REGISTER Gain clarity and expertise on today’s higher-performance all-electric construction. Part 2 of our two-part series will focus on heat pump water heaters and other electric appliances. Topics will include why heat pumps are quickly becoming the preferred system for heating water, how they work, design considerations, sticking points, and solutions, as well as cost […]

3C-REN and the Albert H Soliz Library have partnered to bring you the DIY Home Energy Savings Toolkit. The toolkit includes tools, equipment, and a guide to help you save energy and increase the comfort of your home. The kit includes items for you to keep like LED light bulbs, outlet gaskets, weatherstripping, and water […]

REGISTER Event Description: Come brush up on best practices for achieving quick, successful, and energy-code compliant solar and battery inspections. Industry expert Bill Brooks will provide a 1.5 hour training addressing the most common failings at inspection of single family PV solar and battery installs. With expedited solar permitting mandated by AB 2188, and many […]

REGISTER Course Description: Code compliance is a minimum standard for building performance; by contrast, “high performance” refers to buildings that are designed, built, and commissioned to achieve above-code, optimized performance. The magnitude of the opportunity to fill this gap cannot be over-emphasized. For example, field research found that a single-day high-performance retrofit can improve HVAC […]

REGISTER Do you know how much energy goes into home use? Whether the energy is being used efficiently and effectively for your use or going to waste? Want to learn how saving energy can affect you, your home, and our climate? The Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) has partnered with the local libraries to bring […]

REGISTER   Building enclosures – the roof, walls, and floor – are the first line of defense between nature and people. Enclosure performance is optimized when air sealing and insulation – two underappreciated and typically underperforming features – are done to high-performance standards rather than the status quo. The preceding class in our High-Performance Fundamentals […]

REGISTER Jurisdictions across the Central Coast are interested in or already pursuing reach codes in preparation for the updated Energy Code going into effect January 1, 2023. This workshop offers information on cost-effectiveness studies specific to Central Coast climate zones and opportunities to hear from and collaborate with other jurisdictions in the region pursuing reach […]