California Energy Commission Adopts Revised Energy-Efficient Requirements for New Commercial Construction via NREI Readers Write

California continues to lead the way when it comes to sustainable building and energy efficiency standards. Recently, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved new energy-efficient requirements applicable to newly constructed commercial buildings, as well as additions and alterations to existing buildings, are scheduled to take effect January 1, 2014. Referred to as the “2013 Building Energy Efficiency Standards” (2013 Standards), they promise to make newly constructed and/or altered buildings in California the most energy efficient in the nation.

Since the first such standards were adopted in 1977, CEC’s Building Efficiency Standards are estimated to have saved Californians more than $66 billion in electricity and natural gas costs through the use of energy efficient building and appliance standards, and have helped protect the environment by reducing more than 250 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The Standards are revised approximately every three years to implement new policy directives and technology. Over time, the Standards have implemented developments in energy-saving technology such as better windows, insulation, air conditioning and other features that reduce energy consumption in homes and businesses.

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