by Admin | Mar 16, 2023 | Community
Many hands make light work – especially when tackling a nearly 1,000-unit project with 100,000 square feet of retail space! Over the course of seven years, VCA Green’s project management, energy modeling and field teams coalesced to conduct CALGreen consulting, CA...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2023 | Community
Whole house fans (WHF) have been around for decades, but the 2022 California Energy Code now requires them to be tested in Climate Zones 8 through 14 (1). In 2022, VCA tested hundreds of these fans in newly constructed housing and encountered many issues with getting...
by Admin | Feb 16, 2023 | Community
It seems like everyone’s talking about California’s changes to Title 24, Part 6 (Energy Code) for 2022, but you may be less familiar with the City of Los Angeles’ recently issued all-electric ordinance. We’re here to review key features of these updates that will...
by Admin | Jan 20, 2023 | Community
The terms “blower door,” “envelope leakage” and “air sealing” all describe the most useful building durability performance tests an owner or builder can utilize. A HERS blower door field verification measures the total volume of air that is replaced in a space...
by Admin | Jun 17, 2022 | Community
If you’re a property developer, an architect or mechanical subcontractor, you should be aware that the landscape for HVAC equipment start-ups is about to change. You may be aware of some big changes coming up in the 2022 code cycle, but you might be surprised to learn...
by Admin | May 26, 2022 | Community
The first letter in the acronym LEED stands for Leadership, and more fully, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. While California Code and CALGreen continue to move in the direction of incorporating sustainability into building design and...
