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Building Performance Training

Build your business and energize your career!

Building Performance Training is a workforce development program for current and prospective building professionals in design, construction, real estate, and beyond. Training is focused on energy efficiency, high performance building and electrification.

Our free training events help you:

  • Keep up with industry trends
  • Gain new skills
  • Fulfill continuing education units
  • Earn certifications
  • Add value for your customers

Passive house education

The Passive House design standard is changing the way we look at buildings. ​

By optimizing the building envelope, insulation, and mechanical systems, Passive House buildings can reduce energy use by up to 90%, while maximizing comfort, resilience, and affordability. ​

Get certified as a Passive House Designer, Consultant, or Tradesperson. Cohorts are typically available quarterly for designers and consultants, and once in the fall for contractors. ​

Not ready to get certified, but want to learn more? Check our Events Calendar for webinars on Passive House offered throughout the year. ​

High Performance Fundamentals Certification

3C-REN developed our High Performance Fundamentals in response to the particular needs of the tri-county region’s climate conditions and building stock.

This six-course series prepares construction professionals for a new way of building that is more energy efficient and climate resilient.

On-Demand Certification Course

The High Performance fundamentals is now 100% online, in an on-demand format. Take the course at your own pace, at any time and location that works for you. When you’re done, you’ll receive a certificate identifying you as a 3C-REN trained High Performance Building Professional.

Earn While You Learn: Heat Pump Water Heater Installations

3C-REN has partnered with Sunwork Renewable Energy Projects to bring hands-on heat pump water heater (HPWH) installation training to our region.

Earn up to $599 while working alongside a skilled contractor to install a heat pump water heater.

This partnership prioritizes workforce development for decarbonization on the Central Coast. Contractor experience installing HPWHs is limited despite their many benefits. A HPWH significantly reduces a home’s carbon footprint and can be cheaper to operate. The technology is simple and efficient: heat from the air is applied to the water in the tank, making them up to 4x more efficient than conventional gas water heaters. This initiative aims to build local contractor expertise through hands-on learning.

Get started! Fill out the interest form to be notified when an installation is scheduled in your area.

Education for the Future Workforce

Bring a free guest speaker to your classroom to help younger generations explore opportunities in sustainable design and construction. 3C-REN speakers are professionals with backgrounds in green building who cover topics such as:

Events Calendar

Ask the Experts: Enclosures

Register Event Description This is an office-hours style open discussion about high-performance building enclosures with Home Performance Pro Judy Rachel. We'll be talking insulation, windows, air sealing, blower door testing, […]

3C-REN Contractor Connection Hub at Standard Plumbing

Standard Plumbing Supply & Hardware 3330 Saviers Rd, Oxnard, CA, United States

Register Event Description Join 3C-REN on August 27th at Standard Plumbing in Oxnard for an exciting opportunity to connect and grow! The 3C-REN team will be on-site to share workforce […]

Become a Participating Contractor

3C-REN’s Home Energy Savings program offers contractors flexibility by paying incentives for actual metered kWh and therm savings. Rather than a restrictive list of measures and incentives, the program pays you to meet your customers’ energy savings or electrification needs.

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