Codes & Standards Program
Supporting code enforcement agencies and equips the building design and construction community with the knowledge and resources to implement California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24).
Overview
These efforts contribute to healthier, more energy-efficient buildings, advance the transition toward zero net energy building stock, and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions across some of rural California’s most climate-challenged regions.
We accomplish this through a broad range of educational trainings, field code support, technical assistance, and complementary initiatives, including coordinated regional engagement in energy code cycle updates.
Energy Code Coach
Energy Code Coach provides personalized, expert guidance to help building professionals navigate California’s Energy Code and Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen). Jurisdiction staff, architects, contractors, owner-builders, and others involved in design and construction can submit questions through a simple online form and receive expert guidance from a Code Coach within one to two days. Code Coaches also offer specialized training, virtual consultations, field visits, and additional technical assistance to support code understanding and compliance.
Energy Code Training
CCR REN offers in-person and on-demand training courses tailored to building professionals across the region’s diverse environments and climate zones. Topics include Energy Code 101 for residential and nonresidential buildings, updates to California’s Energy Code, and emerging technologies. These targeted trainings equip professionals with the knowledge, tools, and practical guidance needed to understand and implement current energy code requirements, adopt new technologies, and advance energy-efficient building practices throughout their communities.
Regional Energy Forum
CCR REN forums connect building professionals, local governments, industry experts, and community stakeholders across the region’s diverse communities and climate zones. These collaborative events encourage knowledge sharing, address common challenges, and explore practical approaches to energy code implementation, strengthening professional relationships and advancing energy efficiency and sustainable building practices throughout the region.
CCR REN’s Inaugural Regional Energy Forum:
We’re Hiring!
Interested in leading our Program?
If you're excited to manage an impactful program from strategy through implementation, we want to hear from you. The High Sierra Energy Foundation is hiring for this role as their organization leads CCR REN's C&S program.
Have a question about our programs?
If you have a question, comment, or just want to learn more about our programs, please reach out and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Your message is important to us and we’re here to help.