Amendment of the California Existing Building Code

Advocacy, Codes|

To incorporate all three compliance paths that exist in the International Existing Building Code


BY: Michael Malinowski, FAIA

AIA California mirrors the architectural profession in making environmental stewardship and climate action central to its strategy and actions.  We believe that …

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California Building Codes and Standards

Climate Action, Codes|

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Every three years California adopts new building codes and standards.  The standards are adopted and proposed by various state agencies and are, for the most part, based on national model codes.  The …

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The 2022 ZeroCode for California

Climate Action, Codes, Specialist|

California is a world leader in decarbonization of the built environment.   Building codes can be locally amended to support climate action via what are called ‘reach codes’.  When Berkeley became the first City in the US to ‘ban natural gas’ …

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Updating California’s Existing Building Code

Climate Action, Codes, Press Room/Releases, Specialist|

Amendment of the California Existing Building Code to incorporate all three compliance paths that exist in the International Existing Building Code

AIA California mirrors the architectural profession in making environmental stewardship and climate action central to its strategy and actions.  …

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Announcing the new Zero Code for California!

Climate Action, Codes, Relevance|

By Michael Malinowski, FAIA


2022 Zero CodeIn July 2019, when AIA California’s Board of Directors made a bold move to address climate change: they endorsed Architecture 2030’s Zero Code and urged that it be put into action as soon as possible.

After …

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Code Change = Climate Action

Codes, Relevance|

Codes-

By: Michael Malinowski, FAIA

AIA California mirrors the architectural profession in making environmental stewardship and climate action central to its strategy and actions.  Considered through this lens, even something as seemingly mundane as code development takes on new importance.  This …

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