Energy Code Connect
Services
- Energy Code Coach
Personalized support for building professionals navigating the Energy Code/Title 24
- Regional Forums
Quarterly events to learn how the energy code relates to critical policy issues in our region
- Events & Trainings
Free courses to help you understand and apply energy code and green building standards
- HERS/EPA 608 Training
Become a certified HERS Rater or earn your EPA 608 (All Types) certification
- Resource Library
Documents and reference forms for CalGreen and California Energy codes
- Energy Code Coach
Personalized support for building professionals navigating the Energy Code/Title 24
- Regional Forum
Quarterly events to learn how the energy code relates to critical policy issues in our region
- Events & Trainings
Free courses to help you understand and apply energy code and green building standards
energy code coach
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:
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
Unitary versus Split Heat Pump Water Heating Systems
Register Event Description This course introduces the key differences between unitary and split heat pump water heater systems, with a focus on what they are, what they do, and how they can be used in new or retrofit building applications. Participants will gain a practical understanding of the advantages, challenges, and considerations for selecting the […]
Enclosure in Detail
Register Event Description Passive House is an enclosure-first approach that empowers architectural design to drive comfort, resilience, health, and efficiency outcomes. The Passive House enclosure is fundamental to overall building performance optimization. We’ll look at the elements of high-performance enclosure design and construction, the order of priorities, the strategies, systems, components, and details required. From cold […]
Regenerative Design in Practice
Register Event Description California’s carbon reduction goals reach beyond energy performance to include equity, natural solutions for carbon sequestration, and conservation of resources. Using the Living Building Challenge and local examples, we’ll explore the exciting potential for regenerative design. Learning Objectives Be able to differentiate regenerative vs. sustainable, in standards and certifications Understand net positive […]
Multifamily: Energy Code Implementation Series, with 2025 Code Updates
Register Event Description As the 2022 energy code wraps up its final year, and the 2025 code emerges, we see the trends of building electrification, healthier indoor air quality and improved resiliency continue to permeate the code’s evolution. This series focuses on current best practices for implementation of energy strategies, as well as what’s around […]
What Energy Consultants Need to Know About QII
Register Event Description This course will cover what Energy Consultants need to know about Quality Insulation Installation (QII) to best help their clients meet the Title 24 Energy Code. QII is much more than just doing a good job installing insulation. It requires pre-planning and a lot of coordination between multiple trades. This class will […]
resource library
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.
- 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Summary
- 2022 Express Terms for the Proposed Revisions to 2022 Title 24, Part 1 and Part 6
- 2022 Express Terms for the Proposed Revisions to 2022 Title 24, Part 1 and Part 6 Reference Appendices
- 2022 Final Express Terms for the Proposed Revisions to the 2022 Title 24, Part 11
- 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards
- 2019 California Green Building Standards
- 2019 Reference Appendices
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.
