2025 Senate Bill 100 Report Non-Energy Benefits Workshop

• Hybrid (in-person or virtual)
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The California Energy Commission (CEC), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will conduct a joint workshop to discuss the approach and implications of examining the non-energy benefits and social costs of potential resource scenarios to meet Senate Bill (SB) 100 (SB 100, De León, Chapter 312, Statutes of 2018) targets.

Climate Forward Conference

• USC Town and Gown (665 West Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90089)
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This year’s conference will focus on plans and likely outcomes for environmental and sustainability policy in 2025 and beyond.

Water Conservation Showcase

• San Ramon Valley Conference Center
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Since 2004, hundreds of advocates, researchers, business leaders, product manufacturers and government officials have gathered each year to address the most pressing water issues and challenges facing the state of California. ​Join in person to engage with exhibitors and network with water industry professionals. If you are unable to attend in person, you may register to view individual sessions online.

Introduction to Passive House Standard

• Webinar
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This two-hour course dives into the basic principles, history, certification, and the new frontiers of Passive House design as it continues to challenge and change industry expectations. All theory is then illustrated through case studies outlining specific Passive House principles.

I-REN Training: Basic Building Science

• Webinar
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This introductory course is intended to outline the fundamental background needed to pursue subsequent continuing education in building enclosure performance design.

NBI and Cool Roof Rating Council: Sizzling Solutions: Accelerating Heat Mitigation - Policies, Programs, and Design Dynamics!

• Webinar
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Join New Buildings Institute and Cool Roof Rating Council for an informative journey through heat mitigation policies and cool surface strategies! Speakers will present examples of extreme heat mitigation policies that are in progress in several jurisdictions and how to incorporate heat mitigation efforts into building and energy codes.

Pre-Application Workshop - GFO-23-403 - Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge

• Webinar
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The CEC announces the availability of up to $4,070,070 to provide grants to local governments, which will be awarded for eligible project activities including the following: Community building decarbonization planning. Municipal building decarbonization planning. Advancing municipal operations to support building decarbonization. Developing local codes, ordinances, and voluntary decarbonization measures. Building decarbonization related workforce development activities. This workshop will provide information about the solicitation.

BayREN Regional Forum: The Confluence of Water, Energy, and Climate

• Webinar
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This event will explore the relationships between the two critical resources, energy and water, as well as some of the programs and strategies local governments can use to improve water and energy conservation—and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This online Forum is free and open to all.

The 2024 Energy & Infrastructure Sector Showcase

• Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center
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Join the Inland Empire’s Education, Training, Government, Community, Business and Industry Workforce Professionals to Explore Our Region’s Unique Local Policy Drivers, Labor Market Demand , Emerging Technology & Innovation, Funding & Resources, and More!

California Climate Policy Summit 2024

• Sacramento
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The third annual California Climate Policy Summit will bring together elected and business leaders, policy experts, state officials, activists, and environmental justice advocates to build support for climate policy commensurate with what science demands.

2024 CivicWell Policymakers Conference

• Yosemite
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This event is designed to support local elected officials with tools and partnership opportunities to implement innovative solutions locally.

3C-REN Webinar: Energy Code Implementation: Single Family Additions and Alterations

• Webinar
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Part of the Energy Code Implementation Series, this session will focus on what to include in construction documents to streamline the permitting process and tips for construction to ease sign-offs and occupancy.

Simplified Flexible Path Policymaking with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer

• Webinar
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The Cost-Effectiveness Explorer team will present new capabilities in the free online tool that local jurisdiction staff can use to craft effective flexible path measures more easily.

New 2023 Updates to the 2022 Single Family New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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This webinar presents draft results for the 2023 updates to the Single Family New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study. This study conducted research on the impacts of all measures, with a focus on fuel substitution, using various sources including contractor/distributor interviews, other recent reports, and online research. Presenters will also provide an overview of strategies to structure a policy that requires higher performance for all building designs, strongly encouraging all-electric projects.

