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Appendix A5

A5.102 Definitions — 2025 California Green Building Standards Code

California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) § A5.102 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

A5.102.1 Definitions. The following terms are defined in Chapter 2.

2 X 2 RULE.

ADHESIVE MARKER.

BIORETENTION.

BROWNFIELD SITE.

CAV.

DEVELOPMENT FOOTPRINT.

FILM.

FLOOR AREA RATIO.

GLASS, ACID ETCHED. GLASS, FRITTED.

GLASS SURFACE.

GREENFIELDS.

GREYFIELD SITE.

INFILL SITE.

LOW-EMITTING AND FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES.

LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID).

MATURE TREE CANOPY.

PERMEABLE PAVING.

SOLAR REFLECTANCE.

SOLAR REFLECTANCE INDEX (SRI).

THERMAL EMITTANCE.

ULTRAVIOLET (UV).

VANPOOL VEHICLE.

VEGETATED SPACE.

VISUAL MARKER.

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