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Appendix A6

Section A6.203 — PERFORMANCE APPROACH

California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

A6.203.2 Energy performance. It is the intent of this code to encourage green buildings to achieve exemplary performance in the area of energy efficiency.

A6.203.2.1 CALGreen Tier 1. [OSHPD 1] To achieve CALGreen [Tier 1, buildings must comply with the latest edition of “Savings By](http://www.energysoft.com/ep/ 2007SBDHProcedures.pdf) Design, Healthcare Modeling Procedures” found online at http://www.energysoft.com/ep/ 2007SBDHProcedures.pdf.

A6.203.2.2 CALGreen Tier 2. [OSHPD 1] To achieve CALGreen Tier 2, buildings must exceed the latest edition of “Savings By Design, Healthcare Modeling Procedures” by a minimum of 15 percent.

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▸Contents — California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
  1. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GREEN BUILDING
  4. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  5. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  6. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  7. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  8. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  9. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  10. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  11. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  12. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  13. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  14. Chapter 6 — REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS
  15. Chapter 7 — INSTALLER AND SPECIAL INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
  16. Chapter 8 — COMPLIANCE FORMS, WORKSHEETS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
  17. Appendix A4
  18. Appendix A5
  19. ▸Appendix A6
    Overview
    1. Section A6.106 — SITE DEVELOPMENT
    2. Section A6.202 — DEFINITIONS
    3. Section A6.203 — PERFORMANCE APPROACH
    4. Section A6.204 — PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACH
    5. Section A6.205 — [OSHPD 1 & 4]—BUILDING ENVELOPE
    6. Section A6.207 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]—HVAC DESIGN, EQUIPMENT AND I…
    7. Section A6.210 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]—APPLIANCES
    8. Section A6.401 — GENERAL
    9. Section A6.407 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]—WATER RESISTANCE AND MOISTUR…
    10. Section A6.408 — CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION, DISPOSAL AND RE…
    11. Section A6.410 — BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
    12. Section A6.504 — POLLUTANT CONTROL
    13. Section A6.505 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]—INDOOR MOISTURE CONTROL

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