California Center for Sustainable Energy

Tammy Schwolsky is the ceo of Residential Energy Assessment Services (REAS), Inc. and co-founder of JTRL’s Train To Sustain BPI Energy Auditor Training Program.

Schwolsky specializes in green building and building science based single and multi-family energy  audits and retrofits. Her background as  a LEED® Accredited Professional; GreenPoint Rater, HERS Rater; Home Performance with Energy Star Contractor and a BPI trainer motivated her to launch the ZENERGY House project. This high performance green home is the first comprehensive remodel in Los Angeles that combines Home Performance with environmentally responsible design and construction to create a near-zero energy, healthy, whole house designer showcase. With the support of 72 corporate sponsors, this living lab is a prototype for "greening" existing homes. The project has had many visitors since the opening and continues to host events for industry and public gatherings.

Schwolsky has been interviewed by the LA Times, ABC News, Daily News, Angelino magazine and has been featured on Discover Channel’s Planet Green show “Living with Ed”, “Renovation Nation” and The Fine Living Channel’s “Real Estate Confidential”.  Her firm’s audits have been written about in Ed Begley Jr.’s  “Guide To Sustainable Living” and Jeff Garlin’s “My Footprint”.  She has given presentations for California Utility Collaboration Co-sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy and UCLA Green Business Entrepreneurial Seminar.

JTRL is a multi-disciplined consulting, auditing and training organization with extensive expertise in Energy Efficient Building Analysis focusing on auditing, design and rehabilitation. JTRL provides cost-saving energy solutions for owners and agencies with planning and implementation of energy-efficient technologies, water conservation and renewable energy systems. JTRL consultants are LEED APs, HERS, BPI and GreenPoint Rated Professionals and a licensed general contractor.  

JTRL, a partnership of Residential Energy Assessment Services (REAS), Inc. and Green Home Evaluations, LLC, are Home Performance contracting firms with a combined experience of over 30 years in the energy efficiency field.

The Train to Sustain workforce training program administered by JTRL is the Los Angeles headquartered affiliate of the Building Performance Institute ( BPI), and offers a high-quality training program to prepare students for BPI certification.

Listen toTammy talk about the " Zero Energy Homes " at the CCSE Clean Energy Conference.