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- CALGreen is a new sustainable building code (Effective 01/01/2011) being adopted & required by municipalities for new construction projects in California.
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The California Green Building Standards Code—Part 11, Title 24, California Code of Regulations—known as CALGreen, is the first-in-the-nation mandatory green building standards code.
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CALGreen is California’s first green building code and first in the nation state-mandated green building code. It is formally known as the California Green Building Standards Code, and can be found in California Code of Regulations, title 24, part 11.
The purpose of CALGreen is to improve public health, safety and general welfare by enhancing the design and construction of buildings through the use of building concepts having a reduced negative impact or positive environmental impact and encouraging sustainable construction practices in the following categories: Planning and design.
The Green Building Energy Efficiency Standards contained in Appendices A4.2 and A5.2 of the California Code of Regulation (CCR), Title 24, Part 11 (CALGreen) include voluntary energy efficiency requirements for newly constructed buildings, and additions and alterations to existing buildings.
Many of the original voluntary green building standards became mandatory in the 2010 CALGreen edition, which went into effect in January 2011. The green code now ensured that new construction projects in California would be built in compliance with sustainable construction practices.
The 2016 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations consists of the following thirteen parts. The CALGreen Code is Part 11 of Title 24.
Jan 1, 2020 · The California Green Building Standards Code (CGBSC) is also referred to as CALGreen. This code features: Regulations for energy efficiency, water efficiency and conservation, material conservation and resource efficiency, environmental quality, and more.
