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Appendix BJ — STRAWBALE CONSTRUCTION

BJ109 Referenced Standards — 2025 California Residential Code

California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) § BJ109 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

BJ109.1 General.

See Table BJ109.1 for standards that are referenced in various sections of this appendix. Standards are listed by the standard identification with the effective date, the standard title and the section or sections of this appendix that reference the standard.

TABLE BJ109.1—REFERENCED STANDARDS

STANDARD
ACRONYM
STANDARD NAME SECTIONS
HEREIN REFERENCED
ASTM C5—10 Standard Specification for Quicklime for Structural Purposes BJ104.4.6.1
ASTM C109/C109M—2015el Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars BJ106.6.1
ASTM C141/C141M—14 Standard Specification for Hydrated Hydraulic Lime for Structural Purposes BJ104.4.6.1
ASTM C206—14 Standard Specification for Finishing Hydrated Lime BJ104.4.6.1
ASTM C926—15B Standard Specification for Application of Portland Cement Based Plaster BJ104.4.8, BJ104.4.9
ASTM C1707—11 Standard Specification for Pozzolanic Hydraulic Lime for Structural Purposes BJ104.4.6.1
ASTM E84-21a Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials BJ108.2
ASTM E2392/E2392M—10(2016) Standard Guide for Design of Earthen Wall Building Systems BJ104.4.3.2
CEN EN 459—2015 Part 1: Building Lime. Definitions,
Specifications and Conformity Criteria; Part 2: Test Methods
BJ104.4.6.1

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE APPENDIX BK – COB CONSTRUCTION (MONOLITHIC ADOBE)

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

Adopting agency BSC BSC-CG SFM HCD 1 HCD 2 HCD 1/AC DSA AC DSA SS DSA SS/CC OSHPD 1 OSHPD 1R OSHPD 2 OSHPD 3 OSHPD 4 OSHPD 5 BSCC DPH AGR DWR CEC CA SL SLC
Adopt entire chapter
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below) X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below
Chapter / Section
BK 108 X
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