Meeting Your Budget While Serving Your Constituents with Predictability
Running a local jurisdiction poses new opportunities and challenges in 2025 related to automation and streamlining. From the increase in cost recovery models to the pressures of unfunded liabilities and mandates, running a local jurisdiction to operate at budget poses significant challenges. By joining the AI Jurisdictional Team Coaching Program, you have taken a huge step in ensuring the future operational success of your organization to stay current with the changing technologies and contribute to the financial sustainability of your jurisdiction.
AI doesn’t need to seem daunting. It can apply and enhance your team’s existing operation. Incorporating AI doesn’t need to be a heavy weight on your shoulders. It’s not hard or complicated but it is a new set of skills that we will teach you.
Some goals of the program include documenting systems and processes to provide exceptional customer service to the community while reducing confusion when staff turns over.
GETTING STARTED
An Overview of the AI Command Center Coaching Program
The AI Jurisdictional Team Coaching Program is a unique and innovative program designed train your staff to augment your jurisdictional services using automated Large Language Models (LLM) such as ChatGPT, Claude, Co-Pilot, and Gemini.
Our program is designed to train your team over time to create an organizational strategy for automation, identify and document repetitive tasks, and train the LLM to support your jurisdictional requirements and help your staff with creating results.
Learning Objectives
- Learn what AI tools like ChatGPT can and cannot do, and how to use them safely and effectively in government work.
- Create a clear vision for how AI will improve your department’s ability to serve citizens better while maintaining public trust and accountability.
- Redesign job roles and responsibilities to take advantage of AI tools while keeping humans in charge of important decisions and community relationships.
- Set up quality standards and rules for using AI that ensure excellent public service and protect citizen interests.
- Build practical skills to start using AI for everyday tasks like drafting communications, analyzing data, and improving citizen services.
- Develop systems to oversee AI use transparently, so the local government staff understand how the tools can be leveraged effectively
- Master the change process to successfully introduce AI into your organization while addressing staff concerns and maintaining operational excellence.
Course Format: On-demand Recording + Live coaching sessions online
Course Duration: 120 minutes of course training + 120 minutes of live coaching
Staff Training: Green Building Special Inspector
Students of this course will gain knowledge about sustainability and energy-efficient design in the context of implementing green building and energy reach code requirements within a city. This course provides high-level training about what green building and energy reach codes are, how they relate to sustainability, and what the steps are for a city to show compliance once a green building and energy reach code is adopted. This training will allow students to understand environmental compliance standards and how staff can demonstrate leadership within the community.
Staff Training: Current Planning
Students of this course will gain knowledge about sustainability and energy-efficient design in the context of implementing green building and energy reach code requirements within a city. This course provides high-level training about what green building and energy reach codes are, how they relate to sustainability, and what the steps are for a city to show compliance once a green building and energy reach code is adopted. This training will allow students to understand environmental compliance standards and how staff can demonstrate leadership within the community.
Staff Training: Plan Check Engineers
Students of this course will gain knowledge about sustainability and energy-efficient design in the context of implementing green building and energy reach code requirements within a city. This course provides high-level training about what green building and energy reach codes are, how they relate to sustainability, and what the steps are for a city to show compliance once a green building and energy reach code is adopted. This training will allow students to understand environmental compliance standards and how staff can demonstrate leadership within the community.
Staff Training: Project Coordinators
Students of this course will gain knowledge about sustainability and energy-efficient design in the context of implementing green building and energy reach code requirements within a city. This course provides high-level training about what green building and energy reach codes are, how they relate to sustainability, and what the steps are for a city to show compliance once a green building and energy reach code is adopted. This training will allow students to understand environmental compliance standards and how staff can demonstrate leadership within the community.
Staff Training: Building Inspectors
Students of this course will gain knowledge about sustainability and energy-efficient design in the context of implementing green building and energy reach code requirements within a city. This course provides high-level training about what green building and energy reach codes are, how they relate to sustainability, and what the steps are for a city to show compliance once a green building and energy reach code is adopted. This training will allow students to understand environmental compliance standards and how staff can demonstrate leadership within the community.
Welcome to Course #207 Fundamentals of Heat-Pump Water Heaters.
This course provides an overview of heat-pump water heater technology and challenges and opportunities associated with these installations. The course includes an introduction to heat-pump technology and how the mechanics differ from traditional energy sources. The course will cover what to expect when installing a heat-pump water heater in both a residential and non-residential setting. We will cover additional considerations that must be addressed to be prepared for the electrification process. We will review common barriers related to permit application and inspection that the compliance officials must be prepared for in the field. This course is eligible for CEUs from the International Code Council.
