2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Decarbonization Lead, California Energy Commission – The California Governor and Legislature, the Energy Commission, CPUC, and CARB, have established building decarbonization and Zero Net Energy (ZNE) as the principal goals for all newly constructed buildings in California. Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES), Parts 6 and 11, have been identified as the primary vehicles for delivering the decarbonization goals.

Mazi Shirakh, PE is a senior mechanical engineer; he served as the ZNE lead for the 2019 cycle of the BEES and served as the decarbonization lead for the upcoming 2022 Standards cycle at the California Energy Commission. Previously he was the project manager for the 2008, 2013, and 2016 cycles of the Standards, working with the PG&E, Edison, SDG&E, SMUD, LADWP, and a large team of consultants to couple efficient envelop, lighting, and mechanical systems with PV and storage systems to make decarbonization and ZNE goals a reality. Currently, he works in the Energy Research & Development Division of the Energy Commission and as a senior engineer, retired annuitant.