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, and add value for your customers.
High Performance Fundamentals Certification
Earn a 3C-REN Certification upon completing 3C-REN’s High-Performance Fundamentals Series. This series is designed for new, aspiring, and current building professionals to understand the basics of building science.
In each training, expert instructors will focus on industry best practices and new building technologies that are better for owners, better for the environment, and better for your work as building professionals.
Class 1:
High Performance Buildings and Careers
Class 2:
The Role of Building Science in High Performance Buildings
Class 3:
Enclosure Best Practices: Roofs, Walls and Floors
Class 4:
Heat Pump Fundamentals: Space Conditioning & Water Heating
Class 5:
Water Heating Distribution Best Practices
Class 6:
Home Assessments for Decarbonization
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.
- Participants in this initiative:
- Receive hands-on training, installing a heat pump water heater
- Learn about the equipment, sizing, siting, and installation best practices
- Distinguish plumbing and electrical differences between HPWHs and traditional gas equipment.
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:
- Green Building 101
- Pathways for Sustainability Careers
- Green Building in Practice
- Introduction to Zero Net Carbon Design
- Fuel Switching: HVAC and Domestic Hot Water
Training Calendar
Installing Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) – In Partnership with Santa Barbara Contractors Association
Santa Barbara Veterans Memorial Building 112 W Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, United StatesRegister Heat pump water heaters are where California is headed, and this workforce education aims to smooth that transition. Learn from experts how to install heat pump water heaters so […]
Installing Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) – In Partnership with Santa Maria Valley Contractors Association
Santa Maria Veteran's Memorial Building 313 W Tunnell St., Santa Maria, CA, United StatesRegister Heat pump water heaters are where California is headed, and this workforce education aims to smooth that transition. Learn from experts how to install heat pump water heaters so […]
Installing Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) – In Partnership with SLO County Builders Exchange
SLO County Builders Exchange 153 Cross St Ste 130, San Luis Obsipo, CA, United StatesRegister Heat pump water heaters are where California is headed, and this workforce education aims to smooth that transition. Learn from experts how to install heat pump water heaters so […]
3C-REN Single Family Home Energy Savings Program: 2025 Market Overview Webinar
Register Event Description Join us for the 3C-REN Single Family Home Energy Savings Program: 2025 Market Overview Webinar, where we’ll share key program updates, including details on the incentive budget […]
Ventura County Electrification Incentive Breakfast for Contractors
Ventura County Government Center 800 S Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA, United StatesRegister Event Description Join 3C-REN, TECH Clean California, Santa Barbara Clean Energy, and Central Coast Community Energy for an in-person workshop to learn more about federal, state, and local incentives […]
Santa Barbara County Electrification Incentive Lunch for Contractors
Santa Barbara Golf Club (Mulligan's Cafe) 3500 McCaw Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesRegister Event Description Join 3C-REN, TECH Clean California, Santa Barbara Clean Energy, and Central Coast Community Energy for an in-person workshop to learn more about federal, state, and local incentives […]
Santa Maria Electrification Incentive Breakfast for Contractors
Minami Community Center 600 W Enos Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United StatesRegister Event Description Join 3C-REN, TECH Clean California, Santa Barbara Clean Energy, and Central Coast Community Energy for an in-person workshop to learn more about federal, state, and local incentives […]
Continuing Education and Certifications
Most 3C-REN trainings offer continuing education learning units and/or certifications, such as: