2008 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards

The City of Huntington Beach requires all Residential and Commercial construction projects to comply with the current California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, part 6) in effect.

THE NEW 2008 CALIFORNIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2010

The new 2008 Standards supersede the 2005 Standards. Projects that apply for a building permit on or after this date must comply with the 2008 Standards.

Please note that there are many new requirements for both residential and non-residential projects. The California Energy Commission has all the current compliance forms, complete standards and manuals available online at: http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2008standards/

Most major residential and non-residential projects will require energy compliance to be documented by a Title 24 Energy report prepared by certified energy professionals. The energy compliance analysis is performed by using privately developed software approved by the Energy Commission.

Minor residential projects may be able to provide energy compliance using the prescriptive requirement (such as Package D). Energy compliance forms shall be required to be completed by the homeowner or designer and shall be submitted with the project documents.

Information Bulletins

2008 Energy Standard - Residential Requirements
2008 Energy Standard - Cool Roof Requirements
Summary of Changes for 2008 Energy Standard

2008 Energy Tips - Cool Roofs

2008 Energy Tips - Window Performance

Resources

California Energy Commission Hotline: (800)772-3300

http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/
title24@energy.state.ca.us

Cool Roof Rating Council: (866)465-2523

www.coolroofs.org

CABEC (Calif. Assoc. of Building Energy Consultants): (866)360-4002

www.cabec.org

2008 Residential Compliance Forms

Certificate of Compliance - CF-1R
CF-1R - Certificate of Compliance: Residential New Construction
CF-1R - ADD Certificate of Compliance: Residential Additions
CF-1R - ALT Certificate of Compliance: Residential Alterations

Mandatory Measures - MM
MF-1R - Mandatory Measures Summary: Residential

Worksheets- WS
WS-1R - Thermal Mass Worksheet
WS-2R - Area Weighted Average Calculation Worksheet
WS-3R - Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) Worksheet

Installation Certificate - CF-6R-ENV
CF-6R-ENV-01 - Envelope - Insulation; Roofing; Fenestration

Installation Certificate - CF-6R-ENV-HERS
CF-6R-ENV-20-HERS - Building Envelope Sealing
CF-6R-ENV-21-HERS - Quality Insulation Installation (QII) - Framing Stage Checklist
CF-6R-ENV-22-HERS - Quality Insulation Installation (QII) - Insulation Stage Checklist

Installation Certificate - CF-6R-LTG
CF-6R-LTG-01 - Residential Lighting

Installation Certificate - CF-6R-MECH
CF-6R-MECH-01 - Domestic Hot Water (DHW)
CF-6R-MECH-02 - Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems (SDHW)
CF-6R-MECH-03 - Pool And Spa Heating Systems
CF-6R-MECH-04 - Space Conditioning Systems, Ducts and Fans
CF-6R-MECH-05 - Indoor Air Quality and Mechanical Ventilation
CF-6R-MECH-06 - Evaporatively Cooled Condensing Units
CF-6R-MECH-07 - Evaporative Coolers
CF-6R-MECH-08 - Ice Storage Air Conditioning (ISAC) Units

Installation Certificate - CF-6R-MECH-HERS
CF-6R-MECH-20-HERS - Duct Leakage Test - Completely New or Replacement Duct System
CF-6R-MECH-21-HERS - Duct Leakage Test - Existing Duct System
CF-6R-MECH-22-HERS - HSPP/PSPP Installation; Cooling Coil Airflow & Fan Watt Draw Test
CF-6R-MECH-23-HERS - Verification of High EER Equipment
CF-6R-MECH-24-HERS - Charge Indicator Display (CID)
CF-6R-MECH-25-HERS - Refrigerant Charge Verification - Standard Measurement Procedure
CF-6R-MECH-26-HERS - Refrigerant Charge Verification - Alternate Measurement Procedure
CF-6R-MECH-27-HERS - Maximum Rated Total Cooling Capacity
CF-6R-MECH-28-HERS - Low Leakage Air Handler Verification
CF-6R-MECH-29-HERS - Supply Duct Compliance Credits - Location; Surface Area; R-value