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California Energy Code, Title 24, Part 6, 2016
- 2016 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
- 2016 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATION TITLE 24, PART 6 TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24
- HOW TO DETERMINE WHERE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- SUBCHAPTER 1 ALL OCCUPANCIES—GENERAL PROVISIONS [Go to Page]
- SECTION 100.0 SCOPE [Go to Page]
- TABLE 100.0-A—APPLICATION OF STANDARDS
- SECTION 100.1 DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
- SECTION 100.2 CALCULATION OF TIME DEPENDENT VALUATION (TDV) ENERGY [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 100.1-A CALIFORNIA CLIMATE ZONES Climate Zones for Residential and Nonresidential Occupancies
- SUBCHAPTER 2 ALL OCCUPANCIES—MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MANUFACTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING COMPONENTS [Go to Page]
- SECTION 110.0 SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT—GENERAL
- SECTION 110.1 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLIANCES
- SECTION 110.2 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACE-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- TABLE 110.2-A ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AIR CONDITIONERS AND CONDENSING UNITS – MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 110.2-B UNITARY AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS, MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 110.2-C AIR-COOLED GAS-ENGINE HEAT PUMPS
- TABLE 110.2-D WATER CHILLING PACKAGES—MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 110.2-E PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS AND PACKAGED TERMINAL HEAT PUMPS— MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 110.2-F HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT
- TABLE 110.2-G PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAT REJECTION EQUIPMENT
- TABLE 110.2-H ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW (VRF) AIR CONDITIONERS MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 110.2-I ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW AIR-TO-AIR AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS—MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 110.2-J WARM-AIR FURNACES AND COMBINATION WARM-AIR FURNACES/AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS, WARM-AIR DUCT FURNACES, AND UNIT HEATERS
- TABLE 110.2-K GAS- AND OIL-FIRED BOILERS, MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- SECTION 110.3 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WATER-HEATING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
- SECTION 110.4 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR POOL AND SPA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
- SECTION 110.5 NATURAL GAS CENTRAL FURNACES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND POOL AND SPA HEATERS: PILOT LIGHTS PROHIBITED
- SECTION 110.6 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR FENESTRATION PRODUCTS AND EXTERIOR DOORS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 110.6-A DEFAULT FENESTRATION PRODUCT U-FACTORS
- TABLE 110.6-B DEFAULT SOLAR HEAT GAIN COEFFICIENT
- SECTION 110.7 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS TO LIMIT AIR LEAKAGE
- SECTION 110.8 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR INSULATION, ROOFING PRODUCTS AND RADIANT BARRIERS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 110.8-A SLAB INSULATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HEATED SLAB-ON-GRADE
- TABLE 110.8-B VALUES OF SOILING RESISTANCE β BY PRODUCT TYPE
- TABLE 110.8-C MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIQUID APPLIED ROOF COATINGS
- SECTION 110.9 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BALLASTS AND LUMINAIRES
- SECTION 110.10 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLAR READY BUILDINGS
- SECTION 110.11 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
- SUBCHAPTER 3 NONRESIDENTIAL, HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL HOTEL/MOTEL OCCUPANCIES, AND COVERED PROCESSES—MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- SECTION 120.0 GENERAL
- SECTION 120.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR VENTILATION [Go to Page]
- TABLE 120.1-A MINIMUM VENTILATION RATES
- SECTION 120.2 REQUIRED CONTROLS FOR SPACE CONDITIONING SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 120.2-A DDC APPLICATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- SECTION 120.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR PIPE INSULATION [Go to Page]
- TABLE 120.3-A PIPE INSULATION THICKNESS
- EQUATION INSULATION THICKNESS
