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Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

5.201 General — 2025 California Green Building Standards Code

California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) § 5.201 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

5.201.1 Scope. California Energy Code . For the purposes of mandatory energy efficiency standards in this code, the California Energy Commission will continue to adopt mandatory building standards.

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CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 5 – NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

DIVISION 5.3 – WATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

Adopting agency BSC BSC-
CG
SFM HCD DSA OSHPD BSCC DPH AGR DWR CEC CA SL SLC
Adopting agency BSC BSC-
CG
SFM 1 2 1/AC AC SS 1 1R 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Adopt entire CA chapter X
Adopt entire chapter as
amended (amended
sections listed below)
Adopt only those sections
that are listed below
X
Chapter/Section
5.301.1 X
5.302.1 Definitions X
5.303.3.1 X
5.303.3.2 X
5.303.3.3 X
5.303.3.4 X
5.303.6 X
5.304.6 and subsections † X

The state agency does not adopt sections identified by the following symbol: †.

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