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Questions About Title 24?

Energy Code Coaches are local experts who can help answer your Title 24 questions, fast. Coaches have decades of experience in green building and energy efficiency improvements. They can provide citations and offer advice for your project to help your plans and forms earn approval the first time. Contact us today for help in the next 24 hours:

Energy Code Connect Blog

Recent Code Coach questions from projects in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties:

Proposed State legislation to pause updates to the residential building code has drawn mixed reactions. Assembly Bill (AB) 306 worked...
In our last blog, we noted gaps in compliance with building commissioning (Cx) requirements, both for CALGreen and Energy Code,...
Commissioning is a systematic process of ensuring that building systems are designed, installed, tested, and capable of being operated and...

forums & events

Regional Forums provide an opportunity for building professionals to network and explore aspects of the energy code that are relevant to critical policy issues facing our region. Forums take place 2-4 times a year.

To learn about and register for upcoming regional forums and trainings, please check out our Regional Forums page.

Industry Trainings

Next Generation Passive Solar

Register Event Description We all learned the principles of passive solar design in school – south facing orientation, strategic windows, thermal mass, etc., but the old rules don’t apply in the same way. Modern buildings should still incorporate passive strategies, including daylight and ventilation, but they need a new spin on the implementation to account […]

Passive Design/Build Boot Camp with Emu Passive – Hands On Training and Exam (FREE!)

Museum of Ventura County 100 E Main Street, Ventura, CA, United States

Apply Here 3C-REN is offering a hands-on Certified Passive House Tradesperson Training and Exam through industry leading provider Emu Passive FREE (normally a $2,490 value) to tradespeople who are residents of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura County.    Find more details about the Certified Passive House Tradesperson hands-on training and exam by visiting the […]

Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD) Pacific Fall Hybrid Cohort

Apply Here 3C-REN is pleased to offer The Passive House Network's (PHN's) Certified Passive House Designer/ Consultant hybrid cohort. This training is available at no cost to residents and those who work in the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. The CPHD course is the premier Passive House professional training for architects, […]

Earn While You Learn: Heat Pump Water Heater Installation

Lompoc; Location provided upon confirmation Lompoc, California, United States

Interest Form Event Description 3C-REN has partnered with SunWork Renewable Energy Projects to offer hands-on heat pump water heater (HPWH) installation training opportunities to licensed contractors and employees of licensed contractors. Participants will earn $300 while they learn about the equipment, sizing, siting, and installation best practices as they work alongside a skilled installer. We have 2 […]

Solar PV: Technology and Valuation

Register Event Description Class #1 in the 3-Course series for agents and appraisers. 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 of 2020 and existing home installations remain on an ongoing upward trend. How much value […]

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Energy Code Documents & Resources

Building codes can be complex! We’re here to make your job easier. These documents provide references to CalGreen Building Standards and the California Energy Code (Title 24, part 6) to make it easier for you and your clients to understand building codes. If you need help right now, contact an Energy Code Coach here.

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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