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California Department of Housing and Community

Development (HCD)

2016 CALGreen

Introduction

Emily Withers Program Manager

Stoyan Bumbalov District Representative II State Housing Law Program

Learning Objectives

• 2013 CALGreen Residential Measures • 2015 Emergency Standards • 2016 CALGreen Residential Measures • 2016 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle • Q & A throughout

Code Format

Chapter 1 Administration Chapter 2 Definitions Chapter 3 Green Building Chapter 4 Residential Mandatory Measures Chapter 5 Nonresidential Mandatory Measures Chapter 6 Referenced Organizations and

Standards Chapter 7 Installer and Special Inspector

Qualifications Chapter 8 Compliance Forms and Worksheets Appendix A4 Voluntary Tiers (Residential) Appendix A5 Voluntary Tiers (Nonresidential)

Purpose

• Minimize impact on the environment Improve construction practices Reduce greenhouse gases and air

pollution Improve indoor air quality

• Not intended to be a point rated system

• Local amendments based on findings Climate; Topography; Geology

Code Adoption

• 2015 Triennial Adoption Cycle Complete 2016 CALGreen effective January 1, 2017

• Busy code adoption cycle for state agencies Regular rulemaking plus 3 emergency

adoptions for 2013 Codes CALGreen – Outdoor water (MWELO) CALGreen – Indoor water (Lavatory

faucets and urinals) • 2016 Intervening Adoption Cycle - current

CALGreen Residential Measures

Quiz

Where is the green house?

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

Example 6

Effective Dates • 2013 CALGreen Effective January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2016

• 2016 CALGreen Effective January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2019

• 2016 CALGreen Supplement - Proposal 2016 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle Currently submitted for 45-day public

comment period Effective July 1, 2018 – December 31, 2019

Chapter 1 Administration

2013 CALGreen • Scope - Residential

occupancies

• Identifies application of CALGreen to ALL residential buildings

2016 CALGreen • No significant

changes

• Update of HCD’s Headquarters’ address

Chapter 2 Definitions

2013 CALGreen

Added in Supplement: • Electric Vehicle Charging

Station(s) (EVCS) • Small Solar Photovoltaic

(PV) System

2016 CALGreen

New definitions: • Demand Hot Water

Recirculation System • Electric Vehicle Charger • Electric Vehicle Charging Space • Hot Water Recirculation System • Hybrid Urinal • Organic Waste • Revised: Electric Vehicle

Charging Station

2016 Supplement: New definition for hotel/motel

Chapter 3 - Scope

• Applies to additions or alterations increasing building’s conditioned area, volume, or size

• Applies to/within the area of addition/alteration

• Banners designate when provisions apply to Low-Rise (LR) or to High-Rise (HR) residential buildings No banner used when apply to both

• Allows enforcing agencies to grant modifications to threshold levels of Tiers when there are “practical difficulties”

• No changes in 2016 CALGreen

Chapter 4 Residential Mandatory Measures

Five Divisions: Division 4.1 - Planning and Design Division 4.2 - Energy Efficiency Division 4.3 - Water Efficiency and Conservation Division 4.4 - Material Conservation and

Resource Efficiency Division 4.5 - Environmental Quality


Division 4.1 Planning and Design

Site Development (4.106)

2013 CALGreen

• Manage storm water during construction to prevent erosion, flooding of adjacent property, and to retain soil runoff on site

• Applies to projects ≤ 1 acre

• Sites planned to keep surface water from entering buildings

• Construction plans to indicate how site grading or drainage system will manage all surface water flows

An exception exempts alterations not altering the drainage path


• Mandatory Provisions added in 2013 Intervening Adoption Cycle for EV Charging Infrastructure

Effective July 1, 2015

• Minor modifications during the 2015 Triennial Code Adoption Cycle (2016 CALGreen)

Electric Vehicle Charging Space (EV Space)

Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS)

Site Development Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging

• EV Charging for New Construction (4.106.4) Raceway, panel capacity, and area (EV space)

for future installation of EV charging equipment

• Two Exceptions No commercial power supply Compliance will alter the local utility

infrastructure design requirements, increasing the cost to homeowners and developers by more than $400 per dwelling unit

