by VCA-Admin001a | Dec 5, 2019 | Community
As the energy code requirements for California become more stringent, developers are finding a need for additional compliance credits to meet code. One in particular that can be misunderstood is the compliance credit for “Low Leakage Air Handlers”. This is a voluntary...
by VCA-Admin001a | Nov 22, 2019 | Community
California is the leading state in energy, sustainability, and smart design and construction practices, and Build It Green’s GreenPoint Rated program is staying on top of the game as well by tweaking their standards toward the ultimate goal of minimal carbon emissions...
by VCA-Admin001a | Nov 15, 2019 | Community
California’s 2019 Energy Code, which goes into effect January 1, 2020, mandates photovoltaic installation for all new low-rise residential buildings. One compliance path is to allow for Community Solar to directly tie solar power into specific buildings in a...
by VCA-Admin001a | Nov 14, 2019 | Community
SoCalGas has updated their Energy Efficient New Homes (EENH) Program to provide increased and more attainable incentives to builders who install qualifying energy-efficient natural gas appliances and controllers in new residential construction projects. As a general...
by VCA-Admin001a | Nov 8, 2019 | Community
The 2019 Code cycle is almost in effect, and with it comes increased energy performance requirements. With the current code challenges in place and new ones to come, there are a few things we can do to mitigate the risks in passing HERS field verification testing and...
