Chapter 10 — MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS—MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

Section 160.1 — MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ENVELOPES

2025 California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California

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(a) Ceiling and roof insulation. The opaque portions of ceilings and roofs separating conditioned spaces from unconditioned spaces or ambient air shall meet the requirements of Item 1 or 2, and 3 below: 1. Attic roof. Roofs with an attic space shall meet the requirements of A through C below: A. Shall be insulated to achieve an area-weighted average U- factor not exceeding U- 0.043 or shall be insulated between wood-framing members with insulation resulting in an installed thermal resistance of R-22 or greater for the insulation alone. For vented attics, the mandatory insulation shall be…