SAN FRANCISCO—The 2019 Title 24 Energy Code is changing the wayCalifornia buildings will be constructed in the post-COVID-19world. Because California is a leader when it comes toenvironmental codes and standards, it is likely that other statesand eventually national codes/standards will move towardsaligning with 2019 Title 24 integration requirements, sayelectrical designers Darrin Goldberg and Dhairav Vakil, andmechanical designer Jack Peck-Kriss with Environmental SystemsDesign in San Francisco.
With the goal of reducing wasteful energy consumption, it'sevident that LED fixtures are to be utilized as much as possible.The code also will now require lighting controls, which will affectthe total cost of the project.
"When it comes to mechanical systems, Title 24 has been updatedto include lighting and mechanical systems," Goldberg tellsGlobeSt.com. "Some spaces will be forced to have their air flowreduced to zero when no one is in the room, and integrate lightingcontrol systems and mechanical systems."
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
