Industry Links

National, State, and Local Trade Associations

National Association of Home Builders

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a federation of more than 800 state and local builders associations throughout the United States.

NAHB provides a wide range of services including information about industry events, news, statistics, and education.

California Building Industry Association

The California Building Industry Association is a federation of ten regional building industry associations.

The site includes information on industry events, news, research, publications, and links to local associations in California.

Building Industry Association of San Diego

A non-profit trade association representing 1,380 member companies employing over 110,000 persons who are engaged in all aspects of building new homes and communities.

The site includes industry events, news, research, publications, career information and links to sites useful to BIA members.

Governmental Links

The State of California

State of California Government home page contains information on housing, state agencies, subject indexes, government servers, and California Law.

California Energy Commission - 2001 Title 24, Part 6

California's Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings

Energy Star Homes Program

The ENERGY STAR® label is the national symbol for energy efficiency in the new home industry.

ENERGY STAR® promotes partnerships to build and market energy-efficient new homes.

The California Public Utilities Commission

U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Organizations

Building Industry Institute

The Building Industry Institute (BII) was founded in 1993 by the California Building Industry Association to develop, implement, and administer research and educational programs for homebuilders, developers, and the general public.

BII also disseminates information which facilitates the construction of quality homes for consumers.

CalCerts

CalCerts is a home energy rating system (HERS) provider, approved by the California Energy Commission, for Title 24 Compliance, and ENERGY STAR® Qualified New Residential Construction.

The site includes information about programs, services and a listing of certified raters.

California Building Performance Contractors Association (CBPCA)

CBPCA is a home energy rating system (HERS) provider, approved by the California Energy Commission, for Title 24 Compliance, and ENERGY STAR® Qualified New Residential Construction.

The site includes information about programs, services and a listing of certified raters.

California Home Energy Efficiency Rating System

CHEERS is a home energy rating system (HERS) provider, approved by the California Energy Commission, for Title 24 Compliance, and ENERGY STAR® Qualified New Residential Construction.

The site includes information about programs, services and a listing of certified raters.

Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries

IHACI is a nonprofit trade association of contractors, manufacturers, distributors, utilities, and related businesses actively engaged in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and sheet metal industries.

The site includes information about industry training, news, publications, events, and membership.

Rebuild a Greener San Diego

This program is for San Diego area residents who lost their homes in the October 2003 fires.

The program offers rebates, technical assistance, information and education for residents who wish to rebuild using energy-efficient technologies, materials and methods

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