In case you hadn’t heard… the high performance design we’re doing today is soon going to be the standard. For myself, the presentation today on updates to Title 24 was a wealth of great information. Some highlights include:
– New requirements for the use of rigid insulation
– Roof reflectance ratings are now measured by ‘aged’ reflectance (3 years)
– Daylighting requirements of 50% for certain spaces over 8,000 sq. ft.,
– Multi-level photocell daylighting controls mandatory requirements for classrooms, conference rooms, and more…
If you want to catch up, you can find it here:
Title 24 Updates, by Martyn Dodd of Energy Soft LLC
It sounds like this was a really valuable seminar. For those who are interested, http://greencomplianceplus.markenglisharchitects.com/ is a blog dedicated to Title 24 issues.