California Energy Commission: Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards

• Hybrid
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The California Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards is an annual event that uplifts local leaders – reflecting the diversity of the state – and advances the Governor’s vision for a clean energy future. The Selection Committee evaluated over 250 nominations to award six incredible winners, whose work in the clean energy space has been groundbreaking.

3C-REN training: Using Life Cycle Assessment & Embodied Carbon Calculators to Make Design and Product Choices

• Webinar
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This hands-on training will equip participants with the practical knowledge and skills to leverage Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools and embodied carbon (EC) calculators in the architectural design and construction process.

14th Annual Southern California Economic Summit

• Sheraton Grand, Los Angeles
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The Economic Summit brings together leading voices to discuss the long-term health of Southern California’s economy and to explore the major economic factors that inform Connect SoCal 2024, SCAG’s draft Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy.

BayREN Regional Forum: Residential Electrification in the Real World: Navigating Panels and Permits

• Webinar
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This forum will explore several hurdles to residential electrification, including electrical panels and building permits, and ways to overcome them.

3C-REN training: What Energy Consultants Need To Know About HERS Measures

• Webinar
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This course will cover what Energy Consultants need to know about energy features that require third-party HERS verification.

I-REN Training: Unlocking Savings for School Facilities with the Energy Code

• Webinar
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I-REN will cover energy code changes pertaining to Kindergarten through University school facilities and offer recommendations for low-cost/no-cost ways schools can reduce energy consumption and overall energy costs.

BayREN training: Navigating the Energy Code

• Webinar
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This refresher will review the context of the Energy Code and provide an overview of its structure, important supporting references and manuals, and how it addresses different types of buildings and projects, as well as mandatory measures and performance and prescriptive approaches.

Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference

• Sacramento Hyatt Regency
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The focus of this year’s BECC conference is on driving transformation—new ideas, new policies, new methods of changing behavior towards mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2007, the BECC community has applied behavioral research and practice to foster individual and organizational change. We are back in person in Sacramento, CA, excited to discuss innovative behavioral solutions that ensure equity and inclusivity.

3C-REN Webinar: Carbon Free Homes: Features, Benefits, Valuation

• Webinar
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California's building codes and energy policy impact the way homes are built and powered. Homes of the future will be carbon-free! Efficient, all-electric, powered by clean energy. How will the new requirements impact their market value? What benefits do buyers care about? Carbon free homes are typically more healthy, safe, comfortable, durable, resilient, and cost less to own. Their high performance elevates occupant’s quality of life while delivering multiple societal benefits including cleaner air and water. Attendees will gain comprehension of specific features typical to carbon-free new and existing homes. In valuation or guiding customers in buying and selling, the proficiency gained in this course will be a professional differentiator that strengthens their business.

I-REN Training: 2022 Energy Code Changes – Multi-Family

• Hybrid (in-person/virtual)
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This hybrid course will provide an overview of the 2022 Energy Code changes for multifamily buildings, including changes to the structure of the energy code, where to find the new multifamily sections, and changes to mandatory measures and performance and prescriptive requirements. Join online or in-person in Riverside: 3390 University Ave Ste 200, Riverside, CA 92501 Complimentary food and coffee will be provided.

2023 WateReuse California Annual Conference

• Indian Wells, California
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Sessions will highlight the latest on the Direct Potable Reuse regulations, the crisis on the Colorado River and reuse solutions, water reuse technologies, outreach and education, regional collaboration, the current California funding landscape and much more.

Simplified Flexible Path Policymaking with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer

• Webinar
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The Cost-Effectiveness Explorer team will present new capabilities in the free online tool that local jurisdiction staff can use to craft effective flexible path measures more easily.

Planning for EV Readiness and Community Resiliency Efforts

• Webinar
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In this webinar CivicSpark Fellow Darin Graber and his site supervisor, City of Grand Junction Sustainability Coordinator Jenny Nitzky, will discuss successes and challenges faced in their projects and tips for how local governments can leverage the CivicSpark Fellowship to advance their sustainability efforts. This event will be beneficial to anyone interested in local electric vehicle infrastructure planning, sustainability plans, data collection for green certifications, and generally working within communities that have a hesitancy towards change.

I-REN Training: How the Energy Code Treats Electrification 

• Webinar
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This course will center on the energy code and green building code, emphasizing their importance in driving sustainable practices.

