May 20th, 2009 Meeting- Local Government Training

Joint Local Government Training with EPA Region 9

How a Home Energy Retrofit Program can Help Your City Meet AB 32, AB 811 and Stimulus Goals

Wednesday, May 20

9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

SoCal Gas Energy Training Center

8:30    Welcome, Introductions and Agenda

• Leif Magnuson, EPA Region 9

8:45     AB 32 Overview and Key Role Local Governments Play in Helping to Meet CA Greenhouse Gas Goals Through Successful Home Energy Retrofit Programs

• Rich Varenchik, California Air Resources Board

9:15    Who Performs a Retrofit and How are the Qualified?

• Bob Knight, CA Building Contractor's Association

9:30    What is a Comprehensive Home Energy Retrofit?

• Matt Golden, Sustainable Spaces

10:15  HERS II: California Energy Commission's new Tool to Measure a Home's Energy Performance

• Bill Pennington, California Energy Commission

10:45  Questions and Answers

11:00  Break

11:15  Proposed Utility Home Energy Efficiency and Retrofit Programs and How they can Support a Local Government Program

• Carlos Ruiz, SoCal Gas
• Joy Adams, SoCal Edison

12:15 Lunch

1:00  Putting it All Together:

• Unlocking the Home Retrofit Market through Property Assessment Financing - Cisco Devries, Renewable Funding
• Integrating Home Energy Retrofits, Green Building and Climate Action Planning - Bruce Mast, Build It Green
• How to Design and Implement a Successful Home Energy Retrofit Program and Policy - Brian Gitt, Bevilacqua-Knight Inc.

2:15  Implementing a Home Energy Efficiency Program at a Local Level - Lessons Learned

• Susan Munves, City of Santa Monica
• Chandra Krout, City of Irvine

2:45  Questions and Answers

3:00  Facilitated Discussion: Where do we go from here?  How can local governments work together to take the next steps?

3:30   Adjourn

Location:  SoCal Gas Company Energy Resource Center
9240 E. Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241