City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2009 04 28

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· Administrators · Stakeholders We recommend that the training be made available for all the above-mentioned groups. Arranging two offerings of the new energy code training will help ensure that more people who want to be trained have that opportunity. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - GREEN BUILDING TRAINING The development of a green building program provides a necessary educational component for the user group of the program. This includes the building and design professional, who will need to be aware of current green building techniques along side increased energy efficient measures through the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. The training could also include homeowners, building owners, building officials, industry vendors, etc. Energy efficiency and green building are not exclusive of each other, however the topic of green building goes beyond energy efficiency to deal with resource conservation and indoor air quality. It is our recommendation that David Johnston, from What's Working, be contracted to provide at least two Green Advantage trainings over the course of the next 12 months. Green Advantage is a professional training certification where participants by the end of the training are able to demonstrate knowledge in all aspects of residential green building. The cost of the Green Advantage training is between $400 and $600 per participant for a full two-day training. We encourage the City to use matching funds to help defray the cost of the training to participants in order to cut the enrollment fee, at least, by half. GREEN BUILDING WORKSHOP SERIES Transition Louisville is in the process of designing a green building workshop series in support of Louisville's green building program. The workshops should present practical information and guidance for home energy efficiency and green building and should specifically address our existing housing stock and be made available to homeowners, building owners, design professionals and building professionals, realtors, City officials, and City staff. The motivation by the group is to help generate awareness of green building and home energy efficiency for residents of Louisville. It is our hope that the workshop series would address the aspects of green building, including energy efficiency, resource conservation (including water conservation) and indoor air quality. It is undecided at this time whether the workshops would be in series or on individual and separate topics. A workshop series progression may be as follows: 1. Home Energy Improvement Overview 2. Home Energy Assessment and Audits, and Improvement Planning 3. Home Envelope and Insulation Improvement 4. Home Systems Improvement and Upgrading 5. Home Renewable Energy Improvements (PV, solar hot water, geothermal, etc.) Workshop format and flow may be as follows: 1. Transition Louisville Overview (short 3-5 slide PowerPoint presentation) 14