5.401 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) § 5.401 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

5.401.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter specify the requirements of achieving material conservation, resource efficiency, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction through protection of buildings from exterior moisture, construction waste diversion, employment of techniques to reduce pollution through recycling of materials, the installation of products with lower GHG emissions and building commissioning or testing and adjusting.

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