ADU Time Lapse build Los Angeles Ca From Foundation To Roof

This is a time-lapse of building an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) in Los Angeles.  1 photo every minute.

Residential Energy Updates

Background

In the mid-1970s, the Warren Alquist Act was passed. This created the California Energy Commission and granted the Commission authority to develop and maintain building energy efficiency standards.

The California Energy Commission states, “A review of California’s 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards compared to international standards set in 2015, found a 29 percent annual energy savings from the state’s standards over international standards. California’s standards saved enough electricity to power 300,000 additional homes annually.”

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Civil Design

Civil Design covers many facets of engineering.  These services may be required if your project requires moving large amounts of soil or rock or moving or temporarily stopping the water flow.  At Jackson & Sands Engineering, we consider the construction costs and practicality of our engineering decisions and focus on providing our clients with value-added designs, including the following:

• Cofferdam design
• Dewatering design
• Erosion and sediment control plans
• Grading plans
• Irrigation system design
• Shoring design
• Site design
• Stormwater design

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Guide to Planning Your Detached, Newly Constructed Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

This guide is intended to assist you in determining the feasibility of adding an ADU to your property and will help answer your questions of “How large of an ADU can I add?”, “Where on my property will an ADU fit?”, and many more. The intent of this guide is to be a self-service guide; however, a design professional can also be consulted during this early stage to help you through this process. This guide poses questions to be considered and checked with your local jurisdictional requirements. You should contact your local building, planning, and environmental health departments to receive their individual requirements.

Each jurisdiction will vary in requirements and may have additional planning requirements to consider beyond this guide. Reviewing the date of your local jurisdiction’s ADU zoning requirements is important. Many jurisdictions have not modified their requirements to meet the State’s requirements that became effective January 1, 2020. If the local jurisdiction’s requirements are not compliant with the State requirements, then the State requirements supersede.

You can find information about your local jurisdiction by searching online for the name of your County, City, or Town and “Planning Department.”

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Welcome To Our Brand New Blog

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