Clean Energy Communities Program
Energy Code Enforcement Training
This page details the steps your community needs to take to get Clean Energy Communities Program certification for this Action Item by NYSERDA and how Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council (G/FLRPC) can assist you. As the Finger Lakes Region Clean Energy Coordinator, we are available to help you through any step in this process. Please email David Zorn at dave.zorn@gflrpc.org, or if you have been in touch with other Finger Lakes Region Clean Energy Communities Coordinators, email them directly for help completing this action item.
The Energy Code is a complex document and one of nine building codes in New York State, which can make implementation and enforcement complex and time consuming. This training focuses on what code enforcement officials need to know about the Energy Code in the context of its practical application on active construction projects.
Step 1: Provide us with information
To start the process, we need the name and email/phone number for your code enforcement officer. Please forward this information to Dave Zorn: dave.zorn@gflrpc.org. We will provide our consultant with this information and they will get in touch to set up the first meeting. There is a minimum of 3 people required to attend the training, the code officer plus 2 others. These others can be municipal employees or officials. Your team of people will be expected to attend all meetings.
Step 2: Start the Training
Once our consultant, T.Y. Lin has been informed of your community's interest in the training, they will meet with you multiple times to go through 2 collaborative plan reviews and 2 joint onsite inspections of building projects with your team.
Step 3: Finish the Training and Submit Materials to NYSERDA
Your last step will be to participate in a presentation by T.Y. Lin summarizing results of the module, including key considerations and guidance for moving forward. Once the training is finished, T.Y. Lin will provide you with a final letter/email of completion. This document must be submitted to NYSERDA for approval at this link:
https://nyserda-site.secure.force.com/CEC_HighImpact_Action_Item_Document_Page
You can view G/FLRPC's recent information on Energy Code Enforcement Training webinar here: http://www.gflrpc.org/cecwebinars.html.
The Energy Code is a complex document and one of nine building codes in New York State, which can make implementation and enforcement complex and time consuming. This training focuses on what code enforcement officials need to know about the Energy Code in the context of its practical application on active construction projects.
Step 1: Provide us with information
To start the process, we need the name and email/phone number for your code enforcement officer. Please forward this information to Dave Zorn: dave.zorn@gflrpc.org. We will provide our consultant with this information and they will get in touch to set up the first meeting. There is a minimum of 3 people required to attend the training, the code officer plus 2 others. These others can be municipal employees or officials. Your team of people will be expected to attend all meetings.
Step 2: Start the Training
Once our consultant, T.Y. Lin has been informed of your community's interest in the training, they will meet with you multiple times to go through 2 collaborative plan reviews and 2 joint onsite inspections of building projects with your team.
Step 3: Finish the Training and Submit Materials to NYSERDA
Your last step will be to participate in a presentation by T.Y. Lin summarizing results of the module, including key considerations and guidance for moving forward. Once the training is finished, T.Y. Lin will provide you with a final letter/email of completion. This document must be submitted to NYSERDA for approval at this link:
https://nyserda-site.secure.force.com/CEC_HighImpact_Action_Item_Document_Page
You can view G/FLRPC's recent information on Energy Code Enforcement Training webinar here: http://www.gflrpc.org/cecwebinars.html.
