CALGreen Non-residential Code Updates

Room: Bruno North
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
CEUs: ZNCD | AIA: 1 LU/HSW

California Building Standards Commission subject matter experts will discuss the CALGreen building code updates that will be published July 1, 2025 and go into effect January 1, 2026. We will also review the embodied carbon reduction regulations that went into effect July 1, 2024, with a built-in increase in scope effective January 1, 2026. CALGreen mandatory and voluntary measures support California’s goals relative to electric vehicle charging, bicycle parking, embodied carbon reduction, and many more sustainable building practices.

Design professionals, architects and engineers involved with non-residential projects should be familiar with CALGreen because of the mandatory measures that must be incorporated into new construction, additions and alterations (meeting a certain scope). Knowledge of CALGreen helps with the permitting process and building commissioning after construction.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the purpose and scope of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11 of Title 24, also known as CALGreen.
2. Familiarity with the state agencies that propose building standards in CALGreen.
3. Awareness of the publication and effective dates of the 2025 CALGreen.
4. Knowledge of prior and new code updates in both mandatory and voluntary measures.

Speaker:
Enrique M. Rodriguez, Associate Construction Analyst, California Building Standards Commissions

Enrique has extensive architectural design experience and holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from California Polytechnic State University (CAL POLY), San Luis Obispo. He worked in private architectural firms for several years prior to joining the state.