Site Development EV Charging

• New one- and two-family dwellings & townhouses with attached garages (4.106.4.1) 1-inch raceway (conduit) for 208/240-volt

branch circuit Service panel/subpanel with capacity for

installation of 40A minimum branch circuit Reserved space(s) for the branch circuit

overcurrent protective device (breaker) Space(s) for future overcurrent protective

device identified on the panel directory


• New multifamily dwellings (4.106.4.2) 17 or more dwelling units on a building site EV Spaces = 3% of parking spaces on site EV Spaces with infrastructure capable of

supporting future installation of EVSE Proposed locations and dimensions of

EV spaces shall be identified on the plans There is no mandatory requirement to identify

EV Spaces on the ground, or to install EVSE


• EV space locations (4.106.4.2.1) One EV space in common use areas shall

be available for use by all residents Two options for location of EV spaces when

charging equipment is installed: Adjacent to an accessible parking space

(CBC 11A) Adjacent to an accessible route


• EV Space Dimensions (4.106.4.2.2) Length: 18 feet minimum Width: 9 feet min. (except as noted below) 1 in 25 EVCS requires an 8-foot aisle A 5-foot aisle with a 12-foot wide space is

acceptable Surface slope not to exceed 1 unit vertical in 48

units horizontal (2.083%)


• Single EV space required (4.106.4.2.3) Technical requirements the same as one- and

two-family dwellings & townhouses 1-inch raceway (conduit) Service panel/subpanel with capacity for

installation of 40A minimum branch circuit Reserved space(s) for the overcurrent

protective device (breaker)


• Multiple EV spaces required (4.106.4.2.4) All details required for installation of EV

charging equipment identified on plans Plan design shall be based on 40A minimum

branch circuit Underground, enclosed, inaccessible or

concealed parts required to be installed at time of original construction


Proposal for 2016 CALGreen Supplement • New hotels and motels (4.106.4.3) Provide EV spaces capable of supporting future

installation of EVSE Construction documents to identify location There is no requirement for EV spaces to be

available until EV chargers are installed Technical requirements for EV spaces the

same as multifamily dwellings


Proposal for 2016 CALGreen Supplement • New hotels and motels (4.106.4.3) Number of required EV spaces based on the

total number of parking spaces on the site Applies to parking lots with 10 or more

parking spaces Refers to Chapter 11B for access requirements

if EV chargers are installed


• CA Energy Commission (CEC) adopts mandatory energy efficiency standards for low-rise and high-rise residential buildings, and hotels/motels

• Division 4.2 - Low-Rise Residential Buildings

• Division 5.2 - High-Rise Residential Buildings, Hotels/Motels

For Energy Budget calculations, high-rise residential buildings and hotels/motels are considered nonresidential buildings

Energy Efficiency

California Energy Commission Contact Information

Residential Energy Efficiency Standards

California Energy Efficiency Hotline Telephone: (916) 654-5106 1-800-772-3300 (toll free in CA)

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.energy.ca.gov


Division 4.3 Water Efficiency and Conservation

(Outdoor)

Division 4.3 Water Efficiency & Conservation

Mandatory provisions added as emergency regulation to 2013 CALGreen for outdoor potable water use in landscaped areas (Section 4.304)


Emergency Regulation - Background

• Gov. Brown’s Executive Order B-29-15 (4/1/15)

• Declaration for a State of Emergency (1/17/14)

• Continued State of Emergency (4/25/14)

• Record low snowpack, decreased water levels in reservoirs, reduced river flows, declining supplies in underground water basins, possibility of continued drought conditions


Emergency Regulation – Background cont.

• Model Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance (MWELO) was developed by DWR in 2009; and required local agencies to adopt the MWELO or similar local ordinances by 2010

• Inclusion of compliance with the MWELO as a building standard identified as a more enforceable method of achieving outdoor water use reduction

• 2016 CALGreen schedule would result in regulations effective on January 1, 2017


Emergency Regulation – Background cont.

