Program Documents Available for Stakeholder Feedback
Program documents currently available for stakeholder feedback are shown below. Program documents previously available for stakeholder feedback are posted on the Archives.
ENERGY STAR California Program Requirements: Single-Family New Homes v3.4 and Multifamily New Construction v1.4 and Revised Implementation Policy for all California Versions
In response to California's more stringent 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, EPA is proposing new versions of the ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Program Requirements for California: Single-Family New Homes (SFNH) Version 3.4 and Multifamily New Construction (MFNC) Version 1.4. These new versions are intended to ensure that ENERGY STAR certified homes and apartments will continue to offer meaningful savings relative to those that are not certified.
In addition, EPA is proposing to revise its policy for determining which version of the program must be used to certify homes and apartments, to be based on a home’s or building’s permit date and the edition of code being enforced by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. The revised policy is contained within the draft program documents.
Webinar for Draft 1 Documents (March 22, 2023)
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Proposed CA Program Reqs.: Single-Family New Homes v3.4 and Multifamily New Construction v1.4 and Revised Implementation Policy Webinar (PDF, 3.1 MB). Contact energystarhomes@energystar.gov to receive a recording of the webinar.
Stakeholder Feedback Period for Draft 1 Documents (March 15 – April 12, 2023)
- Stakeholder Feedback Form (WORD, 151 KB) – Use this form to submit comments no later than April 12, 2023.
- Draft 1 SFNH CA Program Requirements, Version 3.4 (PDF, 211 KB)
- SFNH CA Program Requirements, Version 3.3 (PDF, 215 KB) (only change is proposed revision to implementation policy)
- SFNH CA Program Requirements, Version 3.2 (PDF, 215 KB) (only change is proposed revision to implementation policy)
- Draft 1 MFNC CA Program Requirements, Version 1.4 (PDF, 264 KB)
- MFNC CA Program Requirements, Version 1.3 (PDF, 309 KB) (only change is proposed revision to implementation policy)
- MFNC CA Program Requirements, Version 1.2 (PDF, 472 KB) (only change is proposed revision to implementation policy)