We offer comprehensive education, exclusive training, and support to equip yourself in joining this exciting electric market transformation opportunity delivered by industry experts. Learn about Heat Pump HVAC and water heater technologies, the benefits of electrification, design and specification information, and TECH Clean California.
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Required Training
Required Participating Contractor Onboarding Training
Participating Contractors are required to take these courses to complete enrollment in TECH Clean California. These videos deliver onboarding training and provide an overview of the initiative and instructions to submit TECH Clean California incentives.
Target audience: Participating Contractors and Support Staff
Required Participating Contractor Onboarding Training
Overview
These courses provide a foundational overview of TECH Clean California, information about the incentive submittal process and participation in TECH Clean California initiatives.
Take the courses that are applicable to your company and that are advised by your TECH Account Manager to complete enrollment. The target audience and description for each course is listed below.
- TECH Clean California Overview
This course provides a general overview of the TECH Clean California initiative
Required for: All participating contractors - IRIS Incentive Processing
This course provides a high-level overview of the eligibility requirements for TECH Clean California, a step-by-step walkthrough of the application portal (aka “IRIS”), and a quick demo of IRIS
Required for: All participating contractors and recommended for staff completing submission - TECH HPWH Load Shifting Training
This course provides information about additional HPWH incentives TECH Clean California is offering to contractors in the Bay Area for installing mixing valves and enrolling the customers in WatterSaver, a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) load shifting program
Required for: All Bay Area participating contractors installing HPWHs - TECH Multifamily Overview and Incentive Process – Coming soon
This course provides information about TECH Clean California multifamily incentives, the reservation process and how to participate and the multifamily incentive claim process
Required for: Participating multifamily contractors
Need assistance?
If you have questions regarding course registration, learning plans, courses, or multifamily training, contact
TECHMF@aea.us.org
For questions regarding general TECH training offerings contact
TECH.training@energy-solution.com
Courses
Residential Space Conditioning and Water Heating (Single Family)
Installing Individual Heat Pump Water Heaters
Learn about design, sizing, and installations aspects of individual heat pump water heaters. Learnings apply to multifamily and single-family conditions. Learn about the constraints and opportunities for different building configurations.
Installing Individual Heat Pump Water Heaters
Course Overview
There are several design considerations for individual heat pump water heaters. In addition, heat pump water heaters can be an effective strategy to reduce grid peak loads. This course will provide an overview of heat pump water heaters and associated code requirements. The course will take a deep dive into design considerations discussing sizing, venting configurations, load shifting, and installation best practices. This course draws from experience of working through hundreds of heat pump water heater retrofits with design teams, contractors, and research projects.
Instructors:
Amy Dryden is Director of Strategic Innovations at the Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. specializing in strategic initiatives, codes and standards, program design, training, and research and development projects. She brings more than 20 years of experience in residential green building design and construction, consulting, and planning, and works to advance the industry to deliver sustainable and healthy housing. Amy has developed training and delivered in-person, in field, and distance learning trainings to design professional, consultants, contractors, builders, building inspectors, and plan reviewers. She has contributed to national, state, and local auditing and green building standards, for DOE, California Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs, GreenPoint Rated and Building Performance Institute. Amy works with diverse set of stakeholders to provide healthy affordable housing in a decarbonized future. On the side she has the pleasure of driving an all-electric 1946 Ford pick-up.
Jack Aitchison has been at AEA since 2017 and is dedicated to reducing energy, carbon and hazardous indoor air quality issues in existing multifamily buildings. As a technical assistance (TA) provider for the Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancement (BAMBE) program, Jack project manages energy upgrades across numerous multifamily buildings.
Jack continues to manage the development of tools to support new technical aspects of energy efficiency programs AEA administers, including: energy savings, equipment sizing, eligibility, and rebate calculations for new or updated program elements. Jack also has also been instrumental in assisting companies bringing new technologies to the CA market such as retrofit heat pump HVAC systems and load shedding/sharing systems to make electrification projects more feasible. Jack holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resources Engineering from Humboldt State University. Jack is a certified Engineer in Training (EIT), BPI Building Analyst (BA), and Certified Passive House Consultant (NAPHN).