- SECTION 120.4 REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DUCTS AND PLENUMS
- SECTION 120.5 REQUIRED NONRESIDENTIAL MECHANICAL SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE
- SECTION 120.6 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED PROCESSES [Go to Page]
- TABLE 120.6-A REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE INSULATION
- TABLE 120.6-B FAN-POWERED CONDENSERS – MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 120.6-C FAN-POWERED CONDENSERS –SPECIFIC EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- SECTION 120.7 MANDATORY INSULATION REQUIREMENTS
- SECTION 120.8 NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING COMMISSIONING
- SECTION 120.9 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL BOILERS
- SUBCHAPTER 4 NONRESIDENTIAL, HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL/MOTEL OCCUPANCIES—MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- SECTION 130.0 LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS —GENERAL
- SECTION 130.1 MANDATORY INDOOR LIGHTING CONTROLS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 130.1-A MULTILEVEL LIGHTING CONTROLS AND UNIFORMITY REQUIREMENTS
- SECTION 130.2 OUTDOOR LIGHTING CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- TABLE 130.2-A UPLIGHT RATINGS (Maximum Zonal Lumens)
- TABLE 130.2-B GLARE RATINGS (Maximum Zonal Lumens)
- SECTION 130.3 SIGN LIGHTING CONTROLS
- SECTION 130.4 LIGHTING CONTROL ACCEPTANCE AND INSTALLATION CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
- SECTION 130.5 ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 130.5-A MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR METERING OF ELECTRICAL LOAD
- TABLE 130.5-B MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SEPARATION OF ELECTRICAL LOAD
- SUBCHAPTER 5 NONRESIDENTIAL, HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL/MOTEL OCCUPANCIES—PERFORMANCE AND PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE APPROACHES FOR ACHIEVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY [Go to Page]
- SECTION 140.0 PERFORMANCE AND PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE APPROACHES
- SECTION 140.1 PERFORMANCE APPROACH: ENERGY BUDGETS
- SECTION 140.2 PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACH
- SECTION 140.3 PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ENVELOPES [Go to Page]
- TABLE 140.3 ROOF/CEILING INSULATION TRADEOFF FOR AGED SOLAR REFLECTANCE
- EQUATION 140.3-A RELATIVE SOLAR HEAT GAIN, COEFFICIENT, RSHGC
- EQUATION 140.3-B VERTICAL FENESTRATION MINIMUM VT
- TABLE 140.3-A MATERIALS DEEMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 140.3(a)9A
- TABLE 140.3-B PRESCRIPTIVE ENVELOPE CRITERIA FOR NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (INCLUDING RELOCATABLE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS WHERE MANUFACTURER CERTIFIES USE ONLY IN SPECIFIC CLIMATE ZONE; NOT INCLUDING HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND GUESTROOMS OF HOTEL/MOTEL BUILDINGS)
- TABLE 140.3-C PRESCRIPTIVE ENVELOPE CRITERIA FOR HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND GUESTROOMS OF HOTEL/MOTEL BUILDINGS
- TABLE 140.3-D PRESCRIPTIVE ENVELOPE CRITERIA FOR RELOCATABLE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR USE IN ALL CLIMATE ZONES
- SECTION 140.4 PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACE-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- EQUATION 140.4-A ADJUSTED TOTAL-FAN POWER INDEX
- TABLE 140.4-A ECONOMIZER TRADE-OFF TABLE FOR COOLING SYSTEMS
- TABLE 140.4-B AIR ECONOMIZER HIGH LIMIT SHUT OFF CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 140.4-C DIRECT EXPANSION (DX) UNIT REQUIREMENTS FOR COOLING STAGES AND COMPRESSOR DISPLACEMENT
- TABLE 140.4-D FAN CONTROL SYSTEMS
- SECTION 140.5 PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WATER-HEATING SYSTEMS
- SECTION 140.6 PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDOOR LIGHTING [Go to Page]
- TABLE 140.6-A LIGHTING POWER ADJUSTMENT FACTORS (PAF)
- TABLE 140.6-B COMPLETE BUILDING METHOD LIGHTING POWER DENSITY VALUES
- TABLE 140.6-C AREA CATEGORY METHOD – LIGHTING POWER DENSITY VALUES (WATTS/FT²)
- TABLE 140.6-D TAILORED METHOD LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES
- TABLE 140.6-E ADJUSTMENTS FOR MOUNTING HEIGHT ABOVE FLOOR
- TABLE 140.6-F ROOM CAVITY RATIO (RCR) EQUATIONS
- TABLE 140.6-G ILLUMINANCE LEVEL (LUX) POWER DENSITY VALUES (WATTS/FT2)
- SECTION 140.7 REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING [Go to Page]
- TABLE 140.7-A GENERAL HARDSCAPE LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE
- TABLE 140.7-B ADDITIONAL LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS All area and distance measurements in plan view unless otherwise noted.
