Adoption of Voluntary Standards in the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code
Summary
SCH Number
2024090733
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Adoption of Voluntary Standards in the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/18/2024
Document Description
The project is the latest triennial update to the voluntary building energy efficiency standards found in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11. Subject to further approval by the California Building Standards Commission, the proposed amendments would be incorporated into the 2025 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) and become effective on January 1, 2026.
The proposed project establishes voluntary 2025 building energy efficiency standards, including amendments to the CA Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11, California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), Appendices A4.2 and A5.2. These voluntary guidelines go beyond the mandatory building energy efficiency standards in Title 24, Part 6 of the CA Code of Regulations (California Energy Code).
Contact Information
Name
Michael Shewmaker
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Voluntary building energy efficiency standards apply only where adopted
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
14 CCR 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The provisions are voluntary energy-saving measures with no identifiable significant effects on the environment. If adopted by local jurisdictions, the measures would be applied to already contemplated new construction or alteration activities; the measures themselves do not incentivize these activities or make them more likely to occur. For these reasons, and those identified above, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that adoption of these model provisions may have a significant effect on the environment, therefore, this project is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to the common sense exemption under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerks
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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