Course Topics
2019 Energy Code Changes - Residential
• Description: This course will provide an overview of the 2019 residential energy code changes.
• Topics Covered: Changes to the residential portions of the 2019 Energy Code.
• Target Audience: All building department staff, and building industry professionals.
Residential New Construction
• Description: This course provides a basic review of residential new construction energy code.
• Topics Covered: Comprehensive residential energy code compliance processes, compliance
forms, prescriptive and performance approaches, and HERS features, with a focus on new
construction, larger additions.
• Target Audience: Permit technicians, plan checkers, field inspectors, and building industry
professionals.
Residential Alterations Compliance
• Description: This course will explain how to process residential alterations projects, which are
mostly over-the-counter permits such as HVAC changeouts, window replacements and water
heater replacements.
• Topics Covered: CalCERTS HERS registry, what projects are required to be in the registry, how to
track CF1R, CF2R and CF3R forms electronically so hard copies do not need to be printed.
• Target Audience: Permit technicians, plan checkers, field inspectors and building industry
professionals.