Multifamily Electrification 101
Come learn about what it takes to have a successful retrofit or new construction multifamily electrification project.
Multifamily Electrification 101
Course Overview
Building electrification is advancing quickly with over 40 California jurisdictions adopting reach codes to advance electrification, which is critical to meet our local and state goals. In this class, we will discuss the benefits of electrification and the current policy and code considerations, provide an overview of what should be considered in an all-electric multifamily project (both new and retrofit), and explore technologies for electrification for all end uses, as well as the role of solar PV and electric vehicles. Come learn about what it takes to have a successful retrofit or new construction multifamily electrification project.
Instructors:
Amy Dryden is Director of Strategic Innovations at the Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. specializing in strategic initiatives, codes and standards, program design, training, and research and development projects. She brings more than 20 years of experience in residential green building design and construction, consulting, and planning, and works to advance the industry to deliver sustainable and healthy housing. Amy has developed training and delivered in-person, in field, and distance learning trainings to design professional, consultants, contractors, builders, building inspectors, and plan reviewers. She has contributed to national, state, and local auditing and green building standards, for DOE, California Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs, GreenPoint Rated and Building Performance Institute. Amy works with diverse set of stakeholders to provide healthy affordable housing in a decarbonized future. On the side she has the pleasure of driving an all-electric 1946 Ford pick-up.
Nick Dirr has been at AEA since 2008. He is dedicated to making improvements in buildings to enable them to be healthy, affordable, resilient, and low carbon. He oversees AEA West’s various existing building and new construction programs, which enable participants to make actionable progress towards achieving climate friendly, healthy buildings. Nick also contributes to R&D efforts on zero-carbon building systems, workforce education and training, policy initiatives, and smart-grid solutions. His efforts are informed by years of practical experience, and has performed hundreds of energy audits, managed the development and execution of work scopes for low- and high-rise multifamily buildings, and developed and overseen multiple local, statewide, and national programs for utilities, CCAs, and local, state, and federal government entities. Nick holds an MS in Physics and Energy Studies from Otago University and a BS in Environmental Sciences from Ohio University.
Multifamily Electrification: Retrofit Applications and Electrical Assessments
Come explore multifamily electrification retrofits. Learn about electrical infrastructure and products, and what it takes to have a successful retrofit multifamily electrification project.
Multifamily Electrification: Retrofit Applications and Electrical Assessments
Course Overview
As we start turning our attention to the existing building stock, electrification retrofits are becoming increasingly important to achieve our emission goals and have healthier homes. Come explore how to approach an electrification retrofit, what the constraints and opportunities are for multifamily buildings with different configurations, and how it is shaped by electrical infrastructure and available technology. Gain an understanding of what an electrification retrofit looks like by working through example project(s) in class.
Instructors:
Amy Dryden is Director of Strategic Innovations at the Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. specializing in strategic initiatives, codes and standards, program design, training, and research and development projects. She brings more than 20 years of experience in residential green building design and construction, consulting, and planning, and works to advance the industry to deliver sustainable and healthy housing. Amy has developed training and delivered in-person, in field, and distance learning trainings to design professional, consultants, contractors, builders, building inspectors, and plan reviewers. She has contributed to national, state, and local auditing and green building standards, for DOE, California Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs, GreenPoint Rated and Building Performance Institute. Amy works with diverse set of stakeholders to provide healthy affordable housing in a decarbonized future. On the side she has the pleasure of driving an all-electric 1946 Ford pick-up.
Jack Aitchison has been at AEA since 2017 and is dedicated to reducing energy, carbon and hazardous indoor air quality issues in existing multifamily buildings. As a technical assistance (TA) provider for the Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancement (BAMBE) program, Jack project manages energy upgrades across numerous multifamily buildings.
