Title 24 FAQs
What is Title 24?
Title 24 is a portion of the California Code of Regulations that pertains to energy efficiency standards for residential and nonresidential buildings. Effective October 1, 2005, the California Energy Commission will update these standards to further reduce California?s energy consumption. Included in the new regulations are requirements for duct testing and acceptable standards for leakage in certain situations.
Why did the CEC put this ruling into effect?
- to respond to California's energy crisis, to reduce energy bills, to increase energy delivery system reliability, and to contribute to an improved economic condition for the state
- to respond to the AB 970 (Statutes of 2000) urgency legislation to adopt and implement updated and cost-effective building energy efficiency standards
- to respond to the SB 5X (Statutes of 2001) urgency legislation to adopt energy efficiency building standards for outdoor lighting
- to emphasize energy efficiency measures that save energy at peak periods and seasons, improve the quality of installation of energy efficiency measures, incorporate recent publicly funded building science research, and collaborate with California utilities to incorporate results of appropriate market incentives programs for specific technologies
Does Title 24 impact every customer in California?
The requirement applies to climate zones 2 & 9-16, unless otherwise adopted by local governments outside these zones.
When did the CEC adopt this ruling?
The Energy Commission adopted the 2005 Standards on November 5, 2003, and the Building Standards Commission adopted them on July 21, 2004.
When does the ruling become effective?
These new standards are in effect as of October 1, 2005.
Contact infomation if there are further questions.
Government / Department of Energy www.energy.ca.gov/title24
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