California Energy Commission EPIC Symposium
- Virtual
The Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program’s annual symposium brings together leading policy makers, energy researchers, and technology developers, including recipients of EPIC grants, to spotlight the latest clean energy technologies being deployed in the state. This year’s virtual event offers engaging conversations with top government and private sector leaders focused on how recent state and federal investments are more rapidly and equitably advancing California’s transition to a clean energy economy.
More InfoStrategies for the Decarbonization of Universities, Colleges, and Schools - Practical Solutions Today!
- Webinar
This webinar addresses the critical dos and don’ts; reviews the most recent codes and regulations; and provides the accepted rule-of-thumb checks regarding the decarbonization of universities, colleges, and schools.
More InfoCABEC Annual Conference
- Cambria, CA
The CABEC conference is focused on integration of the different pieces of building science. Bringing together both conventional and modern design with technology that is involved with building energy modeling for compliance and beyond.
More Info2023 Central Coast Sustainability Summit
- UC-Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, in partnership with the cities of Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Ventura, the County of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance, and the Community Environmental Council, will be hosting the 11th Annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023. The event will bring together representatives from local governments and organizations to discuss common sustainability issues, share best practices, and seek partners in collaboratively addressing complex environmental and economic issues in our region.
More Info2023 San Diego Green Building Conference & Expo
- UC San Diego Park & Market
This is San Diego's premier event for green building professionals from all fields of expertise to come together to share ideas, inspiration and connection.
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Los Angeles Business Council 17th Annual Sustainability Summit
- University of Southern California
A high-level convening of leaders in one of the most environmentally forward-thinking cities of the world.
More Info3C-REN: Energy Code Compliance for All-Electric ADUs
- Webinar
Get a walkthrough of an all-electric 176 square foot tiny home and learn how it does and doesn’t meet energy code compliance. Our experts will share tips on what code compliance you should keep in mind for other tiny home or ADU projects in the tri-county region.
More InfoBayREN Regional Forum: Building Resilience: Keeping the Lights on in an All-Electric Future
- Hybrid (In-person and virtual)
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 hybrid format with options to attend in person or virtually.
More InfoNet Zero Conference
- Los Angeles
The Net Zero Conference has been bringing together climate leaders to build a net zero, decarbonized future for a decade.
More Info3C-REN Webinar: Home Electrification Planning
- Webinar
The third and final session of this three-part series which covers the importance of electrification planning, how to optimize existing electrical capacity to avoid costly and often unnecessary panel upgrades, selecting the most efficient equipment that will keep homeowners comfortable and happy, and putting together a comprehensive, detailed, and customized plan that will set homeowners and contractors up for success.
More InfoReducing Embodied Carbon: Zero Net Carbon Design Series
- Webinar
This course, session four of the five-part series, focuses on embodied carbon, which is the carbon emissions intrinsic to the production and use of construction materials. Presenters will discuss the carbon life of materials through all phases – from extraction, transportation, manufacturing, and installation of building materials on site to demolition and end-of-life considerations.
More InfoUpdates to the 2022 Energy Code for the Building Industry: 2022 Energy Code: Multi-Family
- Webinar
This session provides an overview of the 2022 Title 24 Energy Code changes for Multi-Family, with a focus on architects, builders and others in the construction industry.
More InfoInduction Cooking 101 Workshop:Carpinteria
- Carpinteria Community Library
This event is for the public to learn about induction cooktops and how to try one out at home. The event is free and pre-registration is not required.
More InfoInduction Cooktop Workshop: Goleta
- Goleta Public Library
This event is for the public to learn about induction cooktops and how to try one out at home. The event is free and pre-registration is not required.
More InfoCivicWell 31st Annual Policymakers Conference
- Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove CA
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.
More InfoResults from the 2022 Multifamily New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study
- Webinar
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).
More InfoInflation Reduction Act Part 1: Funding Overview of Programs (Real Estate Focus)
- 3C-REN Webinar
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.
More InfoReaching Beyond New Construction: A Panel Discussion
- Webinar
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.
More Info2025 Energy Code Cycle Stakeholder Meeting: Single Family and Multifamily
- Webinar
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.
More InfoReach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series: Session 5
- Webinar
Session 5, Implementation: Monitoring reach code implementation, checklists and training, examples from specific jurisdictions, and more.
More InfoDesigning Local Policies with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer
- Webinar
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.
More InfoReach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series: Session 4
- Webinar
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.
More InfoReach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series: Session 3
- Webinar
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.
More InfoReach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series: Session 2
- Webinar
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.
More InfoReach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series: Session 1
- Webinar
Session 1, Introduction: The what and why of reach codes, including an overview of the process and timing, legal considerations, and more.
More InfoWebinar: Battery Storage for Single Family Homes Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Local jurisdiction staff and other interested stakeholders are warmly invited to join us for a presentation on the results of our newly-completed analysis of battery storage for single family homes. The study objective was to identify cost-effective storage system measure combinations in new and existing single family homes that meet the requirements to support adoption of a reach code. Stakeholders interested in adopting a storage system ordinance will be particularly interested in this webinar.
More InfoReach Codes Results: Residential Retrofits Cost-effectiveness Webinar
- Webinar - Online
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.
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