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2005 Residential & Nonresidential
Energy Efficiency Building Standards Development

NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Energy Commission Docket Number: (01-BSTD-1)

This phase of standards development involving public comment on draft standards documents is completed, and the rulemaking proceeding has begun. The rulemaking proceeding can be accessed on the 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Rulemaking page.

Page Updated: July 9, 2003

Note: Items are listed by the date of the meeting or event, where applicable.
Audio for some workshops and hearings will be broadcast over the Internet. Please see our RealAudio page for details

Note: Documents and review materials for public workshops are found on our documents page.
  • February 4, 2003 - Notice of Committee Workshop 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. Placed online: January 22, 2003.


  • November 18, 2002 - Public Workshop on the lighting portions of the draft revisions to the Building Energy Efficiency Standards for residential and nonresidential buildings. Placed online: October 31, 2002.


  • November 5, 2002 - Workshop on the first draft revisions to the Standards and Alternative Calculation Method (ACM) Approval Manuals.


  • August 27, 2002 - Workshop on Fourth Group of Measure Reports: Limitation of the Use of Lay-In Insulation in Nonresidential Buildings (T-Bar Ceilings), Electronically Commutated Motors, Size Threshold for Variable Speed Drives, Gas Cooling Compliance Options for Residential & Nonresidential Buildings, and Cool Roof Update. Date on line: August 9, 2002.

  • July 18, 2002 - Workshop on Third Group of Measure Reports: Residential Construction Quality (Attics), Residential Air Conditioner Sizing, Residential Duct Systems, Modular Classrooms, Simplification of Nonresidential Tailored Lighting Method, Bi-Level Lighting Control Credits, Improvements for Existing Light Commercial Buildings, and Nonresidential Duct Sealing and R-8 Mandatory Duct Insulation. Date on line: July 3, 2002.

  • May 30, 2002 - Notice of Staff Workshop on the Second Group of Measure Reports. Date online: May 17, 2002.

  • April 23, 2002 - Notice of Staff Workshop on the First Group of Measure Reports. Date online: April 12, 2002.

  • April 22, 2002 - Notice of Staff Workshop on Nonresidential Acceptance Requirements. Date online: April 12, 2002.

  • April 2, 2002 - Notice of Staff Workshop on Time Dependant Valuation and Cost Effectiveness Methodologies. Date uploaded: March 20, 2002.

  • Notice of Conclusions on Maximum Scope of the 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. Date uploaded: January 22, 2002. ( Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 24 pages, 24 kilobytes)

  • November 14, 15 and 16, 2001 - Notice of Staff Workshops: Nov. 14: Contractor report on residential framing factors; Nov. 15: Proposed residential standards change ideas; Nov. 16: Proposed nonresidential and combined standards change ideas.

  • October 22, 2001 - Notice of Staff Workshop, 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, project scope schedule and plants. ( Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 6 pages, 29 kilobytes)

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