Municipal Services Committee
April 8, 2025

Planning & Community Development
Review of Energy Requirements
for Single-Family Residential
New Construction
April 8, 2025
Item 1
Planning & Community Development Department
Sustainable Codes and Laws
• California Legislative Bills
• California Code of Regulations Title 24
> Part 6 – 2022 C alifornia Energy Code
> Part 11 – 2022 California Green Building Standards
Code (CALGreen)
• Local Ordinances
> Electrification Ordinance No. 7398 (August 2022)
2 Planning & Community Development Department
2022 California Energy Code
• 2022 California Energy Code Updates
> Encourages electric heat pump technology and use
> Establishes electric-r eady requirements when natural gas is installed (e.g. heating, cooking, EV charging)
> Expands solar photovoltaic (PV) system requirements
> Establishes battery-r eady storage requirements
> Strengthens ventilation standards to improve indoor air qual
ity
3 Planning & Community Development Department
2022 California Energy Code
• Code Compliance Method Options:
> Basic Requirements (Prescriptive)
 All requirements are pre-es tablished for the residential dwelling unit.
> Performance Standard
 Allows trade-of fs and does not require each component to meet specific standards independently. Instead, it allows for optimization across the entire building. For instance, if one component slightly underperforms, it can be offset by superior performance in another area.
 Requires an energy engineer to calculate trade-o
ffs.
4 Planning & Community Development Department
2022 CALGreen Code
• Construction Recycling
• EV Charging
• Indoor/Outdoor Water Use
• Code Compliance Method Options
5 Planning & Community Development Department
Questions
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