• HCD proposed emergency regulations requiring development of water budgets and compliance with the MWELO

• Emergency regulations approved by the CBSC on May 29, 2015; and readopted on October 21, 2015

• Current regulations, based on the revised MWELO (9/15/15). Adopted as a permanent change to CALGreen on January 20, 2016

• Applies to residential developments with aggregated landscape areas >500 sf

• Compliance with MWELO or a local ordinance

• Alternate prescriptive compliance method for landscapes < 2500 sf (Appendix D)

• 2016 CALGreen: No changes from 2013 standards as approved by CBSC on January 20, 2016


California Department of Water Resources

Contact Information

Urban Water Use Efficiency Unit Attention: Julie Saare-Edmonds, Senior Environmental Scientist P.O. Box 942836 Sacramento, CA 94236-0001

Email: [email protected] Telephone: 916-651-9676

Website: http://www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/landscapeordinance/

mailto:[email protected]


Division 4.3 Water Efficiency and Conservation

(Indoor)

2013 CALGreen

• Prescriptive requirements for water conserving fixtures/fittings

• Emergency regulations for urinals and lavatory faucets

• Consistent with Health and Safety Code, CPC and CA Energy Commission’s Title 20 appliance efficiency standards


Division 4.3 Water Efficiency & Conservation • Showerheads: ≤ 2.0 gpm @ 80 psi Multiple showerheads

• Lavatory Faucets in Common & Public Use Areas: ≤ 0.5 gpm @ 60 psi

• Residential Lavatory Faucets: ≤ 1.5 gpm @ 60 psi; > 0.8 gpm @ 20 psi Effective July 1, 2016 ≤ 1.2 gpm @ 60 psi; > 0.8 gpm @ 20 psi

Division 4.3 Water Efficiency & Conservation • Metering Faucets: ≤ 0.25 gallons/cycle

• Kitchen Faucets: ≤ 1.8 gpm @ 60 psi Temporary increase to 2.2 gpm; default to 1.8 gpm

• Water Closets: ≤ 1.28 gal/flush • Urinals: ≤ 0.5 gal/flush • Effective January 1, 2016 Wall Mounted Urinals: ≤ 0.125 gal/flush All Other Urinals: ≤ 0.5 gal/flush


• 2016 CALGreen No change

• Proposal for 2016 CALGreen Supplement Showerheads ≤ 1.8 gpm @ 80 psi

Effective July 1, 2018


Division 4.4 Material Conservation and

Resource Efficiency

2013 CALGreen • Recycle and/or salvage a minimum of 50% of the

nonhazardous construction and demolition waste • Exceptions: Excavated soil and land-clearing debris Alternate waste reduction methods Isolated jobsites

OR • Meet more stringent local ordinance

Construction Waste Reduction, Disposal and

Recycling (4.408)

2016 CALGreen • HCD increased the percentage from 50% to 65%,

moving the existing Tier 1 measure

• The construction waste was also reduced by 15% per square foot in Section 4.408.4 (Waste stream reduction alternative)

• The same percentages (65% and 75%) for Tier 1 and Tier 2 with increased verification requirements


Recycling (4.408)

2013 CALGreen • Construction waste management

plan; OR

• Utilize a waste management company with 50% diversion; OR

• Combined weight of construction and demolition waste < 4 lbs/sf of building area for low-rise, or 2 lbs/sf for high-rise

2016 CALGreen • Waste management

company with 65% diversion

• Combined weight < 3.4 lbs/sf of building area (low-rise)


Recycling (4.408)

2013 CALGreen • Documentation

demonstrating 50% reduction

• Sample forms are available on HCD’s website

• Additional documentation may be acceptable

2016 CALGreen • Provide

documentation demonstrating 65% reduction of construction and demolition waste


Recycling (4.408)

Building Maintenance and Operation (4.410)

2013 CALGreen • Educational materials,

operation and maintenance manuals

• Additional information, e.g., landscape/irrigation design, public transportation options, recycling opportunities, solar energy, incentive programs

2016 CALGreen • Photovoltaic

systems and EV chargers added

• Requires recycling areas for projects with 5 or more multifamily dwellings

• Exception provided for rural jurisdictions


Division 4.5 Environmental Quality

Fireplaces (4.503)

2013 CALGreen • Requires direct-vent

sealed-combustion type gas fireplaces

• Woodstoves and pellet stoves comply with EPA Phase II emission limits

• Fireplaces, woodstoves, and pellet stoves, comply with local ordinances

2016 CALGreen • Woodstoves and pellet

stoves comply with the U.S. EPA New Source Performance Standards emission limits

• Requires a permanent certification label

Pollutant Control (4.504)

