3C-REN Single Family Program 2024 Updates
3C-REN’s Single Family Home Energy Savings Program has three notable changes to the program design in 2024. Program changes include:
Residential Load Calculations and Duct Design for Building Departments
Proper residential HVAC design has been required by code for many years, but has been poorly enforced. With the new emphasis on heat pumps, proper design is more important than […]
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 […]
Energy Code Implementation: Single Family New Construction
Energy Code Implementation Series Since the energy code update took effect in January 2023, the industry is adjusting to design, detailing and construction to meet compliance. In this series, we’ll […]
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 […]
SmartShare Small Home Living Series: CA Codes and Code Help
Get a walkthrough of an all-electric 176 square foot tiny home and learn how it does and doesn’t meet energy code compliance. Our experts will share tips on what code […]
SmartShare Small Home Living Series: All Electric Appliances
See and experience one example of an all-electric tiny home. Learn about options for insulation, water and space heating, cooktops, washer/dryers, solar, storage and more. Get hands on with relevant […]
SmartShare Small Home Living Series
Step into Smart Share Housing Solutions demo cottage, a cute tiny home on wheels. This home shows how small dwellings under 500 square feet can be affordable, energy efficient and […]
Batteries: Options and implementation for a building’s energy storage system
Whether you’re interested in resiliency and cost savings for a home or simply meeting energy codes for new construction, understanding battery storage is increasingly important for the building industry. In this course, […]
Home Electrification Workshop
Today many homes on the Central Coast use natural gas or propane to power heating at home like space heating, water heating, cooking and drying clothes. The great news is […]
