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Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL/MOTEL OCCUPANCIES—PERFORMANCE AND PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE APPROACHES FOR ACHIEVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

140.2 Prescriptive Approach — 2025 California Energy Code

California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-24 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) § 140.2 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

To comply using the prescriptive approach a building shall be designed with and shall have constructed and installed systems and components meeting the applicable requirements of Sections 140.3 through 140.10.

Note: Authority: Sections 25213, 25218, 25218.5, 25402 and 25402.1, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25007, 25008, 25218.5, 25310, 25402, 25402.1, 25402.4, 25402.5, 25402.8, and 25943, Public Resources Code.

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