California DOE Status of State Energy Codes

Residential	Commercial
Statewide Residential Code: State Specific Code	Statewide Commercial Code: State Specific Code
State Amendments: Yes	State Amendments: Yes
State Certification: None	State Certification: None
Adoption by Local County/Jursidiction: Mandatory	Adoption by Local County/Jursidiction: Mandatory
Can use REScheck to show compliance: No	Can use COMcheck to show compliance: No
Notes on the State's Residential Code: State-developed code, Part 6 of Title 24, which exceeds 2006 IECC is mandatory statewide. The 2008 Building Energy Effiicency Standards were adopted on April 23, 2008 and will go into effect Jan. 1, 2010.	Notes on the State's Commercial Code: State-developed code, Part 6 of Title 24, which meets or exceeds ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004, is mandatory statewide. The 2008 Building Energy Effiicency Standards were adopted on April 23, 2008 and will go into effect Jan. 1, 2010.
Approximate Stringency: More stringent than the 2006 IECC	Approximate Stringency: More stringent than the ASHRAE 04
Current Status Comments: State Amendments URL: http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2008standards/rulemaking/documents/index.html The code applies to all buildings that are heated and/or mechanically cooled and are defined under the Uniform Building Code as A, B, E, H, N, R, or S occupancies, except registered historical buildings. Additions and renovations are also covered by the code. Institutional building's which include hospitals and prisons are not covered. For residential low-rise buildings the current code provision include compliance credits for high performance ducts and building envelope features. The size of credit depends on the action taken. For example simply designing ducts to Air Conditioner Contractor's Association guidelines or properly sealing duct joints provided lower levels of credit than having the HVAC system tested for duct leaks. To take credit for these measures the installer and inspector must be trained and certified. Local governmental agencies can modify the state energy code to be more stringent when documentation is provided to the California Energy Commission.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Information: Governor's Letter: http://www.energy.gov/media/3149SchwarzeneggerCalifornia.pdf

State Website(s):
California Energy Commission: http://www.energy.ca.gov
CA Energy Standards: http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/index.html
CA Residential Compliance Manual: http://energy.ca.gov/title24/2005standards/residential_manual.html

Primary Technical Contact:
Maziar Shirakh
Senior Mechanical Engineer
California Energy Commission
Buildings and Appliances Office
1516 Ninth Street, MS-25
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
PH: (916)654-3839
FX: (916)654-4304
Email: mshirakh@energy.state.ca.us

State Agency/Office Head:
Bill Pennington, Office Manager
Buildings and Appliances Office
Efficiency, Renewables and Demand Analysis Division
California Energy Commission
PH: (916)654-4939
E-mail: bpenning@energy.state.ca.us

Other Contact(s):
Vanessa Byrd
California Energy Commission
Supervisor
Building and Appliances Office
PH: (916) 651-3005
E-mail: vbyrd@energy.state.ca.us

Eurlyne Geiszler
Supervisor
Buildings and Appliances Office
California Energy Commission
PH: (916) 654-4052
E-mail: egeiszle@energy.state.ca.us

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California DOE Status of State Energy Codes

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