The 2019 California Energy Standards uses QII as a Standard Building feature in all New Residential Construction for Title 24 Energy Code. This requires a HERS Rater to verify the proper installation of the insulation and air barrier at various stages throughout construction starting prior to insulation.
SOLDATA Energy consultants and inspectors are currently working remotely due to the shelter-in-place declaration. We are available to discuss all new or existing Title 24 Energy or CALGreen projects. Consultants can be reached by phone by calling our main office line at 707-545-4440 and dialing their extension, or by the email address below: Sarah Pernula: [...]
The City of Santa Rosa, Windsor and Healdsburg have been approved by the California Energy Commission for their requested Electric Code ordinances. Click the links below for more information. City of Santa Rosa: [link] See: 18-33.010 Citation of California Energy Code. to ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2019-019 City of Windsor: [link] City of Healdsburg: [link 1] [link [...]
We would suggest getting as many of your residential projects submitted as possible before the end of 2019. There is a significant Energy Code update taking effect January 1, 2020, which is going to be quite challenging. The following are the most significant changes to expect: 1. The 2019 Residential Energy Code will be roughly [...]
For all newly constructed residential house projects submitted on or after January 1, 2020, HERS verified QII (Quality Insulation Installation) will be part of the “prescriptive standard” that each project is compared against for compliance purposes. If QII is required to achieve compliance on a project, it is imperative to hire a HERS Rater early [...]