• Requires covering of duct openings and protection of mechanical equipment from water, dust, and debris during construction

• Finish Materials Limits pollutants from off-gassing of finish

materials inside a residence Tables identify VOC limits for adhesives,

sealants, caulks, paints and coatings


• Carpet systems VOC limitations for carpet, carpet cushions

and carpet pad adhesives

• Resilient flooring systems At least 80% of areas with resilient flooring to

comply with specified VOC limits Percentage increased in response to

Executive Order B-18-12 to implement CALGreen feasible voluntary measures

Compliance standards updated


2013 CALGreen Composite wood products • Table addressing

formaldehyde limits for composite wood products based on maximum allowable limits established by the CA Air Resources Board (ARB)

• Verification of compliance (documentation) is required

2016 CALGreen • Recognizes markings

for compliance by specified Canadian standards


Interior Moisture Control (4.505)

• Concrete slab foundations Applies to concrete slab foundations or slab-on-

ground floors required to have a vapor retarder by CBC or CRC

Requires a 4” thick base of 1/2” or larger aggregate as a capillary break

Allows equivalent methods designed by a design professional or approved by enforcing agency

No changes in 2016 CALGreen

Interior Moisture Control (4.505)

• Moisture content of building materials Do not install materials with visible signs of

water damage Keep wall and floor framing open if framing

members exceed 19% moisture content Insulation with high moisture content shall be

replaced or allowed to dry No changes in 2016 CALGreen

• Bathroom exhaust fans Energy Star; terminate outside Controlled by a humidity control Capable of (automatic or manual) adjustment

between humidity range of ≤ 50% to 80% Humidity controls not required to be integral part

of fans No changes in 2016 CALGreen

Indoor Air Quality and Exhaust (4.506)

Chapter 6 Referenced Organizations

and Standards

2013 CALGreen

• Provides a list of organizations and standards which are referenced in specified sections of CALGreen

2016 CALGreen

• Amended as new standards are adopted or updated in CALGreen

Chapter 7 Installer and Special

Inspector Qualifications

• HVAC system installers to be trained and certified by a recognized training/ certification program (examples provided)

• Special inspections only if required by the enforcing agency

• Requires documentation to verify compliance • No changes in 2016 CALGreen

Chapter 8 Compliance Forms and Worksheets

2013 CALGreen • Sample forms for

compliance prepared by HCD are located on HCD’s website: www.hcd.ca.gov

2016 CALGreen • Not adopted by HCD

• Prescriptive compliance option for outdoor water use (MWELO Appendix D) has been reprinted for user convenience

http://www.hcd.ca.gov/

Appendix A4 Residential Voluntary Measures

• Appendix A4 is not mandatory unless adopted by a local jurisdiction

• Tiers (Tier 1 & Tier 2), Prerequisites, Electives

• Designers, builders, or property owners required to incorporate additional green building measures necessary to meet the threshold of each tier level

Appendix A4 Tier 2

• The measures necessary to achieve Tier 2 status are very stringent

• Cities and counties considering adoption of Tier 2 should carefully consider the stringency of each measure and ensure the measures are achievable in their location

• Repeals 2 options in A4.106.3 Landscape design (2) Limit turf to 50% of total landscaped area

for Tier 1, and to 25% or less for Tier 2 (4) Incorporation of hydrozoning techniques in

landscape design

• Changes in cool roof tables for Tier 1 to correlate to the CEC’s cool roof standards

Division A4.1 Planning and Design - Revisions

• References to “electric vehicle charging stations” changed to “electric vehicles spaces”

• Repeal of reference to draft guidelines to universal charging

Division A4.1 Planning and Design - Revisions

Appendix A4 Energy Efficiency

• The CEC has developed and will be maintaining

provisions related to energy in CALGreen

• Division A4.2 - Low-Rise Residential Buildings

• Division A5.2 - High-Rise Residential Buildings, Hotels/Motels

For Energy Budget calculations high-rise residential and hotel/motel buildings are considered nonresidential buildings

• New “Zero Net Energy Design” requirements

Achieve Energy Design Rating of Zero (0)

Single-family buildings in Climate Zones (CZ) 6 and 7; and low-rise multifamily buildings in CZ 3, 5, 6 and 7 to comply with Tier 1

