The California Green Building Standards Code—Part 11, Title 24, California Code of Regulations—known as CALGreen, is the first-in-the-nation mandatory green building standards code. In 2007, CBSC developed green building standards in an effort to meet the goals of California’s landmark initiative AB 32, which established a comprehensive program of cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gases (GHG) to 1990 levels by 2020.
CBSC has the authority to propose CALGreen standards for nonresidential structures that include new buildings or portions of new buildings, additions and alterations, and all occupancies where no other state agency has the authority to adopt green building standards applicable to those occupancies.
calgReen Codes
Below are the links to read only versions of the CALGreen Code available on the International Code Council's website. Purchase a copy of the code here.
PART 11–California Green Building Standards Code
- Current Printing—Part 11—Including Updates (HTML)
- First Printing—Part 11 (PDF)
-
Errata—Part 11(non-substantive corrections)—Effective January 1, 2020
-
CWoRE—Part 11 Supplement—Effective August 17, 2019
- Supplement—Part 11—Effective July 1, 2021
PART 11 -CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
-
Errata—Part 11 (non-substantive corrections):effective January 1, 2017
- Supplement—Part 11effective July 1, 2018
- CWoRE Supplement—Part 11 effective August 17, 2019
CALGreen Code Guide
Below are the links to the published CALGreen guides from the code publisher's International Code Counsel website. The links will direct you to a read only version.
Purchase a copy of the guides here.
CALGreen Checklists
- 2019 Mandatory Checklist extracted from the 2019 CALGreen Code
- 2019 Mandatory Checklist extracted from the 2019 CALGreen Code Supplement—effective July 1, 2021
- 2019 Tier 1 Checklist extracted from the 2019 CALGreen Code
- 2019 Tier 1 Checklist extracted from the 2019 CALGreen Code Supplement—effective July 1, 2021
- 2019 Tier 2 Checklist extracted from the 2019 CALGreen Code
- 2019 Tier 2 Checklist extracted from the 2019 CALGreen Code Supplement—effective July 1, 2021
In partnership with the California Building Officials (CALBO), the International Code Council (ICC) offers a CALGreen Certification Exam that is intended to validate the competency of inspectors and plan reviewers on their understanding and ability to implement the provisions of CALGreen. The CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner certification exam covers such topics as general requirements of CALGreen, residential building systems, and non-residential building systems. The certification is offered via computer-based testing.