Find out how California Title 24 building energy code changes may affect you

Building energy codes help to ensure that building construction and installations achieve a minimum level of energy efficiency for both residential and nonresidential buildings.

Increased energy efficiency results in the following benefits:

• Lower energy costs
• Reliable delivery of services
• Increased comfort
• Improved environment

Title 24, part 6 is the specific building energy code standard in California.

Building energy code standards are updated at times to allow for incorporation of new energy-efficiency advancements and methods.

Updates to Title 24, Part 6 could result in changes to rebates our customers may receive. These changes could affect any future energy-efficiency projects.

For residents, efficiency improvements for windows, envelope insulation and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system testing could result in modification to available rebates.

For businesses, efficiency improvements for lighting controls, windows, HVAC equipment and building commissioning could result in modification to available rebates.

If you plan to apply for rebates with PG&E, consider the following information:

• Some rebates might not be available or could change with each building energy efficiency standards update.
• Compliance may require a permit and a licensed contractor.

To learn more about rebate modifications, contact:

• An energy-efficiency specialist. Visit Third-Party Programs – Helping Customers with Energy Efficiency.
• A trade professional. Visit Search Trade Professionals.
• Your PG&E representative.

You can take advantage of modifications to rebates in any of the following ways:

• Ask a professional for help
  • Find an energy-efficiency specialist. Visit Third-Party Programs – Helping Customers with Energy Efficiency.
  • Explore the Trade Professional Directory. Visit Search Trade Professionals.

• Contact PG&E
  • Contact your PG&E representative or Business Customer Service. Residential customers may call the Residential Customer Service Center at 1-800-933-9555.

• Apply for a rebate on your own
  • Go to the Business Rebate Application.

The California Building Standards Commission created Title 24 in 1978. Title 24 strives to:

• Ensure that building construction and system design and installation achieve higher energy efficiency.
• Preserve environmental quality.
• Create minimum energy-efficiency levels for new residential and nonresidential buildings. The higher the efficiency level in a building’s design, the greater the energy savings.

These standards are updated by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to include new energy-efficiency methods. You can find changes to Title 24 requirements in Part 6 of the California Building Standards Code.

Title 24, Part 6 is designed to improve energy efficiency, which can result in the following benefits:

• Lower energy costs
• Reliable delivery of services
• Increased comfort
• Improved interior environment

Title 24, Part 6 changes may impact projects that include the following types of products:

• Lighting
• Refrigeration
• Boiler and water-heating systems
• Chiller, air conditioning and compressed air systems
• HVAC controls, sensors and economizers
• Computer rooms and data centers

For more information on identifying building energy code requirements under Title 24, Part 6, visit Energy Code Ace – Trigger Sheets.

For additional information about Title 24, Part 6, building professionals can access the following resources:

• Visit Energy Code Ace.
  • Get forms, installation methods and standards. Visit Ace Tools.
  • Get classroom and online training. Visit Ace Training.
  • Get fact sheets, trigger sheets and checklists. Visit Ace Resources.

• View 2013 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
• Visit PG&E Energy Education Classes.