2022 Business Lighting Trade Ally Webinar
2022-01-18 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Forum
Energy Trust of Oregon Business Lighting Program is here to bring you and your customers incentives for energy efficiency projects. Join us on Tuesday, January 18, to learn firsthand about the 2022 program changes, industry updates, how to submit a project, and much more.

Home Retrofit Trade Ally Orientation – Part 1
2022-01-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-02-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-03-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-04-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-05-18 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-06-15 09:00 - 10:30, 2022-07-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-08-17 09:00 - 10:00 and 1 more date | 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, 2022-02-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-03-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-04-21 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-05-19 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-22 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

Avista Joins Savings Within Reach On-Bill Loan Repayment
2022-03-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Energy Trust of Oregon is holding a Savings Within Reach On-Bill Loan Repayment refresher and enrollment webinar on March 15, and we encourage all Multifamily and Residential trade allies to participate. The webinars will cover Multifamily and Residential On-Bill Loan Repayment.
Savings Within Reach On-Bill Loan Repayment helps make home energy upgrades more affordable for income-qualified households in Oregon. With On-Bill Loan Repayment , trade allies receive a 50% advance on the loan from Craft3 before beginning work, and full payment upon completion of the project. Homeowners then pay back costs through their home heating utility bill. The energy savings may offset much of the loan cost, so customers could see little to no increase on their energy bill.
Please join us to learn about the exciting addition of Avista to Savings Within Reach On-Bill Loan Repayment and how to offer this financing option to your customers and work with new lender PSCCU.

On The Level-Using Building Science to Inform Envelope Design
2022-03-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Hear different approaches and best practices for managing thermal, air, and moisture flows that affect the performance and indoor air quality in a home. You’ll also analyze the field-proven benefits of different advanced insulation and air sealing options, and review moisture management strategies to gain an understanding of how to integrate these building envelope details into plans and specifications.
Explore how properly designing and constructing a building’s envelope (or thermal and moisture barrier) is essential for a comfortable, healthy, durable, and energy-efficient home.

Orientation: Gas Furnace Offering - 2022
2022-05-24 13:00 - 13:30
This training will cover timelines and promotion requirements in detail, as well as discussing income eligibility requirements for Savings Within Reach. To provide the bonus incentives, trade allies must complete this short orientation. Bonuses will only be available for projects installed between June 1 and October 31, 2022.

Orientation: Ceiling Insulation Offering - 2022
2022-05-25 15:00 - 15:30
This training will cover timelines and promotion requirements in more detail, as well as prescriptive air sealing and installation requirements and the work quality verification process. Only current Home Retrofit trade allies who attend this brief orientation will be eligible to offer the bonus. The bonus will only be available for qualifying projects installed between June 1 – October 31, 2022.

Training Webinar: Ductless Heat Pump Promotion for Rentals 2022
2022-06-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-06-30 13:00 - 14:00
This training will cover timelines and promotion requirements in detail, as well as discussing installation requirements for rental properties. To provide the increased incentive, trade allies must complete this training and sign a participation agreement. This increased incentive will only be available for projects installed between July 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023.

ADU Academy
2022-06-24 | Portland, various locations, Various Locations, Portland, https://accessorydwellings.org/adu_tour/, United States
The ADU Academy is for ADU professionals who are seeking the most in-depth and cutting edge education on ADUs that is available across the country, and who are looking to connect with a national network of ADU practitioners.

Home Retrofit Specifications Manual Orientation – Part 2
2022-07-21 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

Energy Trust of Oregon's Business Lighting Trade Ally Seminar
2022-08-31 08:30 - 11:00 | Holiday Inn Portland- I-5 S (Wilsonville), an IHG Hotel, 25425 Southwest 95th Avenue, Wilsonville, OR, 97070, United States
The Business Lighting Trade Ally Seminar will include a review of the current program, along with insights as we plan for 2023.

Agenda:

8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Networking
9:00 a.m. Business Lighting Program

Business Lighting Team Intro​ductions

Program Updates Year-to-Date

Project Submission Reminders

Looking Ahead to 2023

9:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions – 60 minutes each (You can attend one of the sessions listed below)

Luminaire Level Lighting Controls, presented by Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)

Horticulture Lighting, presented by ColeBreit Engineering, LLC

Meet and Exceed Energy Code Now – Free Webinar from Energy Trust of Oregon
2022-09-22 08:00 - 09:30 | Virtual Forum
Join Energy Trust for a free webinar to dive into the challenges of the 2021 Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC) and learn what builders are doing to exceed the code now. We’ll help you navigate the waters of the new balanced ventilation and duct location requirements, positioning builders to get incentives and reduce future change orders. Program staff will also explore measures that are likely to become part of the next code, a few short years away.

'On The Level' Webinar Series
2022-10-07 12:00 - 2022-10-21 13:00
Join Earth Advantage and BetterBuiltNW for this three-part series covering tangible design principles and construction practices. Attend these 1-hour webinars and gain field-tested recommendations from building professionals and ample opportunity for audience Q&A on the following critical topics:

Using Building Science to Inform Envelope Design
Friday, October 7 | 12-1PM
Practical Solutions for Selecting & Installing Exterior Insulation
Friday, October 14 | 12-1PM
Design & Quality Control Best Practices for ERVs/HRVs
Friday, October 21 | 12-1PM

This is essential info that will help you keep pace with the building code trajectory, stay ahead of homebuyer expectations, and increase the energy efficiency, comfort and durability of the homes you’re building. Register now >>

Getting to Know Smart Electric Panels
2022-10-19 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom
Residential electric panels haven’t changed much in the last 50 years, but with the advent of home battery storage, a new wave of smart panels is coming on the market to help optimize battery use. This free webinar from Energy Trust of Oregon will take you into the world of smart panels, exploring their benefits in daily life and during power outages. Attendees will learn about different smart panels available on the market and how this industry is likely to evolve in the years to come.
