Standards
Design and Construction Standards
While this page is intended to provide a convenient list of relevant and current design and construction standards applicable to S.F. Bay Area projects, the list and the links to other webpages and files may not be fully comprehensive. This is particularly true for privately developed standards that are adopted or referenced by public agencies, but are not freely available. Also, the links or the information found at these links, may not be up-to-date or all inclusive (such as when a standard has recently been revised or amended with more current information posted to a different url address).
Use these links and the information obtained from them at your own risk.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Federal Highway Administration
State of California - CalTrans
State of California - 2013 California Building Standards
Administrative Code pdf
Building Code (Vol 1) pdf
Building Code (Vol 2) pdf
Residential Code pdf
Electrical Code pdf
Mechanical Code pdf
Plumbing Code pdf
Energy Code pdf
Joint Appendix 4 (U-factor, C-factor, & Thermal Mass Data)
Table 151-C (Standards Table for Component Package D)
Table F-4 (Standards for Small Fed-Regulated Water Heaters)
Historical Building Code pdf
Fire Code pdf
Existing Building Code pdf
Green Building Code pdf
Referenced Standards Code pdf
State of California - 2010 California Building Standards - superseded -
Joint Appendix 4 (U-factor, C-factor, & Thermal Mass Data)
Table 151-C (Standards Table for Component Package D)
Table F-4 (Standards for Small Fed-Regulated Water Heaters)
Historical Building Code html
Existing Building Code html
Green Building Standards (also see Green Building Code above)
Green Building Guidelines
Home Remodeling (2007 Edition)
New Home Construction (2009 Edition)
Multi-Family Home (2008-2011 Edition)
Rating Manuals
Existing Home Single Family
New Home Single Family (v4.2.1 Nov 2011)
Multi-Family Home
Utilities - Power
Utilitities - Water/Sanitation
Community Development
Alameda County
City of Alameda
City of Berkeley
City of Dublin
City of Emeryville
City of Fremont
City of Oakland
City of Newark
City of Piedmont
City of Pleasanton
City of San Leandro
City of Union City
If you are aware of a locally applied standard that you think should be included here or if you find what has been included here is incorrect or has a broken link, please let us know.