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Three Steps to Meeting California’s Latest Energy Standards

October 16, 2017

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“California enacted upgrade to its Title 24 energy standard earlier this year, mandating new energy efficiency regulations for residential construction projects. The new requirements include updates for LED lighting, reduced air leakage, tankless water heaters and increased R-value requirements for duct work in attics. But one of the most significant changes in the code is…

Three Steps to Meeting California’s Latest Energy Standards

October 12, 2017

Sarina Soor

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Santa Barbara County Passes New Energy Efficiency Policy for Municipally Owned and Leased Facilities

August 30, 2016

Sarina Soor

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Congratulations to Santa Barbara County, who has just passed a new “County of Santa Barbara Energy Efficiency Standards Policy for County Owned and Leased Facilities.” This comprehensive policy was passed by the Board of Supervisors on August 30th, and includes requirements for staff energy training, reporting of (more…)

New California Energy Commission Online Resource Center

August 26, 2016

Sarina Soor

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The California Energy Commission (CEC)’s Efficiency Division’s Online Resource Center (ORC) is a central location for Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Energy Standards) educational resource materials. The ORC is now available at http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/orc/. The ORC offers quick access to: 2013, 2016, and archived Energy Standards home pages (more…)

CEC Blueprint Newsletter (Jul/Aug 2016) Now Available

August 12, 2016

Sarina Soor

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Did you know that the California Energy Commission documents the most common questions to their Energy Code Hotline, and answers them in their Blueprint newsletter? The Blueprint newsletter for July/August is out, and provides guidance on a number of (more…)

Energy Code Ace Update: Free Training – Decoding 2016 Title 24, Part 6: Let’s Talk About What’s New – August 23

August 5, 2016

Sarina Soor

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Gina Rodda of Gabel & Associates, LLC, along with her guest speaker Martyn Dodd of Energy Soft, want you to join the conversation regarding the new 2016 code requirements for Title 24, Part 6. (more…)

2013 Title 24, Part 6 Lighting Alterations Update: New energy code compliance option may reduce lighting controls requirements and project costs, effective immediately for all projects permitted before December 31, 2016

July 21, 2016

Sarina Soor

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The California Energy Commission approved the use of an optional compliance pathway for use in non-residential lighting alterations that trigger Title 24, Part 6. This is in addition to the pre-existing two compliance pathways. This new option may (more…)

CEC Workshop 7/15: Time Dependent Valuation (TDV) of Energy and Life Cycle Cost Methodology

June 15, 2016

Sarina Soor

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Commissioner Andrew McAllister, the California Energy Commission’s Lead Commissioner on Energy Efficiency, will conduct a workshop to present proposed revisions to the Time Dependent Valuation (TDV) of energy and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) (more…)

Webinar 6/28: 2016 Code Readiness: Lighting

June 9, 2016

Sarina Soor

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The California Advanced Homes Program is hosting a webinar to help you prepare for the new 2016 Title 24 lighting requirements, set to take effect January 1, 2017. Panelist David Douglass-Jaimes, who (more…)

Energy Code Ace Resources Update

June 9, 2016

Sarina Soor

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The 2016 Title 24 standards become effective 1/1/17. Are you ready? Energy Code Ace is here to help you prepare with free offerings focused on what’s new in 2016. Four new Fact Sheets offer “quick reference” summaries of key Title 24, Part 6 (more…)

CEC Blueprint Newsletter, May/June 2016

June 9, 2016

Sarina Soor

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The CEC’s Blueprint Newsletter for May and June is out! The Newsletter covers everything from insulation requirements to new lighting compliance options, to water heater fuel switching replacements to solar reflective index use for roofing (more…)

Build It Green Presentation April 2016: Zero Net Energy and the Road Ahead

April 28, 2016

Sarina Soor

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Starting at 3:07, Build It Green reviews the ZNE policy environment, ordinances local governments are considering, ways savings are calculated – and then introduces leaders (more…)

CEC Alert to SCE 2016 Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Trainings

April 27, 2016

Sarina Soor

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In partnership with SCE, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has shared the following: The 2016 Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards will be more stringent than prior (more…)

Cool Roofs Code Support: Completed Cost-Effectiveness Study for All Climate Zones

April 15, 2016

Sarina Soor

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With the passage of the new 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES) last year, local governments will have the latter half of this calendar year to (more…)

CEC Energy Code Trainings to be Made Available through ICC Chapters

April 1, 2016

Sarina Soor

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) has developed a list of Energy Code Trainings that will be made available at multiple locations throughout the state through International Code Council (ICC) Chapters. Highlights from the list are (more…)