NEWPORT BEACH, CA—The 2013 California Energy Code, Part6, Title24, goes into effect July 1. The code impactsproperty owners and developers in a variety of ways. GlobeSt.comspoke with Michael Valentine, EVP ofconstruction management for RiverRock Real EstateGroup here, about the code and how ownersand developers can best comply with it.For more information on compliance, click here. ForRiverRock's white paper on lighting, click here.For a brochure on quick solutions for Title 24, click here.
GlobeSt.com: What are the most important buildingfeatures that need to be addressed with Title 24?
Valentine: Lighting and lightingcontrols appear to be the lion's share of the financial hit sincethe requirements for watts user per square foot have been loweredto the point where only an LED light fixture will fit the bill.Additionally, this code requires compliance when merely 10% of thelights are relocated, whereas the previous code limit was 50%. Weestimate that the average cost impact will be $5 to $8 per usablesquare foot for this to work.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
