Building the Future: Electrification Strategies for Electricians

Electrification is taking form in California – over 70 municipalities have policies phasing out gas appliances and the state aims to have 6 million heat pumps installed by 2030. The […]
All-Electric Retrofits with Electrical Panel Constraints

The building industry will need to electrify buildings at a fast pace if cities and counties are to meet their goals for reducing Carbon emissions. One of the obstacles commonly […]
Building Electrification, Passive House PER & California

This 2-hour introduction to Passive House reinforces knowledge of basic principles and methodology while taking a deeper look at how Passive House design considers the California electrical grid, renewables, and […]
All-Electric Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. This program is a unique […]
Building the Future: Electrification Strategies for Plumbers

Electrification is taking form in California – gas water heaters are being based out in the Bay Area by 2027 and over 70 municipalities have policies phasing out gas appliances. […]
Building the Future: Electrification Strategies for Contractors and Architects

Electrification is now the leading option for new buildings and major retrofit projects in California. 70+ municipalities have policies to phase out gas appliances and the state aims to have […]
Practical Guide to All-Electric Residential Buildings

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 emissions roughly half that of mixed fuel […]
All-Electric People’s Self Help Housing Building

Would you like to see inside an all-electric, Zero Net Energy commercial building, right here on the Central Coast? In this 3-minute video we walk through People’s Self-Help Housing’s new […]
Practical Ways to Address Embodied Carbon

Embodied Carbon, the term that identifies the collective impacts of extracting, manufacturing and transporting building materials, is appearing on everything from requests for proposals to the next round of the […]
Elements of a Whole House Assessment: The Home Energy Audit Explained

Measured Home Performance is different from other approaches to saving energy and making money in the home improvement industry. The principal difference is the measured results of home performance contracting, as opposed […]