New 2023 Updates to the 2022 Single Family New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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This webinar presents draft results for the 2023 updates to the Single Family New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study. This study conducted research on the impacts of all measures, with a focus on fuel substitution, using various sources including contractor/distributor interviews, other recent reports, and online research. Presenters will also provide an overview of strategies to structure a policy that requires higher performance for all building designs, strongly encouraging all-electric projects.

CivicWell 31st Annual Policymakers Conference

• Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove CA
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This intimate gathering brings together over 100 mayors, city council members, county supervisors, and other senior executives in an inspiring and collaborative environment. The event is designed to support local elected officials with tools and partnership opportunities to implement innovative solutions to our most pressing community challenges.

Results from the 2022 Multifamily New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study 

• Webinar
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This webinar will present the results from the most recent cost-effectiveness analysis for multifamily new construction, which supports the development of reach codes under the new 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (effective 1/1/2023). The presenters will provide results for all packages studied across all 16 California Climate Zones (CZs).

Inflation Reduction Act Part 1: Funding Overview of Programs (Real Estate Focus)

• 3C-REN Webinar
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IRA funding is coming, bringing huge potential for energy-efficiency upgrades at an affordable cost. By understanding the programs coming, you can help clients maximize their savings – on both their installation costs and utility bills. This training is presented by Franklin Energy and made available through the Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN), a partnership between the Counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo to improve energy efficiency. 3C-REN is funded by utility ratepayer funds through the California Public Utilities Commission.

Reaching Beyond New Construction: A Panel Discussion

• Webinar
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This is a panel discussion with local jurisdiction staff on existing building policy adoption. A collaboration between Building Decarbonization Coalition, BayREN, 3C-REN, California Climate & Energy Collaborative and the Statewide Reach Codes Program, this webinar is reserved for local jurisdiction staff.

2025 Energy Code Cycle Stakeholder Meeting: Single Family and Multifamily

• Webinar
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In this webinar, the Statewide CASE Team will introduce the audience to the Single Family and Multifamily measures that are being considered for the 2025 T24 energy code and seek to garner participation from new and existing stakeholders.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 5

• Webinar
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Session 5, Implementation:  Monitoring reach code implementation, checklists and training, examples from specific jurisdictions, and more.

Designing Local Policies with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer

• Webinar
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Launched in the fall of 2020 and used by 100+ local jurisdictions statewide, the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer now lets users create and visualize impacts from overarching policies at the local level. This webinar will walk through the free online tool to enable attendees a "hands-on" look at how to explore the new policy-building tools, and provide plenty of time for Q&A.

Draft Results: Multifamily New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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Draft Results: Nonresidential New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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Results & Findings: Single Family New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 4

• Webinar
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Session 4, Reach code ordinance options:  Renewing existing reach codes, developing and adopting new reach codes for new and existing buildings, model ordinances, and more.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 3

• Webinar
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Session 3, Cost-effectiveness analyses:  Introduction to terms, when an analysis is required, what makes a measure cost effective, types of inputs and considerations, how to obtain and use a cost-effectiveness analysis, energy code terms and metrics, and more.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 2

• Webinar
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Session 2, Reach code process & timing:  The general steps of developing and drafting a reach code, including policy development, timing considerations, preparing for Council, and support resources to help you throughout the process.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 1

• Webinar
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Session 1, Introduction:  The what and why of reach codes, including an overview of the process and timing, legal considerations, and more.

Designing Flexible Path Reach Codes with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer

• Webinar
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Tackling Residential Retrofits: Tools and Lessons Learned

• Webinar
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Reach Codes Results: Residential Retrofits Cost-effectiveness Webinar

• Webinar - Online
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Please join us for a presentation on the results of our newly-completed analysis of residential retrofit measures and measure packages. A preliminary cost-effectiveness study on existing residential building upgrades was published by the statewide Codes & Standards team in February 2020. At that time, the research team identified a range of additional options that merited further study. These include: Revisiting  base case assumptions Exploring additional HVAC upgrade options Evaluating additional building envelope improvements Assessing lighting: luminaire replacements in addition to lamp replacements Evaluating electrification and electrification-ready measures at equipment change-out Considering the effectiveness of PV system installation when building an addition Requiring additional efficiency upgrades when installing PV Study authors will present their findings and answer participant questions on all the measures and measure packages analyzed.

2019 New Construction Studies - Technical Webinar