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Home Energy Score Assessor Training: Connecting the Home Energy Score & Your Business to the Bigger Picture
2020-11-19 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar
Become familiar with current home energy scoring policies within the United States and other parts of the world. Apply this knowledge to motivate clients to make improvements to their homes, and to advocate for higher building standards. Learn about opportunities for business growth and professional development while making the case for energy efficiency.
This training will:

Analyze current home scoring policies in Portland, Austin, and Berkeley, as well as scoring policies in the EU.
Evaluate utility energy efficiency programs, why they exist, and what they offer property owners.
Build confidence in motivating clients to make improvements and advocate for higher building standards
Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts while addressing common homeowner and realtor concerns.
Learn about opportunities for business growth and professional development.

This is the second module in a three-part series:

Module 1: Building Science Fundamentals (Nov. 5)
Module 2: Energy Retrofitting (Nov. 12)
Module 3: Connecting the Home Energy Score and Your Business to the Bigger Picture (Nov. 19)

If you can’t make the November dates, you can register for our December webinar series on December 3rd, 10th and 17th.
Questions? Contact our Program Coordinator, Lindsay Kemp, at lkemp@earthadvantage.org

High Performance Home Site Visits
2021-09-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
Experience in-field site tours virtually with this pre-recorded video series featuring building industry leaders showcasing their high performance homes.
Join Earth Advantage for up to three 1.5-hour guided, under-construction tours of three green and/or energy efficient homes that have achieved a variety of third party certifications and performance levels.

Home Retrofit Trade Ally Orientation – Part 1
2022-01-19 09:00 - 10:00 | Webinar
Participating in this webinar is one of the requirements for joining the Home Retrofit Trade Ally Network. In addition to this webinar, contractors wishing to join the Home Retrofit Trade Ally Network must complete these additional requirements:
1) Submit the appropriate paperwork including
a) Sending the Certificate of Liability Insurance Fax Request Form to your insurance carrier
b) Complete the Form 1171A – Trade Ally Enrollment Application
c) Complete the Form 371A – Home Retrofit Trade Ally Addendum
2) Participate in the Home Retrofit Specifications Manual Webinar. This webinar takes place the day after this Home Retrofit Trade Ally Orientation, at 9 a.m. and you must register separately.
Cost: free

Home Retrofit Specifications Manual Orientation – Part 2
2022-01-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
This technical training provides a detailed overview of the Home Retrofit Specifications Manual. The manual is revised and published once a year and articulates Energy Trust of Oregon’s requirements for measure installations in detached single-family houses. This webinar will explain how projects are reviewed by the program through Quality Assurance visits, how to avoid common causes of corrective actions, and other tips for ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the specifications.
This webinar is 2 hours long. Attendance is a prerequisite to enrolling in the trade ally network but all contractors performing work for Energy Trust customers are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Cost: Free

How Strategic Energy Management Can Help Your Building Thrive
2024-04-17 00:00 - 13:00
Join us to learn about Energy Trust of Oregon’s Strategic Energy Management (SEM) offering. Strategic Energy Management provides the tools and education to help organizations optimize building equipment and systems, reduce energy use and operating costs, improve comfort and safety, and allow the organization to operate more sustainably.
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In this webinar, SEM energy coaches will provide:

An overview of SEM
Benefits of participating in SEM
Details about cash incentives you can earn through the program
Tools and resources that Energy Trust provides to participants
Information about how to enroll
An opportunity to ask questions about SEM

EPS New Homes Solar + Storage Webinar
2025-04-03 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom
Illuminate new possibilities with Energy Trust New Homes solar + storage incentives!
Energy Trust is offering new solar + storage incentives to Oregon residential new construction builders. This webinar hosted by EPSTM New Construction highlights:

Solar + storage incentives available to builders
How to qualify for these offerings

Register to find out how you can receive solar + storage incentives for your next project.

2025 BuildRight Conference
2025-04-30, 2025-05-01 | The REDD on Salmon the Central Eastside Industrial District Portland, OR 97214, The REDD on Salmon the Central Eastside Industrial District, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Join the Home Builders Association of Greater Portland for the 2025 Build Right Conference in Portland, OR. The conference brings together builders, designers and industry professionals from the Pacific Northwest to discuss energy efficiency best practices, advancements and workforce development in residential new construction.
Attendees will get the opportunity to hear from industry experts, network, and receive RESNET and CCB credits for attending. Register before March 31 to secure early bird pricing.

Energy Trust's Phoenix Regional Presentation and Networking Event
2026-07-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Phoenix Plaza Civic Center, 220 North Main Street, Phoenix, OR, 97535, United States
Energy Trust invites you to a free luncheon to hear about case studies, new research and energy-savings approaches for local projects.

Come join us on Thursday, July 30, for a special in-person presentation and networking event at the Phoenix Plaza Civic Center. Attendees will enjoy catered Hawaiian food and a discussion by Energy Trust of Oregon’s commercial and industrial programs, including our Building Performance Standard Pathway offer. Learn how these programs and offers can help you meet your project’s energy efficiency and resiliency goals in the Southern Oregon region and across the state.

EPS New Homes Webinar: Real World Strategies for High Performance Model Homes
2026-08-19 08:00 - 09:00 | Online
In this EPS New Homes webinar, attendees will learn about the program’s solar + storage and Net Zero model home offerings, get a step-by-step walkthrough of completed solar + storage model homes from a local builder in the Portland area, and more!

BPS 101 Review
2026-09-15 11:00 - 12:00
This presentation aims to provide information regarding the Oregon Building Performance Standard (BPS). BPS is the new set of standards for existing commercial buildings in Oregon aimed at reducing energy use to support the state’s climate and energy goals. Having a general understanding of BPS is beneficial, especially for those working with existing commercial buildings.

BPS Training: Alternative Compliance Pathways
2026-09-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Forum
Oregon’s Building Performance Standard (BPS) is the new set of standards for existing commercial buildings in Oregon aimed at reducing energy use to support the state’s climate and energy goals. This presentation will give information regarding alternative compliance pathways.

BPS Training: Building Owner Portal Walk-through
2026-09-29 11:00 - 12:00
Oregon’s Building Performance Standard (BPS) is the new set of standards for existing commercial buildings in Oregon aimed at reducing energy use to support the state’s climate and energy goals. This presentation will include a walk through of the Building Owner Portal.

BPS Training: Financial Support Options
2026-10-06 11:00 - 12:00
Oregon’s Building Performance Standard (BPS) is the new set of standards for existing commercial buildings in Oregon aimed at reducing energy use to support the state’s climate and energy goals. This presentation will give information regarding financial support for BPS upgrades.

BPS Training: Exemption Application Process
2026-10-13 11:00 - 12:00
Oregon’s Building Performance Standard (BPS) is the new set of standards for existing commercial buildings in Oregon aimed at reducing energy use to support the state’s climate and energy goals. This presentation will give information regarding exemption applications.
