Events
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2025 Energy Code in Practice: Multifamily Residential
Register Event Description Sorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code, but what does that really mean […]
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Fire Resistant Homes: Smart Building Strategies for Risk Reduction and Energy Efficiency
Register Event Description Wildfires are reshaping how Californians think about housing safety and resilience. In 2025, two legal documents related to fire risk and real estate were updated, DRE’s required […]
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Energy Performance and Fire-Resistant Construction with AIA Central Coast
Madonna Inn's Round Room 100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesRegister Event Description With increasing fire intensity throughout the state and more areas designated with high fire severity zones, our region is naturally interested in building construction that decreases fire […]
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Builder’s Perspective: Insulation and Air Sealing
Register Event Description Insulation and air sealing are critical aspects of construction, contributing to improved energy performance, reduced operating costs, greater indoor air quality and resiliency during a wildfire emergency. […]
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Home Improvements for a Healthier, Resilient, and Clean-Energy Future
Register Event Description Overview of a new one-page guide for homeowners. With the premise that most home improvement projects have the potential to improve or harm performance, it’s helpful to […]
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The Practical Guide to All-Electric Residential Buildings (Part 1): Why All-Electric, Solar, Cooking
Register Event Description The case for building all-electric is stronger than ever. All-electric homes are cheaper to build and operate, healthier and more comfortable to live in, and have GHG […]
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2025 Energy Code in Practice: Nonresidential
Register Event Description Sorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code, but what does that really mean […]
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Reducing Carbon Emissions from MEP Systems
Register Event Description As we move to reduce carbon emissions from our buildings and align with California carbon-reduction goals, we often overlook the impacts, and opportunities, in mechanical, electrical and […]
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The Practical Guide to All-Electric Residential Buildings (Part 2): Water Heating, HVAC, Laundry
Register Event Description The case for building all-electric is stronger than ever. All-electric homes are cheaper to build and operate, healthier and more comfortable to live in, and have GHG […]
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Natural Insulation for Low Carbon Builds
Register Event Description Natural Insulation has many benefits for builders and occupants but not everyone is familiar with these products. Discover how natural insulation products can be the perfect solution […]
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Home Electrification Contractor Boot Camp (In-Person with Larry Waters!)
San Luis Obispo: address to be announced San Luis Obsipo, CA, United StatesRegister Two-Day Course Description This two-day course provides a robust introduction into residential building electrification. It is designed for construction trade personnel of all levels; including owners, sales managers, salespeople, […]
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2025 CALGreen – Residential
Register Event Description The California Green Building Standards, or CALGreen (Title 24, Part 11), is a wide-ranging code covering aspects of site design, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, water efficiency, indoor […]
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Recovery Ventilator: Installation, Energy Savings, and Compliance
Register Event Description Improved health and cognitive performance. Easier Title 24 compliance. Utility bill savings. These are the reasons to consider incorporating Heat Recovery Ventilators & Energy Recovery Ventilators (collectively […]
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Using the ECC (HERS) Registry for Energy Code Compliance
Register Event Description This class teaches building department personnel how to use the ECC (formerly HERS) Registry to track the status of all of the ECC tests and inspections, as […]
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2025 CALGreen – Nonresidential
Register Event Description The California Green Building Standards, or CALGreen (Title 24, Part 11), is a wide-ranging code covering aspects of site design, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, water efficiency, indoor […]
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Ask the Experts: Energy Compliance & Modeling
Register Event Description Join us for an office-hours style open discussion focused on energy code compliance and performance modeling. This interactive session gives participants direct access to experts who can […]
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Introduction to Residential HVAC Design
Register Event Description This class will cover the basics of residential HVAC design following the industry standard and code-referenced ACCA Manuals J, S and D. It will discuss the four […]
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2025 Energy Code: Multifamily Ventilation
Register Event Description Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is an important part of supporting Health & Safety for multifamily dwelling units, and the 2025 Energy Code establishes new Mandatory requirements for […]
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Energy Code Compliance Verification (formerly HERS) – Overview and Envelope
Register Event Description Under the new 2025 energy code, HERS rating is now called Energy Code Compliance (ECC), but regardless of the name change, the 3rd-party verification process is still […]
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Solar PV: Technology and Valuation
Register Event Description Appraisers and Realtors will advance their credibility and competency to better serve their clients with solar-powered homes. Newly constructed homes have been required to have solar as […]