There is a
new article out with an interview from Dave Walls concerning CalGreen.
From the interview:
What are some highlights of the new code?
Commissioning
stands out as one of the key components that is not in any other part
of our building codes. Construction waste diversion - that’s really not
part of our other building codes either. Those are good examples. There
are reductions in volatile organic compounds [VOCs] content in
materials that are used in the building, also not part of our other
building codes.
Our existing codes that deal with water
reduction in toilets and water fixtures, but in this code we have
combined and ratcheted them down so that the minimum mandatory
requirement will be a 20 percent reduction in indoor potable water use
and 50 percent in landscape irrigation. Those are just a few of the key
elements.
This applies to new buildings and also refurbished buildings?
Our
goal now is to focus on new buildings, so it would not apply to
existing buildings at this time. Our next step will be to include
existing buildings in the green code.
Does the green code apply to all residential, government and commercial buildings in California?
All
buildings regulated by state code. Federal buildings are exempt;
buildings built on Indian land, or reservations, are exempt. So there
are some exceptions. But yes, ninety-nine point nine percent of the
buildings built in the state are regulated by these codes.
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