2016 Cycle
Building Type
Single Family
Related Measures
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Plug Loads and Lighting Modeling
Proposed updated rulesets to use in the residential compliance software to estimate annual energy use of plug loads and lighting. -
Residential Lighting
Proposes requirements for high efficacy lighting in all residential new construction applications and eliminates exceptions that allow low efficacy lighting in combination with controls. -
Residential HVAC Verification and Diagnostics
Recommends revisions to existing refrigerant charging and verification procedures to reduce inefficiencies in residential HVAC equipment. -
Residential High Performance Walls
Reduces the prescriptive U-factor requirements for residential walls, which will reducing the amount of heat transfer through walls and thus reduce HVAC loads. -
Residential Ducts in Conditioned Space/High Performance Attics
This measure proposes two alternatives to improve building thermal envelope and reduced HVAC distribution losses in residential buildings. -
Residential Instantaneous Water Heaters
Revise the prescriptive requirements for water heaters in single family homes and multifamily buildings with dedicated water heaters for each dwelling unit so the primary prescriptive pathway is based on a gas instantaneous water heater. -
CALGreen Indoor Domestic Water Use
The proposed code change would update the existing mandatory efficiency requirements for lavatory faucets in residential buildings. The existing mandatory CALGreen standard requires a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute (gpm) at 60 pounds per square inch (psi) ...