- SECTION 140.8 REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNS
- SECTION 140.9 PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED PROCESSES [Go to Page]
- TABLE 140.9-A MAXIMUM NET EXHAUST FLOW RATE, CFM PER LINEAR FOOT OF HOOD LENGTH
- SUBCHAPTER 6 NONRESIDENTIAL, HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL/MOTEL OCCUPANCIES—ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS [Go to Page]
- SECTION 141.0 ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS TO EXISTING NONRESIDENTIAL, HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL, AND HOTEL/MOTEL BUILDINGS, TO EXISTING OUTDOOR LIGHTING, AND TO INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 141.0-A ALTERED VERTICAL FENESTRATION MAXIMUM U-FACTOR AND MAXIMUM RSHGC
- TABLE 141.0-B ROOF/CEILING INSULATION TRADE OFF FOR AGED SOLAR REFLECTANCE
- TABLE 141.0-C INSULATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF ALTERATIONS
- TABLE 141.0-D THE STANDARD DESIGN FOR AN ALTERED COMPONENT
- TABLE 141.0-E CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTIRE LUMINAIRE ALTERATIONS
- SECTION 141.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED PROCESSES IN ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING NONRESIDENTIAL, HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL, AND HOTEL/MOTEL BUILDINGS
- SUBCHAPTER 7 LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS—MANDATORY FEATURES AND DEVICES [Go to Page]
- SECTION 150.0 MANDATORY FEATURES AND DEVICES [Go to Page]
- TABLE 150.0-A CLASSIFICATION OF HIGH-EFFICACY LIGHT SOURCES
- TABLE 150.0-B RETURN DUCT SIZING FOR SINGLE RETURN DUCT SYSTEMS
- TABLE 150.0-C RETURN DUCT SIZING FOR MULTIPLE RETURN DUCT SYSTEMS
- SUBCHAPTER 8 LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS—PERFORMANCE AND PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE APPROACHES [Go to Page]
- SECTION 150.1 PERFORMANCE AND PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE APPROACHES FOR LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 150.1-A COMPONENT PACKAGE A-STANDARD BUILDING DESIGN
- TABLE 150.1-A COMPONENT PACKAGE A-STANDARD BUILDING DESIGN
- SUBCHAPTER 9 LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS—ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- SECTION 150.2 ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 150.2-A DUCT INSULATION R-VALUE
- TABLE 150.2-B AGED SOLAR REFLECTANCE INSULATION TRADE OFF TABLE
- TABLE 150.2-C STANDARD DESIGN FOR AN ALTERED COMPONENT
- 2010 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24, PART 4, CHAPTER 6, DUCT SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- TABLE P4-A ADOPTION TABLE
- APPENDIX 1-A STANDARDS AND DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS [Go to Page]
- AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE
- AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
- AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION; CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION; WINDOW AND DOOR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS (NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS)
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS (REGIONAL PUBLICATION)
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
- ASTM INTERNATIONAL
- CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION
- CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
- COOLING TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
- COOL ROOF RATING COUNCIL
- HYDRONICS INSTITUTE
- ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS
- INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL FENESTRATION RATING COUNCIL
- NSF INTERNATIONAL (formerly National Sanitation Foundation)
- SHEET METAL AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
- UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES
- HISTORY NOTE APPENDIX [Go to Page]