California State Snapshot
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CALIFORNIA CURRENT CODE
Residential:
Exceeds 2006 IECC Commercial: Meets or exceeds ASHREA/IESNA 90.12004 DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 36,756,555 Total Housing Units: 12,507,767 ENERGY CONSUMPTION Residential Sector: 1,552.3 Trillion BTU Commercial Sector: 1,583.3 Trillion BTU 71% of the state’s natural gas supply is used for heating the home. California’s residential sector relies most heavily on natural gas for energy. Residential use of natural gas in California costs up to $14.21 per thousand cubic ft., exceeding the national average.
California will receive $226 Million from the federal government if the state adopts the latest energy codes: IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation Code) ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2020, would be: 0 Btu of energy 0 metric tons of CO2 $0 million
California currently maintains statewide codes as stringent as the 2009 IECC building codes. Thus, adopting 2009 codes would not only be simple for California, but would help to achieve uniform building codes throughout the country.
FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector. CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Regulatory: The California Build-
ing Standards Commission (BSC) is responsible for administering California's building standards adoption, publication, and implementation processes of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24. Since 1989, the BSC has published triennial editions of Title 24 in its entirety every three years. Detailed information on code promulgation and amendment procedures may be found under supporting CODE CHANGE CYCLE documents. Three year code change cycle For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])
BCAP BCAP 1850 M St. NW Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20036 | www.bcap-energy.org
Residential:
Exceeds 2006 IECC Commercial: Meets or exceeds ASHREA/IESNA 90.12004 DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 36,756,555 Total Housing Units: 12,507,767 ENERGY CONSUMPTION Residential Sector: 1,552.3 Trillion BTU Commercial Sector: 1,583.3 Trillion BTU 71% of the state’s natural gas supply is used for heating the home. California’s residential sector relies most heavily on natural gas for energy. Residential use of natural gas in California costs up to $14.21 per thousand cubic ft., exceeding the national average.
California will receive $226 Million from the federal government if the state adopts the latest energy codes: IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation Code) ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2020, would be: 0 Btu of energy 0 metric tons of CO2 $0 million
California currently maintains statewide codes as stringent as the 2009 IECC building codes. Thus, adopting 2009 codes would not only be simple for California, but would help to achieve uniform building codes throughout the country.
FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector. CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Regulatory: The California Build-
ing Standards Commission (BSC) is responsible for administering California's building standards adoption, publication, and implementation processes of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24. Since 1989, the BSC has published triennial editions of Title 24 in its entirety every three years. Detailed information on code promulgation and amendment procedures may be found under supporting CODE CHANGE CYCLE documents. Three year code change cycle For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])
BCAP BCAP 1850 M St. NW Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20036 | www.bcap-energy.org
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