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 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 | 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 | Apr 29, 2022 | Community
Continuing its trajectory toward meeting its ambitious AB32 goals, California continues to attack carbon emissions within the built environment through its 2022 Energy Code. In addition to more electric-friendly baselines and implementing a metric for source carbon...
by Admin | Apr 7, 2022 | Community
Commissioning new nonresidential buildings and spaces is now common practice, but as renewable energy becomes increasingly prevalent, commissioning solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and thermal systems for preheating water will prove just as important. The top three...
