The most recent version of the code is available here:
http://www.bsc.ca.gov/default.htm
UPDATED! State agency combined green building standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission on July 17, 2008 as amended for publication in the 2007 California Green Building Standards Code, CCR, Title 24, Part 11.
This combined document is for informational purposes only. For official state agency rulemaking documents (Notices of Public Action, Express Terms, and Initial Statements of Reason), refer to the 45-Day and 15-Day Comment/Challenge Periods for 2007 and Commission Review for 2007, and Approved Standards.
The California Building Standards Commission has taken the opportunity, along with other state agencies, to develop green building standards that will establish California as a leader in the efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from structures. The code as adopted includes mandatory features with a delayed effective date for housing, and voluntary standards for hospitals and other non-residential occupancies. The commission will continue to work with state agencies and the many stakeholders as we develop a comprehensive set of mandatory provisions in the 2010 edition of the California .
Below is the press release from July 17, 2008 on the new California Green Building Code:
Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Nation-Leading Green Building Code Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement on the California Building Standards Commission vote to adopt the nation’s first statewide green building code: “By adopting this first-in-the-nation statewide green building code, California is again leading the way to fight climate change and protect the environment. This is literally a groundbreaking move to ensure that when we break ground on all new buildings in the Golden State we are promoting green building and energy efficient new technologies. Cars and buildings are two of the leading users of energy – we’re already addressing cars, and these new building standards will ensure that California remains at the forefront of reducing our carbon footprint and conserving valuable natural resources while also protecting our economy. We have already committed to making our state-owned buildings more green and energy efficient and this statewide code will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency and conserve water in all new buildings. “With today’s action, California continues to lead the nation and I commend the hard work of the Building Standards Commission to adopt the first-in-the-nation statewide green building standards.”
