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San Francisco to align green building rules with state updates; EV and electrification measures expand
Summary
Department of Environment outlined updates to the San Francisco Green Building Code that harmonize with state 2022 changes, strengthen EV-capable/EV-ready requirements and advance electrification, heat-pump adoption, and rooftop PV or living roofs on new construction.
Barry Hooper of the San Francisco Department of Environment briefed the Building Inspection Commission on the city's green building code and forthcoming amendments that largely harmonize local requirements with state 2022 changes.
Hooper said the city’s Green Building Code combines state Title 24 Part 11 (CalGreen) and San Francisco’s local amendments and that recent local measures already required many practices now strengthened at the state level. "The state is…
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