Permit Process II

So, if you remodel your house or build a new one you will hear about Title 24. If you have questions, here is a link to check it out http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/ . Title 24 is part of the building code in California and any reputable contractor will abide by it. As they say; It' The Law. So how does it effect you. Let say it is 110 degrees outside in the middle of July. Your sitting on your couch watching your favorite TV show and you notice it getting a little warm in the house. You get up and check the thermostat and it shows the AC is on. You get up and go feel the air coming out of the vent, it's cool but not cold. So you wait to see if it comes back on. After five minuets you start sweating, you check the thermostat again, what's up, says its on. Check the vent again, warm air. It is not coming on. You turn the temperature down. Still nothing. You go and look at the AC unit outside and see it is not running. This is when you decide to call your local AC repairman. He tells you how busy he is and can't come out till next week. You schedule an appointment go to the store and buy a block of ice and a fan, and then you wait and wait.
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The Permit Process

Energy efficiency really didn't start until the late 1970s. Up until this time, electricity was cheap. I would say that the first oil embargo started it all. I think that caused everyone to realize that oil was not endless and it came at a cost, so we started looking at how it was wasted. Hence our energy programs. We started big government agencies to deal with theses problems. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) AQMD (Air Quality Management District) and the list goes on, there are hundreds if not thousands now.
Can't tell you which one created title 24 of the building code and it doesn't matter at this point it is the law in California and all new or remodeled building must comply.

Permits for Construction

Back in the fifty's and sixty's there was not much enforcement when it came to getting a permit from the city. You would pay a fee and get a permit. Then you met the inspector at the donut shop when the job was done and got the permit signed off. That was then and this is now. It works a lot differently now. I would have to say, for the consumer it is better. I say that with hesitation. For a contractor it is much more difficult and expensive, which we all know is passed on to the customer. It can add as much as $3,000.00 dollars to the bottom line.