California Code Compliance Made Easy with BranchPattern

CALGreen code requirements in California have grown stricter over the years to ensure all development moves towards lower energy, carbon, and water impact. It’s encouraging to see the state raise the floor as the climate crisis is in full effect, but owners, developers, and designers can quickly become stretched thin trying to keep up with compliance.

BranchPattern takes the compliance burden off your shoulders. Our experts have decades of experience helping projects meet their goals while proving compliance with the strictest codes around the world. Knowing that CALGreen will only grow stricter moving forward, we help you comply with today’s standards while setting you up for success for future ones.

Continue reading to learn how we can help with the solar and life cycle assessment sides of CALGreen:

Title 24 and PV Requirements

We can fit various roles when it comes to solar compliance for projects teams.

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Alternative Compliance via Performance Modeling

We know PV isn’t the most sustainable solution for every project. Our modeling team can assess your design and potentially avoid unnecessary solar and battery storage requirements through tradeoffs for efficient lighting and HVAC systems.

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Full-Service Support from Design to Hand-Off

If a PV system is right for your project, we have design experts that can deliver the best fit system that maximizes energy production while staying within your budget. After we design the system, we will connect you with one of our trusted turn-key solar providers, eliminating delays and hiccups.

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Commissioning and More

Do you have a system that needs to be commissioned or need help sizing your battery storage? Our diverse set of experts are ready to help you with whatever needs or questions come up.

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Reach out today: Nate Maniktala, nate.m@branchpattern.com

Life Cycle Assessment

With a deep team of materials experts, BranchPattern is equipped to help you comply with the new wave of embodied carbon standards.

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Material Selection without an LCA

When you include BranchPattern in your design process, we can help you pursue the Prescriptive Pathway of CALGreen, allowing for expedited compliance without requiring a life cycle assessment. We’ll review specifications, EPDs, and submittals for compliance and make recommendations to meet the required GWP thresholds, as well as advise on other environmental impacts.

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600+ WBLCAs Completed

BranchPattern has completed over 600 whole building life cycle assessments for new construction and existing buildings across the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors. We target materials and assemblies with the greatest reduction potential, so your LCA goes beyond compliance with meaningful impact.

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We’ll Handle Complicated Documentation

For any of the above pathways, we will complete all the required documentation, and we can integrate these services alongside any other efforts like decarbonization, carbon accounting, and green building certification.

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Reach out today: Julia Wattick, julia.w@branchpattern.com

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Turn Compliance into Competitive Advantage

With BranchPattern as your partner, CALGreen compliance becomes a streamlined, strategic advantage rather than a burden on your team. From solar to embodied carbon, we help you meet today’s requirements while positioning your projects for a more resilient, low-carbon future.