CEC Title 24 2022 Building Lighting Energy Efficiency Regulations will be implemented soon：

On 9 March 2022, CEC issued a new draft regulation. California's Energy Code (CEC Title 24) aims to reduce waste and unnecessary energy consumption in new and existing buildings. The California Energy Commission updates the Building efficiency standard Title 24 every three years by working with stakeholders in an open and transparent process. The latest building energy efficiency regulation, CEC Title 24 2022 will be published and implemented soon.  The new regulation is an improvement on the 2019 Energy Regulation and mainly applies to new, addition and alteration requirements for residential and non-residential buildings.  Seminars will be held to introduce the changes and solicit public comment, and the CEC plans to issue a final rule in July 2022, with an effective date of January 1, 2023.

CEC Title 24 2022official link：

https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/building-energy-efficiency-standards/2022-building-energy-efficiency

CEC Title 24 2022Scope of lighting products varies as follows：

CEC Title 24 2022The standard requirements for residential lighting are as follows：

1. All installed luminaires shall meet the requirements in TABLE 150.0-A：

EXCEPTION：

• Integrated device lighting. Lighting integral to exhaust fans, kitchen range hoods, bath vanity mirrors, and garage door openers.

• Navigation lighting such as night lights, step lights, and path lights less than 5 watts.

• Lighting internal to drawers, cabinetry, and linen closets with an efficacy of 45 lumens per watt or greater.

2. Screw based luminaires shall contain lamps that comply with Reference Joint Appendix JA8.

3. Recessed Downlight Luminaires in Ceilings：

• Shall not contain screw base lamp sockets.

• Have a label that certifies the luminaire is airtight with air leakage less than 2.0 CFM cfm at 75 Pascals when tested in accordance with ASTM E283. An exhaust fan housing with integral light shall not be required to be certified airtight; and

• Be sealed with a gasket or caulk between the luminaire housing and ceiling, and have all air leak paths between conditioned and unconditioned spaces sealed with a gasket or caulk, or be installed per manufacturer’s instructions to maintain airtightness between the luminaire housing and ceiling; and

• Meet the clearance and installation requirements of California Electrical Code Section 410.116 for recessed luminaires.

• Recessed luminaires marked for use in fire-rated installationsand recessed luminaires installed in non-insulated ceilings.

4. Light Sources in Enclosed or Recessed Luminaires. Lamps and other separable light sources that are not compliant with the JA8 elevated temperature requirements, including marking requirements, shall not be installed in enclosed or recessed luminaires.

CEC Title 24 2022The changes for JA8 and JA10 are as follows：

1. Add LED in front of drivers for more accurate description.

2. Accredited laboratory quality management system standards are also upgraded to ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

3. Efficacychanges to Luminous Efficacy.

4. “JA8-2019/JA8-2019-E”The label corresponding to 2019 is changed to 2022，The new label for“JA8-2022/JA8-2022-E”.

We will keep an eye on CEC Title 24 JA8-2022 updates. If you would like further details on the requirements of this regulation, please feel free to contact our business window.

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