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New California Buildings Must Provide EV Charging
Posted by Jean-Marc Cogniard in Open MCB Community on Oct 28, 2014 9:15:00 AM
SACRAMENTO, California, October 28, 2014 (ENS) - Starting in 2015, new residential buildings anywhere in the State of California must be constructed to include infrastructure for electric car charging under a new rule from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
https://community.michelinchallengebibendum.com/community/mcb_community/blog/2014/10/28/new-california-buildings-must-provide-ev-charging
HCD has been working with the Governor’s Office and other state agencies on updating Governor Jerry Brown’s 2013 Zero-Emission Vehicle Action Plan. As part of the ZEV Action Plan directive, HCD was required to propose mandatory electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements for residences.
In a report to the Legislature in September, HCD detailed its revisions to the California Green Building Standards Code that change the charging provision from voluntary to mandatory.
Commonly known as CALGreen, the California Green Building Standards Code was the first state green building code in the United States when it took effect on January 1, 2014. Click here to see CALGreen online. http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Home/CALGreen.aspx
HCD’s regulations facilitate implementation of the Governor’s Executive Order B-16-2012 and benchmark of putting over 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2025.
Under the new rule, the California Building Code will require that all new construction be wired for Level 2 electric car charging stations as of next year.
The new rule applies to residential new construction, which also includes townhouses with attached private garages.
It specifies the voltage of the future branch circuit as 208/240-volt; and specifies that the service panel or subpanel shall have sufficient space and capacity to accommodate a 40-amp minimum dedicated branch circuit, including a circuit breaker.
The proposed EV charging requirement for one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses with attached private garages is only for a raceway with no wiring, but with a specified minimum size of up to 80 amps if desired by the EV user or for EV vehicles capable of faster recharge rates.
This raceway-only requirement is being proposed to accommodate situations in which residents select EV use several years after the structure is built, the HCD explains in its report to the Legislature.
Parking lots with more than 100 spaces must have enough electrical capacity to provide EV charging stations for three percent of their spaces.
According to the HCD report, the cost of compliance will be $53.15 per charging station, much less than the cost of adding the wiring later.
Two significant legislative measures were approved by the governor during Fiscal Year 2013-2014. One required HCD to propose mandatory building standards for the installation of infrastructure for future EV charging for multifamily dwellings. This bill also required HCD to use specified CALGreen provisions as the starting point for these regulations.
The proposed regulations were submitted to the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) for adoption, approval, codification and publication as part of the next triennial version (2016) of the California Building Standards Code.
HCD developed proposed regulations for EV charging in one-family and two-family homes, townhouses, and multifamily housing and submitted these proposed regulations to the Commission during its July 22 meeting, where the regulations were approved as amended.
During the process of developing these regulations, HCD held multiple meetings with the California Building Standards Commission on electric vehicle charging regulations. HCD also consulted with the Green Building and Mechanical Engineering Section, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and the New York City Sustainability Office regarding electric vehicle charging issues.
HCD’s rulemaking documents are available at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/calgreen.html.
Hydrogen-fueled vehicles have not been forgotten. HCD has been working with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development on the Interagency Hydrogen Station Workgroup. The housing agency is in the process of determining where it can help guide the successful roll-out of hydrogen fueling stations and fuel-cell electric vehicles for residential buildings.
The agency says in its report, "Although the major efforts for hydrogen fueling stations are commercial stations, and fuel-cell electric vehicles are primarily concentrated in the Southern California region at present, HCD will continue to participate in the Workgroup in anticipation of the expansion of statewide fueling stations and increased use of fuel-cell vehicles by private residents."
Posted by Jean-Marc Cogniard in Open MCB Community on Oct 28, 2014 9:15:00 AM
SACRAMENTO, California, October 28, 2014 (ENS) - Starting in 2015, new residential buildings anywhere in the State of California must be constructed to include infrastructure for electric car charging under a new rule from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
https://community.michelinchallengebibendum.com/community/mcb_community/blog/2014/10/28/new-california-buildings-must-provide-ev-charging
HCD has been working with the Governor’s Office and other state agencies on updating Governor Jerry Brown’s 2013 Zero-Emission Vehicle Action Plan. As part of the ZEV Action Plan directive, HCD was required to propose mandatory electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements for residences.
In a report to the Legislature in September, HCD detailed its revisions to the California Green Building Standards Code that change the charging provision from voluntary to mandatory.
Commonly known as CALGreen, the California Green Building Standards Code was the first state green building code in the United States when it took effect on January 1, 2014. Click here to see CALGreen online. http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Home/CALGreen.aspx
HCD’s regulations facilitate implementation of the Governor’s Executive Order B-16-2012 and benchmark of putting over 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2025.
Under the new rule, the California Building Code will require that all new construction be wired for Level 2 electric car charging stations as of next year.
The new rule applies to residential new construction, which also includes townhouses with attached private garages.
It specifies the voltage of the future branch circuit as 208/240-volt; and specifies that the service panel or subpanel shall have sufficient space and capacity to accommodate a 40-amp minimum dedicated branch circuit, including a circuit breaker.
The proposed EV charging requirement for one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses with attached private garages is only for a raceway with no wiring, but with a specified minimum size of up to 80 amps if desired by the EV user or for EV vehicles capable of faster recharge rates.
This raceway-only requirement is being proposed to accommodate situations in which residents select EV use several years after the structure is built, the HCD explains in its report to the Legislature.
Parking lots with more than 100 spaces must have enough electrical capacity to provide EV charging stations for three percent of their spaces.
According to the HCD report, the cost of compliance will be $53.15 per charging station, much less than the cost of adding the wiring later.
Two significant legislative measures were approved by the governor during Fiscal Year 2013-2014. One required HCD to propose mandatory building standards for the installation of infrastructure for future EV charging for multifamily dwellings. This bill also required HCD to use specified CALGreen provisions as the starting point for these regulations.
The proposed regulations were submitted to the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) for adoption, approval, codification and publication as part of the next triennial version (2016) of the California Building Standards Code.
HCD developed proposed regulations for EV charging in one-family and two-family homes, townhouses, and multifamily housing and submitted these proposed regulations to the Commission during its July 22 meeting, where the regulations were approved as amended.
During the process of developing these regulations, HCD held multiple meetings with the California Building Standards Commission on electric vehicle charging regulations. HCD also consulted with the Green Building and Mechanical Engineering Section, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and the New York City Sustainability Office regarding electric vehicle charging issues.
HCD’s rulemaking documents are available at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/calgreen.html.
Hydrogen-fueled vehicles have not been forgotten. HCD has been working with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development on the Interagency Hydrogen Station Workgroup. The housing agency is in the process of determining where it can help guide the successful roll-out of hydrogen fueling stations and fuel-cell electric vehicles for residential buildings.
The agency says in its report, "Although the major efforts for hydrogen fueling stations are commercial stations, and fuel-cell electric vehicles are primarily concentrated in the Southern California region at present, HCD will continue to participate in the Workgroup in anticipation of the expansion of statewide fueling stations and increased use of fuel-cell vehicles by private residents."