Jack continues to manage the development of tools to support new technical aspects of energy efficiency programs AEA administers, including: energy savings, equipment sizing, eligibility, and rebate calculations for new or updated program elements. Jack also has also been instrumental in assisting companies bringing new technologies to the CA market such as retrofit heat pump HVAC systems and load shedding/sharing systems to make electrification projects more feasible. Jack holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resources Engineering from Humboldt State University. Jack is a certified Engineer in Training (EIT), BPI Building Analyst (BA), and Certified Passive House Consultant (NAPHN).
Multifamily Electrification Retrofits for Property Owners
Explore multifamily electrification retrofits from the property owner’s perspective, learn about goal setting, resources, technology options, applications and what it takes to have a successful retrofit multifamily electrification project.
Multifamily Electrification Retrofits for Property Owners
Course Overview
Turning our attention to the existing building stock, electrification retrofits are becoming increasingly important to achieve emission goals and have healthier homes. Find out what you need, as an owner, to have a successful retrofit project. Learn about how to approach an electrification retrofit, what the team can look like, understand constraints and opportunities for different property configurations and how it is shaped by electrical infrastructure and available technology. Gain an understanding of considerations driving decisions for an electrification retrofit by working through example project(s) in class.
Instructors:
John Neal has been at AEA since 2011 and is dedicated to making improvements in the built environment that result in healthy, affordable, resilient, and efficient homes for disadvantaged communities, all while achieving deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and lessening the burden construction activities place on our natural resources. John assists staff with his 15 years of experience working with multiple parties to manage and deliver successful building performance retrofits and to diagnose and resolve complicated mechanical system or building performance issues. At AEA as a project manager, and previously as a construction manager John has been actively involved in the audit, design, management, and hands-on retrofit of hundreds of single family, multifamily, and commercial properties.
Learning Plans
Multifamily Building Owners/ Managers
Includes introductory and intermediate courses on electrification, heat pump technologies for multifamily buildings.
Target audience: Owners, Developers, Asset Managers, and Property Managers
Multifamily Building Owners/ Managers
Overview:
This learning plan includes courses on electrification for Multifamily property owners and managers to enable electrification retrofits. Multifamily property owners and managers should have broad understanding of electrification to support and advocate for electrification. Training content includes introductory and intermediate courses. Courses include introduction to building science, approach as well as technologies.
Need assistance?
If you have questions regarding course registration, learning plans, courses, or multifamily training, contact
TECHMF@aea.us.org
For questions regarding general TECH training offerings contact
TECH.training@energy-solution.com
Multifamily Building Professionals
Includes introductory to advanced courses covering electrification, heat pump technologies and design and installation practices.
Target audience: Contractors, MEPs, Architects, and Consultants
Multifamily Building Professionals
Overview
This learning plan includes courses on electrification for Multifamily building professionals that include contractors, MEPs, architects, and consultants. The role of multifamily building professionals is to support technical aspects, design and sizing for electrification retrofit projects. Course content will include introductory courses on building science and electrification to advanced courses on specific technologies to support multifamily building professionals delivering successful electric projects.
Need assistance?
If you have questions regarding course registration, learning plans, courses, or multifamily training, contact
TECHMF@aea.us.org
For questions regarding general TECH training offerings contact
TECH.training@energy-solution.com
Single Family Contractors and Professionals
Includes introductory courses on electrification, building science, and high performing buildings.
Courses are delivered by on-demand and live webinar formats.
Target audience: Contractors, Installers, Crew Leads, and Architects
Single Family Contractors and Professionals
Overview
This Learning Plan includes technical information on buildings and electrification focused on single family homes. Course content is introductory and foundational content on building electrification and building science. Content is relevant to contractors, installers, and design professionals for single family homes.
Need assistance?
If you have questions regarding course registration, learning plans, courses, or multifamily training, contact
TECHMF@aea.us.org
For questions regarding general TECH training offerings contact
TECH.training@energy-solution.com