CivicWell 31st Annual Policymakers Conference

• Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove CA
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This intimate gathering brings together over 100 mayors, city council members, county supervisors, and other senior executives in an inspiring and collaborative environment. The event is designed to support local elected officials with tools and partnership opportunities to implement innovative solutions to our most pressing community challenges.

Results from the 2022 Multifamily New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study 

• Webinar
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This webinar will present the results from the most recent cost-effectiveness analysis for multifamily new construction, which supports the development of reach codes under the new 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (effective 1/1/2023). The presenters will provide results for all packages studied across all 16 California Climate Zones (CZs).

Inflation Reduction Act Part 1: Funding Overview of Programs (Real Estate Focus)

• 3C-REN Webinar
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IRA funding is coming, bringing huge potential for energy-efficiency upgrades at an affordable cost. By understanding the programs coming, you can help clients maximize their savings – on both their installation costs and utility bills. This training is presented by Franklin Energy and made available through the Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN), a partnership between the Counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo to improve energy efficiency. 3C-REN is funded by utility ratepayer funds through the California Public Utilities Commission.

Reaching Beyond New Construction: A Panel Discussion

• Webinar
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This is a panel discussion with local jurisdiction staff on existing building policy adoption. A collaboration between Building Decarbonization Coalition, BayREN, 3C-REN, California Climate & Energy Collaborative and the Statewide Reach Codes Program, this webinar is reserved for local jurisdiction staff.

2025 Energy Code Cycle Stakeholder Meeting: Single Family and Multifamily

• Webinar
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In this webinar, the Statewide CASE Team will introduce the audience to the Single Family and Multifamily measures that are being considered for the 2025 T24 energy code and seek to garner participation from new and existing stakeholders.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 5

• Webinar
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Session 5, Implementation:  Monitoring reach code implementation, checklists and training, examples from specific jurisdictions, and more.

Designing Local Policies with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer

• Webinar
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Launched in the fall of 2020 and used by 100+ local jurisdictions statewide, the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer now lets users create and visualize impacts from overarching policies at the local level. This webinar will walk through the free online tool to enable attendees a "hands-on" look at how to explore the new policy-building tools, and provide plenty of time for Q&A.

Draft Results: Multifamily New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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Draft Results: Nonresidential New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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Results & Findings: Single Family New Construction Cost-Effectiveness Study

• Webinar
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Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 4

• Webinar
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Session 4, Reach code ordinance options:  Renewing existing reach codes, developing and adopting new reach codes for new and existing buildings, model ordinances, and more.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 3

• Webinar
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Session 3, Cost-effectiveness analyses:  Introduction to terms, when an analysis is required, what makes a measure cost effective, types of inputs and considerations, how to obtain and use a cost-effectiveness analysis, energy code terms and metrics, and more.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 2

• Webinar
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Session 2, Reach code process & timing:  The general steps of developing and drafting a reach code, including policy development, timing considerations, preparing for Council, and support resources to help you throughout the process.

Reach Codes Newcomers Webinar Series:
Session 1

• Webinar
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Session 1, Introduction:  The what and why of reach codes, including an overview of the process and timing, legal considerations, and more.

Designing Flexible Path Reach Codes with the Cost-Effectiveness Explorer

• Webinar
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Tackling Residential Retrofits: Tools and Lessons Learned

• Webinar
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Reach Codes Results: Residential Retrofits Cost-effectiveness Webinar

• Webinar - Online
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Please join us for a presentation on the results of our newly-completed analysis of residential retrofit measures and measure packages. A preliminary cost-effectiveness study on existing residential building upgrades was published by the statewide Codes & Standards team in February 2020. At that time, the research team identified a range of additional options that merited further study. These include: Revisiting  base case assumptions Exploring additional HVAC upgrade options Evaluating additional building envelope improvements Assessing lighting: luminaire replacements in addition to lamp replacements Evaluating electrification and electrification-ready measures at equipment change-out Considering the effectiveness of PV system installation when building an addition Requiring additional efficiency upgrades when installing PV Study authors will present their findings and answer participant questions on all the measures and measure packages analyzed.

2019 New Construction Studies - Technical Webinar