Talk:California Energy Code

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I don't really like the title for this. Maybe Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations? -- 06:41, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

As said before title 24 is very common reference to the California codes. But the Title 24 is just the actual legislature provision that allows mainly the adoption of a code standard with modification as stipulated by California legislature.

"The Energy Commission's energy efficiency standards have saved Californians billions in reduced electricity bills since 1977.

These standards conserve electricity and natural gas and prevent the state from having to build more power plants. The Commission accounts for the savings by using forecasting models for residential and commercial energy consumption. The savings are calculated by determining the energy savings associated with a more efficient building standard or appliance. Savings accumulate over time as older equipment and appliances are replaced with newer, more efficient models and older buildings are retired and replaced with new construction. Savings are calculated by multiplying cumulative savings in each year by the average residential or commercial electricity rates in that year.

The success of standards and other energy efficiency efforts is a significant factor in California's per capita electricity use remaining flat over the last 40 years while the rest of the country's use continues to rise.

For additional information, see the California Energy Commission Accomplishments. "

So better to say California Energy Code, and start with the first year they were put in place. Starting with 2008 and not including the 2010/2013/2015 additions is misleading. 2008 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards The 2008 Standards were adopted by the California Energy Commission on April 23, 2008, and approved by the California Building Standards Commission on September 11, 2008.

Residential Compliance Manual Nonresidential Compliance Manual 2008 Standards Related Documents Online Learning Center - 2008 Energy Videos Center - 2008

2005 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards The 2005 Standards were adopted by the California Energy Commission on November 5, 2003, and approved by the Building Standards Commission on July 21, 2004.

Addendum to Joint Appendix IV Approved Alternative Construction Assemblies 2005 Residential Compliance Manual 2005 Nonresidential Compliance Manual 2005 Residential ACM Approval Manual 2005 Nonresidential ACM Approval Manual 2005 Joint Appendices Rulemaking for 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards #03-BSTD-1 Notices for Rulemaking for 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards #03-BSTD-1 Workshops & Associated Documents for Pre-Rulemaking for 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards #01-BSTD-1 2005 Computer Compliance Programs

2001 2001 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Associated Documents and Filings to 2001 Building Energy Efficiency Standards 2001 Residential Compliance Manual 2001 Residential Compliance Forms 2001 Nonresidential Compliance Manual 2001 Nonresidential Compliance Forms

1998 1998 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Adopted Amendments to 1998 Building Energy Efficiency Standards 1998 Residential Compliance Manual 1998 Residential Compliance Forms 1998 Nonresidential Compliance Manual 1998 Nonresidential Compliance Forms

1995 1995 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Residential and Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1995-001, formerly CEC-400-95-001

1992 1992 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Residential and Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1992-001, formerly CEC-400-92-001

1988 1988 Building Energy Efficiency Standards CEC-400-1988-001, formerly CEC-400-88-001

1987 1987 Building Energy Efficiency Standards CEC-400-1987-001, formerly CEC-400-88-001 1987 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: 1988 Supplement CEC-400-1987-001-SP, formerly CEC-400-88-001S

1986 1986 Building Energy Efficiency Standards CEC-400-1986-001, formerly CEC-400-86-009

1984 1984 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Buildings CEC-400-1984-001, formerly CEC-400-84-007 1984 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Buildings, 1985 Edition CEC-400-1985-001, formerly CEC-400-84-007

1982 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1982-001, formerly CEC-400-82-054 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Residential Buildings CEC-400-1982-002, formerly CEC-400-81-005 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Apartment Houses and Hotels CEC-400-1982-003, formerly CEC-400-82-055 1982 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Residential Buildings Except Apartment Houses with Four or More Habitable Stories and Hotels, 1983 Edition CEC-400-1983-001, formerly CEC-400-81-005

1980 1980 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1980-001 1980 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: Residential Buildings CEC-400-1980-002

1978 1978 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: New Residential and New Nonresidential Buildings CEC-400-1978-001 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.240.197.161 (talk) 16:18, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

I Don't Like The Title Either
2 Reasons:

Many States might have a Title 24

Also, technically, Title 24 of the CCR refers to 2 things:
 * It refers to the entire building code, including the Building Code, Plumbing Code, Electrical Code, Fire Code, Reference Standard Code, Historical Building Code, and yes the Energy Code (which is CCR Title 24, Part 6). It's a big document.
 * It refers, in common parlance, to only the Energy Code.

However calling it Title 24, Part 6, of the California Code of Regulations is very cumbersome. ADStark (talk) 16:06, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Requested move
Title 24 (California code) → California Energy Code — Place it in universal perspective and provide a name more closely coordinated with the full description of the code — ADStark (talk) 16:06, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

What is it?
Essentially, this article states: the lineage of Title 24: (The California Energy Code, part 6 of the California Building Standards Code which is title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, also titled The Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings...) who created it: (...were created by the California Building Standards Commission...) when it was created: (...in 1978...) why it was created: (...in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California's energy consumption.) and a partial history of it: <2008 Code section> but not WHAT it IS!

Maybe the article should start with a section worded something like: "Title 24 is a building code that contains regulations concerning energy efficiency..." THEN list all the who, when, why sections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.139.163.243 (talk) 07:12, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Cleanup
I worked on cleaning this up a bit, but there's still a lot of unqualified information. I'm going to remove the sources linking to Gmail, since the links are dead and I'm not sure how good of a source Gmail is for information about the Energy Code. I'll also remove a bunch of the unneeded and unsupported information. If I remove anything important -- please let me know! Thanks! Kmisal (talk) 17:35, 4 April 2019 (UTC)