I-REN empowers local governments in the Inland Empire to practice energy efficiency, enable code compliance in the building industry, and support workforce education and training in our region. I-REN’s Public Sector programs offer no-cost technical assistance and capacity and knowledge building activities to enable local governments to effectively leverage energy efficiency services and to demonstrate best practices. Through our Workforce Education & Training program, I-REN supports numerous local workforce education and training programs to encourage and realize energy efficiency goals across sectors. We provide training, tools, and opportunities for diverse participants in disadvantaged communities to pursue careers and contracts in energy efficiency and deploy up to 27 fellows every year to support public sector agencies with their energy efficiency initiatives within municipal operations and through outreach and engagement in the communities. The Codes & Standards programs work closely with local building departments and the building industry to support, train, and enable long-term streamlining of energy code compliance, as well as to assist local government agencies in better understanding and enforcing building codes.