Net Zero Conference
- Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim CA
The Net Zero Conference convenes climate leaders to collaborate on global solutions for change in the built environment. The event is a hub for people in our industry to gather, bridge knowledge gaps, and inspire a net zero future.
More InfoCABEC Annual Conference
- Flamingo Resort & Spa, Santa Rosa, CA
The CABEC conference stands to support those providing energy code compliance services to help their clients meet compliance. The event 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 InfoBDC Presents: The Future of Gas
- Webinar
This special 1.5 hour BDC Presents offers a synthesizing national perspective on the regulatory proceedings, economic analyses, and equitable energy policies central to designing the future of gas.
More InfoPast Events
2024 Updates to the 2022 Single Family Retrofits Cost-Effectiveness Study
- Webinar
The Statewide Local Energy Codes team presents the results of the 2024 updates to the Single Family Retrofit Cost-Effectiveness Study. Attendees will learn about the most recent cost-effectiveness analyses, both from the published report and from the updated data in the free online Cost-Effectiveness Explorer tool.
More InfoNew Buildings Institute: Industrial Heat Pumps: Manufacturer’s Roundtable
- Virtual
This event will focus on how industrial heat pumps are stepping in to help reduce carbon emissions by providing incredibly efficient industrial heating.
More InfoBayREN Regional Forum: Heat Pump Water Heater Permitting: Preparing for a Decarbonized Future
- San Francisco (in-person)
This event is a special in-person, interactive Forum focused on permitting for heat pump water heaters. This event will include opportunities to share real-world experiences, as well as sharing ideas with and learning from building officials, contractors and other subject matter experts.
More InfoUSGBC-CA: Net Zero Accelerator 2024 Meet & Greet
- Virtual
Imagine a world where buildings not only contribute to the environment but also actively work toward achieving our net zero future. The future is here. Get a chance to meet the Innovative minds of the 2024 USGBC California Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) cohort companies. These pioneers are commercializing cutting-edge solutions for the building sector.
More InfoIEEE SustainTech Leadership Forum
- San Diego
The IEEE SustainTech Leadership Forum is a new global thought leadership event, with year-one focused on Buildings and Factories in the Built Environment. The event will bring together industry change-makers focused on sustainability solutions. IEEE SustainTech is where corporate executives, sustainability officers, technologists, futurists, government, and regulatory representatives will find new technology solutions ready for implementation. Learn about technical challenges, and get insights on the future of sustainability technology from leaders in the field.
More Info3C-REN Webinar: Building the Future: Electrification Strategies for Contractors and Architects
- Webinar
Electrification is now the leading option for new buildings and major retrofit projects in California. 70+ municipalities have policies to phase out gas appliances and the state aims to have 6 million heat pumps installed by 2030. This will require a major paradigm shift in the way builders, architects, and related professionals approach the market. In this session, Electrify My Home will discuss this transition and the related business opportunity for specifying and installing well-designed all-electric buildings.
More InfoSustain SoCal: Water Solutions 9: Diversifying Solutions toward Regional Water Security
- The Cove at UCI Beall Applied Innovation
Sustain SoCal presents WATER SOLUTIONS 9 (WS9), focused on exploring real life strategies and innovations in water capture, storage, reuse, desal, groundwater replenishing, and combatting contamination. Investor, policy, and big data trends in Southern California will also be addressed.
More InfoNew Buildings Institute: Embodied Carbon + Electrification – Full path to Decarbonization
- Webinar
This webinar delves into the intricate relationship between electrification and embodied carbon, exploring how factors such as refrigerants, insulation, and thermal storage are pivotal to full building decarbonization.
More Info3C-REN Webinar: Energy Code Implementation: Non-Residential
- Webinar
In this series, presenters will review the code requirements with a focus on what to include in construction documents to streamline the permitting process and tips for construction to ease signoffs and occupancy.
More Info2024 Water Efficiency & Conservation Symposium
- Chicago
Join Alliance for Water Efficiency for three days of professional development, meaningful relationship building, and idea sharing. The program will feature a mix of short presentations, panels, and roundtables, primarily focusing on actionable research and resources and peer-to-peer learning pertinent to all water efficiency and sustainability professionals.
More Info2024 Global Green Development Summit (GGDS)
- Stanford University, Palo Alto
“Energy Transition and Innovation for Carbon Neutrality” is the focus topic of 2024 GGDS. The conference will feature discussions focused on a shared goal of fighting the climate crisis and accelerating energy transition and decarbonization.
More InfoPre-Application Workshop - GFO-23-403 - Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge
- Webinar
The CEC announces the availability of up to $4,070,070 to provide grants to local governments, which will be awarded for eligible project activities including the following: Community building decarbonization planning. Municipal building decarbonization planning. Advancing municipal operations to support building decarbonization. Developing local codes, ordinances, and voluntary decarbonization measures. Building decarbonization related workforce development activities. This workshop will provide information about the solicitation.
More InfoSimplified Flexible Path Policymaking with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer
- Webinar
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.
More InfoNew 2023 Updates to the 2022 Single Family New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study
- Webinar
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.
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 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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