On June 17th, 2010, RCEA, in conjunction with the county of Humboldt, College of the Redwoods, Small Business Development Center, and the Builders Exchange, hosted the North Coast Energy Retrofit Summit. The summit discussed new programs like HomeStar and PG&E's Whole House Performance Program that will be offering unprecedented incentives to home owners for energy retrofits.
- Summit Flyer [939 KB]
- Contractor's Invitation [123 KB]
- Summit Agenda [361 KB]
- Summit Acronym List [ 446 KB]
The following panels presented at the summit:
Growing Demand: New Incentive Programs
The goal of this panel was to give the audience an idea of what programs are going to drive the home energy retrofit market and what the programs will require of contractors. Representatives of Home Star, and PG&E’s Whole House Performance Program provided overviews of their programs.
- Jared Asch, National Director, Efficiency First [presentation] [1.35 MB]
- Leif Christiansen, Supervisor, Local Govt Partnerships PG&E [presentation] [148 KB]
Growing Demand: Local Opportunities
Representatives of the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program will discuss the program’s effects on their local construction industry. Humboldt County Community Development Services presents an overview of the North Coast Energy Independence program and other local opportunities>
- Liz Yager, Program Manager, Sonoma County Energy Independence Program, [presentation] [751KB]
- Kirk Girard, Director, Community Development Services County of Humboldt [presentation] [30 KB]
Professional Accreditation
The goal of this panel was to explain the components of the various accreditation programs and the professional requirements for contractors to participate in the various home retrofit programs. Representatives from the Building Performance Institute and HERS providers discussed retrofit program and industry standards, quality assurance and the value of professional accreditation.
- Tiger Adolf, Western Regional Director, Building Performance Institute [presentation] [921 KB]
- Randel Riedel, Director and Founder, California Building Performance Contractor’s Association(CBPCA) [presentation] [320 KB]
- Barbara Hernesman, Director of Workforce & Business Development, CBPCA [presentation] [930 KB]
Local Resources
The goal of the panel was to identify where and how to get the training, certifications, and business support you will need for the coming retrofit opportunities. Panelists discussed green building training programs, financial assistance, and small business support available to local contractors.
- Julia Morrison, Manager Community and Economic Development, College of the Redwoods
- Robert Meyer, Economic Development Coordinator, State Employment Training Panel [presentation] [90 KB]
- Connie Lorenzo, Employment & Training Manager, Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Service
- Michael Kraft, Executive Director North Coast Small Business Development Center [presentation] [54 KB]
