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Appendix A5

A5.401 General — 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) § A5.401 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

A5.401.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter specify the requirements of achieving enhanced compliance with material conservation, resource efficiency, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction through reuse of existing building stock and materials; use of recycled, regional, rapidly renewable and certified wood materials; and employment of techniques to reduce pollution through recycling of materials.

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