Single-family buildings in CZ 1 through 5 and 8 through 16; and low-rise multifamily buildings in CZ 1,2, 4 and 8 through 16 comply with Tier 2

Division A4.2 Energy Efficiency - Revisions

Permanent adoption of emergency regulations in 2013 CALGreen Repeals:

• Low water consumption systems (A4.304.1)

• Water budget (A4.304.3)

• Potable water reduction (A4.304.4)

Division A4.3 Water Efficiency & Conservation

Renumbering and revisions:

• Rainwater catchment systems (A4.304.2 to A4.304.1)

• Potable water elimination (A4.304.5 to A4.304.2) Options for plant coefficient and irrigation

efficiency repealed

• “Irrigation metering device” retitled to “Landscape water meters (A4.304.6 to A4.304.3)


• Kitchen faucets (A4.303.1, elective) ≤ 1.5 gpm @ 60 psi; temporary increase to

2.2 gpm allowed if default to 1.5 gpm No changes in 2016 CALGreen

• Alternate water sources (A4.303.2, elective) Allows alternate water sources for indoor

water reduction No changes in 2016 CALGreen


• Appliances (A4.303.3, elective); revised Water capacity requirements repealed Modification requires at least one ENERGY

STAR dishwasher/clothes washer • Nonwater supplied urinals and waterless

toilets (A4.303.4. elective); revised Recognize hybrid urinals as waterless urinals

• Hot water recirculation systems – new provision (A4.303.5, elective)


• Rainwater catchment systems (A4.304. 1, elective) Allows installation of rainwater catchment

systems in accordance with CPC No changes in 2016 CALGreen

• Potable water elimination (A4.304.2, elective) Allows landscape irrigation design that eliminates

the use of potable water No changes in 2016 CALGreen


• Landscape water meters (A4.304.3, elective) Submeters for irrigated areas less than 5000 sf

• Graywater (A4.305.1, elective) Allows installation of alternative plumbing

piping for use of graywater for irrigation

• Recycled water piping (A4.305.2, elective) Allows installation of dual piping for future use

of recycled water, if available


Division A4.4 Material Conservation

and Resource Efficiency

• Lumber size (A4.404.1, elective) Revised to reference CBC Chapter 23 and

CRC Chapter 6

• Dimensions and layouts (A4.404.2, elective) Revised to add a title



• Recycled content (A4.405.3, prerequisite) Total material cost (A4.405.3.1.1): Revised to

refer to ICC Building Valuation Data or other valuation data approved by the enforcing agency

Determination of recycled content value of materials (A4.405.3.1.3). Revised to consider undifferentiated total recycled content as wholly (100%) preconsumer recycled material



• Enhanced construction waste reduction (A4.408.1) Tier 1 maintains the requirement for ≥ 65%

reduction; revision requires third party verification for diversion rates

Tier 2 maintains the requirement for ≥ 75% reduction; revision requires third-party verification similar to Tier 1


• Carryover changes from 2013 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle included updates for standards for resilient flooring systems (A4.504.2) and thermal insulation (A4.504.3)

Division A4.5 Environmental Quality

A4.601.4.2 Prerequisites and electives for Tier 1 A4.601.5.2 Prerequisites and electives for Tier 2

• Listings of prerequisite measures and required number of electives revised to reflect changes within Chapter 4 and Appendix A4 text.

• Notable changes in 2013 CALGreen include additional Tier 1 & Tier 2 prerequisites for electric vehicle charging

A4.602 Residential Occupancies Application Checklist

• Revised to reflect changes within Chapter 4 and Appendix A4

Division A4.6 Tier 1 and Tier 2

AB 2282

2016 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle Effective Date: July 1, 2018

• Implementation of new legislative mandates Assembly Bill 2282 (Gatto, Chapter 606/2014) Recycled water systems – CPC Infrastructure for recycled water supply

system for landscape irrigation Public comment period ending on May 1 Pointer to CPC proposed in CALGreen

HCD Contact Information

California Department of Housing and Community Development

State Housing Law Program

2020 West El Camino Avenue Sacramento CA 95833

Telephone: (916) 445-9471 FAX: (916) 327-4712

Website: www.hcd.ca.gov

Questions: Use “Comments, Feedback" form

http://www.hcd.ca.gov/

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