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
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 StatesApply 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 StatesInterest 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 […]
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.