California Energy Code

The California Energy Code, part 6 of the California Building Standards Code which is title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, also titled The Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings, were created by the California Building Standards Commission in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California's energy consumption. The standards are updated periodically by the California Energy Commission to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and methods. The California Energy Code (CEC) contains energy conservation standards applicable to most residential and nonresidential buildings throughout California, including schools.^[1]

Past Code versions 1978-2008

1978 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Residential and New Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1978-001

1980 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1980-001 1980 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Residential Buildings CEC-400-1980-002

1982 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1982-001, formerly CEC-400-82-054 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Residential Buildings CEC-400-1982-002, formerly CEC-400-81-005 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Apartment Houses and Hotels CEC-400-1982-003, formerly CEC-400-82-055 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Residential Buildings Except Apartment Houses with Four or More Habitable Stories and Hotels, 1983 Edition CEC-400-1983-001, formerly CEC-400-81-005

1984 1984 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Buildings CEC-400-1984-001, formerly CEC-400-84-007 1984 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Buildings, 1985 Edition CEC-400-1985-001, formerly CEC-400-84-007

1986 Building Energy Efficiency Standards CEC-400-1986-001, formerly CEC-400-86-009

1987 Building Energy Efficiency Standards CEC-400-1987-001, formerly CEC-400-88-001 1987 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: 1988 Supplement CEC-400-1987-001-SP, formerly CEC-400-88-001S

1988 Building Energy Efficiency Standards CEC-400-1988-001, formerly CEC-400-88-001

1992 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Residential and Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1992-001, formerly CEC-400-92-001

1995 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Residential and Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1995-001, formerly CEC-400-95-001

1998 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Adopted Amendments to 1998 Building Energy Efficiency Standards 1998 Residential Compliance Manual 1998 Residential Compliance Forms 1998 Nonresidential Compliance Manual 1998 Nonresidential Compliance Forms

2001 2001 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Associated Documents and Filings to 2001 Building Energy Efficiency Standards 2001 Residential Compliance Manual 2001 Residential Compliance Forms 2001 Nonresidential Compliance Manual 2001 Nonresidential Compliance Forms

2005 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards The 2005 Standards were adopted by the California Energy Commission on November 5, 2003, and approved by the Building Standards Commission on July 21, 2004.

Addendum to Joint Appendix IV Approved Alternative Construction Assemblies 2005 Residential Compliance Manual 2005 Nonresidential Compliance Manual 2005 Residential ACM Approval Manual 2005 Nonresidential ACM Approval Manual 2005 Joint Appendices Rulemaking for 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards #03-BSTD-1 Notices for Rulemaking for 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards #03-BSTD-1 Workshops & Associated Documents for Pre-Rulemaking for 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards #01-BSTD-1 2005 Computer Compliance Programs

2008 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards The 2008 Standards were adopted by the California Energy Commission on April 23, 2008, and approved by the California Building Standards Commission on September 11, 2008.

Residential Compliance Manual Nonresidential Compliance Manual 2008 Standards Related Documents Online Learning Center - 2008 Energy Videos Center - 2008

2008 Code

The Energy Commission adopted the 2008 Standards on April 23, 2008, and the Building Standards Commission approved them for publication on September 11, 2008. The 2008 Residential Compliance Manual was adopted by the Commission on December 17, 2008, and the 2008 Non-residential Compliance Manual was adopted January 14, 2009.

The requirement for when the 2008 standards must be followed is dependent on when the application for the building permit is submitted. If the application for the building permit is submitted on or after 1/1/10, the 2008 standards must be met.

The Energy Commission adopted the 2008 changes to the Building Energy Efficiency Standards for a number of compelling reasons:

1.To provide California with an adequate, reasonably-priced, and environmentally-sound supply of energy.

2.To respond to Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which mandates that California must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

3.To pursue California energy policy that energy efficiency is the resource of first choice for meeting California's energy needs.

4.To act on the findings of California's Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) that Standards are the most cost effective means to achieve energy efficiency, expects the Building Energy Efficiency Standards to continue to be upgraded over time to reduce electricity and peak demand, and recognizes the role of the Standards in reducing energy related to meeting California's water needs and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

5.To meet the West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative commitment to include aggressive energy efficiency measures into updates of state building codes.

6.To meet the Executive Order in the Green Building Initiative to improve the energy efficiency of nonresidential buildings through aggressive standards.

2013 Code

2013 Residential Compliance Manual & Forms 2013 Nonresidential Compliance Manual & Forms

2016 Code

The 2016 California Energy Code consists of nine subchapters plus Appendix 1-A and is 150 pages long.^[2][3]

The 2016 Residential and Nonresidential compliance manuals available from the California Energy Commission,^[4] which detail how the 2016 CEC is to be applied, are 518 pages and 875 pages long respectively.

Guidance on navigating and applying the requirements of the 2016 CEC is available through Energy Code Ace.^[5] Energy Code Ace’s ‘Reference Ace’ tool helps users navigate the Title 24, Part 6 Standards documents. Features like "pop-up" definitions of defined terms, key word search capabilities and hyperlinks that allow you to jump directly to related sections make using the Standards documents easier.

2016 Residential Compliance Manual and Documents CEC-400-2015-032-CMF ^[6]

2016 Nonresidential Compliance Manual and Documents CEC-400-2015-033-CMF ^[7]

See also

• Energy law

References

External links

• http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24