The ordinance includes all new construction, except for building additions and remodeling projects. Developers, builders, and owners of new structures must find alternatives to natural gas.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is experiencing a bit of an existential crisis, doubting how much agency it really has to protect the environment when it comes to regulating refrigerants.
If you’re considering breaking laws when dealing with hazardous waste — including mishandling mercury-containing thermostats — think again. A California law recently raised the maximum penalty to $70,000, a whopping 180 percent increase over the previous $25,000 fine.
Back when California first came out with its energy efficiency rebates, Richard Hiteshew, owner/manager of A-1 Guaranteed Heating & Air Inc. in Vallejo, California, was certain the standards were impossibly high.
California State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) recently introduced the California Cooling Act (Senate Bill 1013), which is designed to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are considered to be a growing source of greenhouse emissions in California and around the world.
Carrier announced its Côr thermostat has been certified to comply with the latest California Energy Code Title 24 as an Occupant Controlled Smart Thermostat (OCST) by the California Energy Commission (CEC).