Welcome to Course #201.2 2022 CALGreen Inspector/Plan Examiner Masterclass
Students of this course will gain current knowledge about sustainability and green buildings in the context of the NEW 2022 California Green Building Code. This course demystifies green building, sustainable design, and construction strategies and considers 2022 CALGreen measures in the context of code enforcement as more jurisdictions adopt new enforcement measures and local green building ordinances, the course explores the practical application of code and prepares students to perform plan check and building inspections and enforce the 2022 CALGreen code with efficiency and predictability. The course will also educate design team members on what is expected to achieve code compliance.
Learning Objectives
- Gain knowledge and background of the California Green Building Code and understand considerations for the future of CALGreen and sustainable development.
- Identify triggered projects for the California Green Building Code and how the mandatory and voluntary measures change the requirements of a project.
- Increase awareness of logistical impacts of CALGreen regarding plans, specs, permitting, documentation, inspection, and local enforcement. Comprehend code measures by intent, plan check and inspection requirements.
- This course will provide the necessary information to pass the ICC CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner exam and have a successful career in the building sector.
Course Format: On-demand Recording + Quiz
Course Duration: 300 minutes
Welcome to Course #104 Intro to the 2022 California Green Building Code
Students of this course will gain current knowledge about sustainability and green buildings in the context of the 2022 California Green Building Code. This course will bring awareness to the innovative CALGreen code and standards by empowering our industry to apply sustainable design and construction strategies. This course provides introductions to green building and sustainability subject matters to help bring knowledge of environmental building strategies and policy, and to help the design community and local government staff demonstrate leadership in the community.
Learning Objectives
- Gain Knowledge and background of the new 2022 California Green Building Code and understand considerations for the future of CALGreen and sustainable development.
- Identify triggered projects for the 2022 California Green Building Code and how the mandatory and voluntary measures change the requirements of a project.
- Increase awareness of logistical impacts of CALGreen regarding plans, specs permitting, documentation, inspection, and local enforcement.
- Identify CALGreen enforcements in various California jurisdictions.
Course Format: On-demand Recording + Quiz
Course Duration: 35 minutes
Welcome to Course #201 2019 CALGreen Inspector/Plan Examiner Masterclass
Students of this course will gain current knowledge about sustainability and green buildings in the context of the 2019 California Green Building Code. This course demystifies green building, sustainable design, and construction strategies and considers CALGreen measures in the context of code enforcement as more jurisdictions adopt new enforcement measures and local green building ordinances, the course explores practical application of code and prepares students to perform plan check and building inspections and enforce the CALGreen code with efficiency and predictability. The course will also educate design team members on what is expected to achieve code compliance.
Learning Objectives
- Gain knowledge and background of the 2019 California Green Building Code and understand considerations for the future of CALGreen and sustainable development.
- Identify triggered projects for the 2019 California Green Building Code and how the mandatory and voluntary measures change the requirements of a project.
- Increase awareness of logistical impacts of CALGreen regarding plans, specs, permitting, documentation, inspection, and local enforcement. Comprehend code measures by intent, plan check and inspection requirements.
- This course will provide the necessary information to pass the ICC CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner exam and have a successful career in the building sector.
Welcome to Course #304 LEED Green Associate Practice Exam
This course offers a full-length timed practice exam to help students prepare for the LEED Green Associate exam provided by the U.S. Green Building Council. It mirrors the official exam format and structure to build familiarity and boost confidence.
Learning Objectives
- Simulate the LEED Green Associate exam experience with a timed practice test.
- Identify key areas for review based on performance and exam categories.
- Build confidence and improve readiness for the official LEED Green Associate exam.
Course Format: Practice Exam
Course Duration: 15 minutes
Welcome to Course #303 ICC CALGreen Practice Exam
This course provides a timed, full-length practice exam to help students prepare for the ICC CALGreen Plans Inspector/Examiner certification. It simulates the actual exam format to build familiarity and confidence.
Learning Objectives
- Simulate a real testing environment using a full-length timed practice exam.
- Identify areas for improvement based on performance and topic analysis.
- Build confidence and readiness for the official ICC CALGreen exam.
Course Format: Practice Exam
Course Duration: 15 minutes
Welcome to Course #302 LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation
This course prepares students to successfully take the LEED Green Associate exam provided by the US Green Building Council.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the LEED Green Associate exam layout.
- Identify best practices when studying for the LEED Green Associate exam.
- Successfully take a practice exam in preparation for the real LEED exam.
