by Admin | Apr 27, 2023 | Community
More than 100 million leaky American homes need insulation and air-tight sealing measures to improve energy efficiency. While the Biden Administration and international coalitions have set goals to cut energy emissions by about 45 percent by 2030, green builder and...
by Admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Community
Good news from the California Energy Commission (CEC)! The CEC has clarified that areas of the roof “required to be used by other provisions of the California Building Standards Code” can be deducted from the Solar Access Roof Area (SARA). Here are the relevant...
by Admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Community
Are code-mandated zero carbon emissions in the future for California? There are many factors that are pushing buildings in that direction. The Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES) are requiring higher levels of energy efficiency with every code cycle....
by Admin | Jan 8, 2021 | Community
The time is approaching when the State of California will decide whether to enact new standards ending the use of natural gas in some or all new buildings. On December 9, 2020, the California Energy Commission held a workshop discussing potential updates to Title 24...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Community
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state is now seeing a slowdown in construction projects and permits for new housing, thus state-wide projected solar photovoltaic generation has been slowed. Prior to recent lockdowns, an analysis conducted at Wood Mackenzie, a...
