Our featured presenter on 7/14/2022 was Sean Armstrong, the Managing Principal of Redwood Energy. Sean has worked for 25 years in building electrification, designed the retrofit and new construction of more than 10,000 all-electric residences for Disadvantaged Populations, co-authored five practical guides to building electrification, provided legal and technical support to dozens of gas bans nation-wide, helped develop the 2016/2019/2022 and 2025 Title 24 California Energy Codes, and has received sustainable design awards from the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Energy and the SoCal Building Industry Association.

Sean’s presentation focused on the need to accelerate decarbonization of existing buildings, and how local governments could facilitate or impede the process.