechanical systems\nOutline typical Passive House heating\, cooling\, ventilation and hot water systems\, focusing on the pros and cons of choices\nDescribe Passive House ventilation and hot water installation considerations\, and the process to hit Passive House goals\nOutline quality assurance and quality control measures used to verify mechanical systems’ performance and reach certification
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/passive-house-mechanical-systems/
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T120000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T231501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T231501Z
UID:69627-1785315600-1785326400@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:2025 Title 24\, Part 6 Essentials — Nonresidential Compliance: EnergyPro Advanced
DESCRIPTION:Date: July 29\, 2026 (See upcoming classes below)\n\n\nTime: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT\n\n\nType: Virtual Classroom\n\n\nLocation: Online\n\n\nCEUs: ICC:0.3; AIA:3; CABEC:3\n\n\nInstructor: Martyn Dodd\n\n\nLevel: Advanced\n\n\n\nExperienced EnergyPro users\, get answers to your questions\, address special considerations and see how to use the software most effectively to demonstrate compliance with 2025 Title 24\, Part 6 Nonresidential Energy Code. \nRespond to a pre-session survey to let us know what you’re most interested in\, and we will do our best to incorporate your requests into the session. During the class we will cover commonly asked questions and will solicit additional questions from class participants and answer as many of them as possible in the allotted class time. \nThe training assumes participants have at least an intermediate level of hands-on experience using EnergyPro software as well as experience with and knowledge of the Energy Code and the Nonresidential compliance process. \nCourse objectives include: \n\nDescribe how rules-based\, energy analysis software is used to model performance and compliance under the Nonresidential Energy Code\, defining a baseline and proposed building and identifying appropriate design changes to the proposed building if it fails to comply.\nIdentify time-effective methods to accurately create a nonresidential compliance model.\nAvoid the most common compliance modeling pitfalls that can lead to an inaccurate representation of nonresidential building energy performance\, or failure to comply with the modeling requirements of the California Energy Commission\, or both.\nIdentify new compliance modeling requirements for energy-efficiency under the 2025 Nonresidential Energy Code and determine how to enter the required information in EnergyPro.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/2025-title-24-part-6-essentials-nonresidential-compliance-energypro-advanced/
CATEGORIES:Energy Code Ace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T113000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T230752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T230752Z
UID:69623-1785402000-1785411000@efficiencyfirstca.org
SUMMARY:I-REN C&S Training: Electrification and Decarbonization with Passive House
DESCRIPTION:This course reinforces knowledge of basic Passive House principles and methodology while looking deeper into how Passive House design considers the electrical grid\, renewables\, and building electrification. It will explain the Passive House energy metric Primary Energy Renewable (PER) and PER Factors. It will demonstrate how PER and PER Factors interact with power supply and design choices\, and how they drive optimization. The class will illustrate the goals\, strategies\, and results with regional case studies. Credits: 2 AIA LU | ICC CEUs: 0.15 Instructor: The Passive House Network Date: Thursday\, July 30\, 2026 9:00am – 11:30am
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/i-ren-cs-training-electri%ef%ac%81cation-and-decarbonization-with-passive-house/
CATEGORIES:IREN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T110000
DTSTAMP:20260625T112212
CREATED:20260623T233407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T233407Z
UID:69640-1785403800-1785409200@efficiencyfirstca.org
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/
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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