Builder requirements for RISE Homes
To be a builder partner with RISE Homes (Rebuilding Incentives for Sustainable Electric), you must adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and codes, which can include public works requirements under the California Labor Code.
RISE Homes has developed a comprehensive list of requirements for:
The following are the requirements for “stick-built” single-family all-electric homes (includes duplexes and triplexes).
Single family, ADU, and modular home projects cannot have an active or uncapped gas line, an associated gas meter, or a propane tank to serve a primary building function; this includes gas lines designated for outdoor barbecues and/or fireplaces. Projects will have three years to complete construction from the application approval date.
- Electric induction range or cooktop with electric oven
- Electric clothes dryer (heat pump or combo unit preferred)
- Heat pump water heaters
Thermostatic mixing valves for each heat pump water heater (not required for projects installing recirculating loops in their water heating systems)
- Heat pump space heating systems
HVAC equipment installed must be heat pump technology. Technology that utilizes electric resistance as the primary source of heating is not eligible for the program.
- Construction schedule
- Approved building permit
- Building plan set
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans (if applicable)
- Energy models for each plan or building type (.bld or .ribd files)
- Title 24 documentation (completed and signed via the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) registry)
- CF-1Rs
- CF-2Rs
- CF-3Rs
- Specification sheets
- HVAC equipment
- Domestic hot water equipment
- Induction cooktop/oven
- Heat pump dryer (if applicable)
- AHRI certificates
- HVAC equipment
- Domestic hot water equipment
- Certificate of Occupancy
If revisions occur on the project, the following documents may be required (as applicable):
- Revised energy models for each plan or building type (.bld or .ribd files)
- Revised Title 24 compliance forms
- Revised building plan set
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans (if applicable)
- Revised specification sheets
Designs should include segregated circuits by the following types:
- Lighting, including exit and egress lighting and exterior lighting
- HVAC systems and components, including air handling units, compressors, and thermostats associated with HVAC
- Domestic and service water system pumps and related systems and components
- Plug load including appliances rated less than 25 kVA
- Charging stations for electric vehicles
When segregating the circuits, it is important to remember that no plug load, lighting load, or appliances (including but not limited to dishwasher, electric dryer, refrigerator, clothes washer, electric oven, whole-house fan, heat pump, water heater, and sump pumps) can share a common circuit. This means that any one circuit can serve either a lighting load, a plug load, or a single major appliance only (ceiling fans with lighting should be counted as a lighting load).
The program envisions the use of conventional panelboards, fuses, circuit breakers, motor control centers, and other standard wiring methods for meeting the requirement to separate electrical loads. This requirement may also be achieved by a well-planned wiring approach, such as connecting all HVAC units to a single feeder from the service using a combination of through feeds and taps.
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The following are the requirements for manufactured homes.
Manufactured homes cannot have an active gas line, an associated gas meter, or a propane tank to serve a primary building function; this includes gas designated for outdoor barbecues and/or fireplaces. Projects will have two years to complete installation and occupancy from the application approval date.
Manufactured home models must comply with ENERGY STAR® Version 2.0 or higher.
- Electric induction range or cooktop with electric oven
- Electric clothes dryer (heat pump or combo unit preferred)
- Heat pump water heaters
Thermostatic mixing valves for each heat pump water heater (not required for projects installing recirculating loops in their water heating systems)
- Heat pump space heating
HVAC equipment installed must be heat pump technology. Technology that utilizes electric resistance as the primary source of heating is not eligible for the program.
- Delivery and occupancy schedule
- Approved building permit
- Specification sheets
- HVAC equipment
- Domestic hot water equipment
- Induction cooktop/oven
- Heat pump dryer (if applicable)
- AHRI certificates
- HVAC equipment
- Domestic hot water equipment
- Certificate of Occupancy
If revisions occur on the project, the following documents may be required (as applicable):
- Revised specification sheets
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The following are the requirements for multifamily all-electric homes (four or more units).
Multifamily project buildings cannot have an active gas line, an associated gas meter, or a propane tank to serve a primary building function; this includes gas designated for outdoor barbecues and/or fireplaces. Projects will have three years to complete construction from the application approval date.
- Electric induction range or cooktop with electric oven
- Electric clothes dryer (heat pump or combo unit preferred, per unit or in common area)
- Heat pump water heaters (per unit or central system)
Thermostatic mixing valves for each heat pump water heater (not required for projects installing recirculating loops in their water heating systems)
- Heat pump space heating
HVAC equipment installed must be heat pump technology. Technology that utilizes electric resistance as the primary source of heating is not eligible for the program.
- Construction schedule
- Approved building permit
- Building plan set
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans (if applicable)
- Energy models for each plan or building type (.bld or .ribd files)
- Specification sheets
- HVAC equipment
- Domestic hot water equipment
- Induction cooktop/oven
- Heat pump dryer (if applicable)
- AHRI certificates
- HVAC equipment
- Domestic hot water equipment
- Certificate of Occupancy
- LMCC (Certificate of Compliance)
- LMCI (Certificate of Installation)
- LMCV (Certificate of Verification)
If revisions occur on the project, the following documents may be required (as applicable):
- Revised energy models for each plan or building type (.bld or .ribd files)
- Revised Title 24 compliance forms
- Revised building plan set
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans (if applicable)
- Revised specification sheets
Designs should include segregated circuits by the following types:
- Lighting, including exit and egress lighting and exterior lighting
- HVAC systems and components, including package units, whole-house fans, chillers, air handling units, cooling towers, and circulation pumps associated with HVAC
- Domestic and service water system pumps and related systems and components
- Plug load including appliances rated less than 25 kVA
- Charging stations for electric vehicles
When segregating the circuits, it is important to remember that no plug load, lighting load, or appliances (including but not limited to dishwasher, dryer, refrigerator, clothes washer, oven, whole-house fan, furnace/heat pump, water heater, and sump pumps) can share a common circuit. This means that any one circuit can serve either a lighting load, a plug load, or a single major appliance only (ceiling fans with lighting should be counted as a lighting load).
The program envisions the use of conventional panelboards, fuses, circuit breakers, motor control centers, and other standard wiring methods for meeting the requirement to separate electrical loads. This requirement may also be achieved by a well-planned wiring approach, such as connecting all HVAC units to a single feeder from the service using a combination of through feeds and taps.
Bonus incentive requirements
Participants are eligible for kicker incentives for specific GHG-reducing building measures as outlined below. Participants must meet the requirements for their building type as listed in the section above.
Whole-home battery
Battery systems must comply with manufacturer specifications and the interconnection agreements from the participating investor-owned utility (IOU). In addition, systems must comply with the specifications and eligible equipment set forth in the most current California Building Code, Title 24 requirements.
Ultra-low GWP refrigerant heat pump water heater
The low-GWP kicker applies to heat pump water heaters that use refrigerants with 10 GWP or less and are either:
- On the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Qualified Products List or
- On the ENERGY STAR® Product Specification for Residential Water Heaters V4 (or later) with Connected Capability
Passive House certification
Certification as outlined in the most current Passive House Institute (PHI) Passive House Building Certification Guide or Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS) Passive Building Standards Certification Guidebook.
- The project may utilize any certification pathway offered by PHI or PHIUS based on the project type.
- As part of the application, the applicant must submit at a minimum the Design Certification Letter from PHI or PHIUS and completed workbook demonstrating the measures to be included in the completed project. As an alternative, the applicant may submit the Final Certification Letter if it is available.
- The program highly encourages all projects to achieve the Final Certification milestone.
- All building plans and energy models submitted with the application shall reflect the full set of Passive House measures installed.
Please contact program staff about the listed requirements at info@risehomesca.com.
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