Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance
Contact CESC to schedule a RECO audit for property sales and transfers in the City of Berkeley. When you sell a property or improve it in the City of Berkeley, you must install or have installed certain energy efficiency measures and pass an inspection. CESC conducts those inspections, and we'll do it quickly and at low cost.
For energy ordinance compliance in the City of Berkeley only.
To learn more, see the City of Berkeley website.
You
need to comply with RECO when your property has not previously
passed a RECO inspection and you:
-
plan
to sell a residential property
-or-
- submit
plans for renovations of more than $50,000
To
check whether your property has previously undergone a RECO
inspection, contact the City of Berkeley Building and Safety
Division at (510) 981-7440. The staff can tell you what RECO
measures, if any, still need to be completed on your building.
Prior
to scheduling an inspection, please carefully read The RECO
Compliance Guide and make sure the property meets all required
criteria.
Links
to the Guide, Steps to Compliance, Ordinance, and various forms are
provided below for your convenience.
If
you have questions after reviewing the documents, or wish to
schedule an inspection, please call (510) 981-7762.
CESC
does not administer the RECO Program, rather we are an
independent authorized inspector and source of information.
PLEASE
NOTE that the applicant will be charged $50.00 if they do not show
at the appointed time or within 15 minutes of the appointed time.
An applicant may reschedule or cancel an appointment without
charge if they call at least one working day before the
appointment.
For
more in-depth information, see our forms
and documents
page. If you have questions after reviewing the documents, or wish
to schedule an inspection, please call (510)
981-7762.
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