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Home Retrofit Trade Ally Orientation – Part 1
2021-10-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2021-11-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2021-12-15 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Energy Trust of Oregon, 920 SW 6th Ave, Suite 900, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
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
2021-10-21 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-11-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-12-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Energy Trust of Oregon, 920 SW 6th Ave, Suite 900, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
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 Virtual Trade Ally Forum
2021-10-28 08:30 - 10:00 | Virtual Forum
Join us for Energy Trust’s 2021 Fall Virtual Trade Ally Forum.
This year’s forum will feature an overview of Residential, Multifamily and Solar incentives and plans for 2022. Current breakout topics and titles include:

Incentives for Manufactured Homes
Challenges and Opportunities in a Volatile Rental Market
The Trade Ally Network and You
Customer On-Bill Repayment – How and Why?
Energy Trust Solar Program – What to Expect in 2022
Residential Code Updates – How to Earn More Incentives Now

Register on Eventbrite and select your breakout session.

Sizing Air Conditioning in the New Northwest - CEU credit
2021-10-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
The summer of 2021 saw record high temperatures across the Northwest. Areas that typically saw mild summer temperature experienced day time highs exceeding those of Las Vegas.
Portland’s summer design temperature is 86F. It’s clear that using 86F as a design temp would result in unsatisfied customers and maybe a few lawsuits. What design temperatures should be used, and will the capacity of the air conditioner be at the selected design temperature? More importantly will your customer be kept comfortable on the hot days of summer.
This course will focus on:

Understanding air conditioning capacity curves
What summer design temperature to use
Selecting reasonable inputs for windows, air exchange rates, and duct multipliers
Why in the Northwest it is the Heat and not the humidity

Please register through this Eventbrite page.

Webinar: Planning for Electric Vehicles in New Homes
2021-12-14 08:00 - 09:00 | Webinar
Between the passing of Oregon House Bill 2165 for alternative fuel transportation and establishing the new Oregon Electrical Vehicles Roadmap, support for electric vehicles in Oregon is on the rise. Energy Trust of Oregon is making it easier for builders to plan for electric vehicles in new homes. This webinar will share best practices to design for future electric vehicle charging equipment in new homes and how take advantage of incentives from Energy Trust and utilities.

Winter 2022 Existing Buildings Trade Ally Webinar
2022-01-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Join Energy Trust of Oregon for a free, informative virtual event designed to help trade allies plan ahead for Energy Trust’s 2022 offers.

The forum is a great way for trade allies to hear the latest incentive updates and plans for the coming year, allowing you to better position yourself and take full advantage of Energy Trust incentives and offers. It’s also an opportunity to discuss your questions and feedback with Energy Trust staff.

Agenda

9:00am – 9:20am Welcome and Introductions
9:20am – 9:55am A Look Ahead at the commercial Existing Buildings program
9:55am – 10:10am Q&A with Energy Trust staff
10:10am – 10:55am Breakout Sessions (see descriptions below)
10:55 am– 11:00am Closing Remarks

Breakout Sessions
New Trade Ally Orientation
New to Energy Trust and the Trade Ally Network? Unsure about what Energy Trust offers? Whether you’re a new trade ally or have worked with us for years, you may not be aware of what we offer or the benefits of being an Energy Trust trade ally. Join Energy Trust staff to learn more about trade ally benefits and processes, along with an overview of Energy Trust offerings.
COBID Certification
A guest speaker from Oregon’s COBID office will join us to talk through the benefits and the steps you can take to become certified. There will also be a sneak peek at Energy Trust’s Contractor Development Pathway – a new offering designed to help COBID certified businesses prosper.
NEEA Initiatives
A guest speaker from NEEA will join us to talk through high efficiency initiatives they are piloting in the local market.
The Custom Pathway Overview
One of Energy Trust’s engineering staff will talk through the steps to engage in our custom pathway. This breakout session is a great way to learn about the benefits of the custom offering and ways to integrate it into the projects you’re already doing. We’ll also touch on our retro-commissioning offering.

2022 Business Lighting Trade Ally Webinar
2022-01-18 09:00 - 11:00 | 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 | Webinar

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 | Webinar

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.
