Automation & Controls Best Practices For All Cultivation Environments

Learn how environmental control systems managing lighting, HVAC, and water processes are crucial for growers to achieve maximum yields in all cannabis production environments. Understand how automation of resource-consuming systems […]
What Energy Consultants Need To Know About QII

Quality Insulation Installation (QII) is a process for verifying that a home’s thermal envelope is properly sealed and insulated. Without this verification, insulation is assumed to be poorly installed and […]
Heat Pump Water Heaters and the Energy Code

We’ll walk through the basics of heat pump water heaters (HPWH) for homes and provide critical compliance information for the California Energy Code 2019 Residential Standards. We’ll cover why we […]
Higher Performance Building on the Central Coast, All Electric Construction, Part 2: Heat Pump Water Heaters and Other Electric Appliances

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 […]
Higher Performance Building on the Central Coast, All Electric Construction, Part 1: Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling

Gain clarity and expertise on today’s higher performance all-electric construction. Part 1 of our two-part series will focus on heat pumps for space conditioning. Topics will include why heat pumps […]
Non-Residential Tenant Improvements and Alterations

This class covers the enforcement of the CA Energy Code requirements as they apply specifically to non-residential tenant improvements and alterations. Topics covered include: Russell King, M.E. (Senior Director of […]
Top 10 Best Practices for Residential Compliance

We will go through the top 10 compliance areas that frequently snag a plan review or field inspection for residential energy code compliance under the 2019 Energy Code and discuss how to […]
Residential Retrofits – 2019 Title 24 and Best Practices For High Performance Buildings

Working through specific examples, we’ll help project teams navigate Title 24 2019 Energy Standards and identify strategies that have the highest impact for improving energy efficiency, comfort and indoor healthy […]
QII For Contractors

In the 2019 California Energy Code, QII (Quality Insulation Installation) changed from a credit measure to prescriptive measure, meaning it sets the target for compliance. QII is a protocol for […]
The Building Blocks of Passive House Performance

In this introductory course you will learn about Passive House and how it fits with other sustainable initiatives in our efforts to mitigate the Climate Crisis. Learning Objectives: