What mandatory green-building measures apply to public schools and community colleges?

Grounded in the retrieved California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) — click a citation to read the verbatim passage:

• CALGreen § 301.3.2 High relevance — show source text

  301.3.2 Waste diversion. The requirements of Section 5.408 shall be required for additions and alterations whenever a permit is required for work.

  301.4 Mandatory measures for public schools and community colleges. [DSA-SS] New building construction and site work on a new or existing site shall comply with Section 301.4.

  301.4.1 Building and site construction on a new site shall comply with Chapter 5 as adopted by DSA-SS.

  301.4.2 Work on an existing site shall comply with Section 301.4.2.

  301.4.2.1 Newly constructed site work shall comply with Chapter 5 as adopted by DSA-SS.

  301.4.2.2 Newly constructed buildings shall comply with Chapter 5 as adopted by DSA-SS and Section 301.4.3.

  301.4.2.3 Additions to existing buildings shall comply with Section 301.4.3.

  301.4.2.4 Rehabilitated landscape areas shall comply with Sections 5.304.6 and 5.106.12.

  301.4.2.5 Alterations and additions to existing parking facilities shall comply with Section 5.106.5.6.4. Additions to existing parking facilities shall comply with Section 5.106.12.

  301.4.2.6 Alterations and additions to existing buildings shall comply with Sections 5.105.1, 5.106.5.6.5, 5.409, and 5.506.3.

  301.4.3 Minimum rehabilitated landscape area requirement. A minimum rehabilitated landscape area equal to 75 percent of the footprint area of the building shall comply with Section 5.304.6 and Section 5.106.12. New buildings or additions to existing buildings less than 1,600 square feet shall not be required to comply with Section 301.4.3.

  301.5 Health Facilities. [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4] Health facilities under the jurisdiction of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) are required to comply with the mandatory measures prescribed in Section 5.304, Outdoor Water Use. Compliance with Section 5.304, as adopted by the Building Standards Commission, is enforced by the local agency having jurisdiction. Evidence of local approval shall be submitted to OSHPD prior to issuance of plan approval or a building permit.

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  GREEN BUILDING

  SECTION 302—MIXED OCCUPANCY BUILDINGS

  302.1 Mixed occupancy buildings. In mixed occupancy buildings, each portion of a building shall comply with the specific green building measures applicable to each specific occupancy.

  Exceptions:

  1. [HCD] Accessory structures and accessory occupancies serving residential buildings shall comply with Chapter 4 and Appendix A4, as applicable.
  2. [HCD] For the purposes of CALGreen, live/work units, complying with Section 508.5 of the California Building Code, shall not be considered mixed occupancies. Live/work units shall comply with Chapter 4 and Appendix A4, as applicable.

  SECTION 303—PHASED PROJECTS

• CALGreen § 5.304.6 High relevance — show source text

  5.304.6 Outdoor potable water use in landscape areas. For public schools and community colleges, landscape projects as described in Sections 5.304.6.1 and 5.304.6.2 shall comply with the California Department of Water Resources Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) commencing with Section 490 of Chapter 2.7, Division 2, Title 23, California Code of Regulations, except that the evapotranspiration adjustment factor (ETAF) shall be 0.65 with an additional water allowance for special landscape areas (SLA) of 0.35.

  Exception: Any project with an aggregate landscape area of 2,500 square feet or less may comply with the prescriptive measures contained in Appendix D of the MWELO.

  5.304.6.1 Newly constructed landscapes. New construction projects with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 500 square feet.

  5.304.6.2 Rehabilitated landscapes. Rehabilitated landscape projects with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 1,200 square feet.

  SECTION 5.305—WATER REUSE SYSTEMS (RESERVED)

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  CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

  CHAPTER 5 – NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

  DIVISION 5.4 – MATERIAL CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

  (Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

  Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	HCD	Col6	Col7	DSA	Col9	OSHPD	Col11	Col12	Col13	Col14	Col15	BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
  Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
  Adopt entire CA chapter		X
  Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)
  Adopt only those sections that are listed below								X
  Chapter/Section
  5.401.1								X
  5.402.1 Definitions								X
  5.407 and subsections								X
  5.408.1 and subsections								X
  5.409 and subsections								X
  5.410.1								X
  5.410.1.

• CALGreen § 106.9 High relevance — show source text

  FEATURE OR MEASURE	COMPLIANCE LEVELS	Col3	Col4	NOTES
  FEATURE OR MEASURE	Mandatory CALGreen	VOLUNTARY CALGreen	VOLUNTARY CALGreen	VOLUNTARY CALGreen
  FEATURE OR MEASURE	Mandatory CALGreen	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 2
  DIVISION A6.1 – PLANNING AND DESIGN
  SECTION Site Development	SECTION Site Development	SECTION Site Development	SECTION Site Development	SECTION Site Development
  **A6.106.9 Building orientation.**Locate and orient the building as follows: 1. When site and location permit, orient the building with the long sides facing north and south. 2. Protect the building from thermal loss, drafts and degradation of the building envelope caused by wind and wind-driven materials such as dust.			
  DIVISION A6.2 – ENERGY EFFICIENCY
  SECTION A6.203 Performance Measures	SECTION A6.203 Performance Measures	SECTION A6.203 Performance Measures	SECTION A6.203 Performance Measures	SECTION A6.203 Performance Measures
  A6.203.1 Energy performance. [OSHPD 1] **A6.203.1.1 CALGreen Tier 1. [OSHPD 1]**Buildings must comply with the latest edition of “Savings By Design, Healthcare Modeling Procedures.” A.5.203.1.2 CALGreen Tier 2. [OSHPD 1] Buildings must exceed the latest edition of “Savings By Design, Healthcare Modeling Procedures” by 15 percent.			
  SECTION A6.204 Prescriptive Measures
  **A6.204.1 ENERGY STAR equipment and appliances.**All equipment and appliances provided by the builder shall be ENERGY STAR labeled if ENERGY STAR is applicable to that equipment or appliance.			
  A6.204.4 Commissioning. Building commissioning for all building systems covered by T24, Part 6, process systems and renewable energy systems shall be included in the design and construction processes of the building project. Commissioning requirements shall include as a minimum items listed in Section A6.204.4. **A6.204.4.1 Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR).**Documented before the design phase of the project begins the OPR shall include items listed in Section A6.204.4. **A6.204.4.2 Basis of Design (BOD).**A written explanation of how the design of the building systems meets the OPR shall be completed at the design phase of the building project and updated periodically to cover the systems listed in Section A6.204.4.2. **A6.204.4.3 Commissioning plan.

• CALGreen § 305.1.2 High relevance — show source text

  305.1.2 CALGreen Tier 2. To achieve CALGreen Tier 2, buildings must exceed the latest edition of “Savings By Design, Healthcare Modeling Procedures” by a minimum of 15 percent.

  SECTION 306 [DSA-SS]—VOLUNTARY MEASURES

  306.1 Purpose. For public schools and community colleges, voluntary measures further encourage building practices that improve public health, safety and general welfare by promoting the use of building concepts which minimize the building’s impact on the environment and promote a more sustainable design.

  306.1.1 Appendix A5, Divisions A5.1 through A5.5, outline means of achieving enhanced sustainable design and construction by incorporating voluntary measures that exceed the mandatory measures.

  306.1.2 Chapter 5 Nonresidential Mandatory Measures that are not adopted as mandatory measures by DSA-SS are voluntary measures recommended and encouraged for the design, construction, verification and maintenance of non-energy systems.

  Note: The building commissioning requirements for energy efficiency specified in the California Energy Code are required.

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  CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

  CHAPTER 4 – RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

  (Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

  Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	HCD	Col6	Col7	DSA	Col9	OSHPD	Col11	Col12	Col13	Col14	Col15	BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
  Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
  Adopt entire CA chapter				X
  Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)
  Adopt only those sections that are listed below																			X
  Chapter/Section
  Division 4.2				†															X

  The state agency does not adopt sections identified by the following symbol: †.

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• CALGreen § 160.2 High relevance — show source text

  160.2(b)2B, 160.2(c), 170.2(c)3 Exhaust ventilation 120.1(c)4, 120.1(d), 150.0(o), 160.2(b), 160.2(c)4 Heat recovery ventilation (HRV) 120.1(c), 150.0(o), 160.2(b)1, 160.2(b)2B, 160.3(d)2, 170.2(c)3 Vents 110.10(b)3, 120.4(a), 120.7(a)3, 120.8(h), 150.0(d), 150.0(m), 150.1(c)1, 160.1(a), 160.1(c), 160.3(b), 160.3(c), 180.2(b)2 Vertical Plane 110.10(b)3 Vertical Pump 110.3(c)4 Visual Inspection 140.3(a)9, 141.0(b)2D, 150.0(m)1, 150.0(o), 150.2(b)1D, 150.2(b)1E, 160.2(b)2, 160.3(b)5, 180.2(b)2 Vivarium Space 140.4(o) Voltage Drop 130.5(c), 141.0(b)2P, Q, R, 160.6(c), 180.2(b)4 Volt-ampere (VA) 110.9(c), 130.0(c)6, 160.5(b)1 Volumetric Capacity 150.0(m)7, 160.3(b)5

  W

  W/CFM 140.4(c), Table 140.4-A, 140.4(p), 150.0(m)13, 150.1(c)10, 160.2(b)2, 160.3(b)5L, 170.2(c)3, Table 170.2-B, Table 170.2-C, Table 170.2-K Walk in Closet 150.0(k)2, 160.5(a)2 Walk in Cooler 120.6(a), 120.6(b), 120.6(b)3, 140.6(a), 170.2(d) Walk In Freezer 120.6(a), 120.6(b)3, 140.6(a)3J, K, L Wall Assembly 120.7(b), 141.0(b)1B, 150.1(c)1, 160.1(b), 180.2(a)2 Box dimmer 110.9(b)3 Extension 180.1(a)1 Insulation 120.7(b), 141.0(b)1B, 150.0(c), 150.0(d), 150.1(c)1, Table 150.2-D, 160.1(b), 170.2(a)2, 180.2(a) Wall-mounted controls 150.0(k)2, 160.5(a)2 Warm-Air Furnaces and Combination Warm-Air Furnaces/Airconditioning Units, Warm-Air Duct Furnaces, and Unit Heaters Table 110.2-I Warm-Up Loads 140.4(b)12, 170.2(c)2

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• CALGreen § 304.1 High relevance — show source text

  SECTION 304—VOLUNTARY TIERS

  304.1 Purpose. Voluntary tiers are intended to further encourage building practices that improve public health, safety and general welfare by promoting the use of building concepts which minimize the building’s impact on the environment and promote a more sustainable design.

  304.1.1 Tiers. The provisions of Divisions A4.6 and A5.6 outline means, in the form of voluntary tiers, for achieving enhanced construction levels by incorporating additional measures for residential and nonresidential new construction. Voluntary tiers may be adopted by local governments and, when adopted, enforced by local enforcing agencies. Buildings complying with tiers specified for each occupancy contain additional prerequisite and elective green building measures necessary to meet the threshold of each tier. See Section 101.7 of this code for procedures and requirements related to local amendments, additions or deletions, including changes to energy standards.

  [BSC & HCD] Where there are practical difficulties involved in complying with the threshold levels of a tier, the enforcing agency may grant modifications for individual cases. The enforcing agency shall first find that a special individual reason makes the strict letter of the tier impractical and that modification is in conformance with the intent and purpose of the measure. The details of any action granting modification shall be recorded and entered in the files of the enforcing agency.

  SECTION 305 [OSHPD 1]— CALGreen TIER 1 AND CALGreen TIER 2

  305.1 CALGreen Tier 1 and CALGreen Tier 2 buildings contain voluntary green building measures necessary to meet the threshold of each level.

  305.1.1 CALGreen Tier 1. To achieve CALGreen Tier 1, buildings must comply with the latest edition of “Savings By Design, Healthcare Modeling Procedures” found online at http://www.energysoft.com/main/page_ downloads_ sbd_healthcare.html.

  305.1.2 CALGreen Tier 2. To achieve CALGreen Tier 2, buildings must exceed the latest edition of “Savings By Design, Healthcare Modeling Procedures” by a minimum of 15 percent.

  SECTION 306 [DSA-SS]—VOLUNTARY MEASURES

  306.1 Purpose. For public schools and community colleges, voluntary measures further encourage building practices that improve public health, safety and general welfare by promoting the use of building concepts which minimize the building’s impact on the environment and promote a more sustainable design.

  306.1.1 Appendix A5, Divisions A5.1 through A5.5, outline means of achieving enhanced sustainable design and construction by incorporating voluntary measures that exceed the mandatory measures.

  306.1.2 Chapter 5 Nonresidential Mandatory Measures that are not adopted as mandatory measures by DSA-SS are voluntary measures recommended and encouraged for the design, construction, verification and maintenance of non-energy systems.

  Note: The building commissioning requirements for energy efficiency specified in the California Energy Code are required.

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  CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

  CHAPTER 4 – RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

  (Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

• CALGreen § 1.9.2.1.1 High relevance — show source text

  1.9.2.1.1 Applicable administrative standards.

  1. Title 24, Part 1, California Code of Regulations: 1.1. Sections 4-301 through 4-355, Group 1, and Sections 4-401 through 4-435, Group 2, Chapter 4, for public elementary and secondary schools and community colleges. 1.2. Sections 4-201 through 4-249, Chapter 4, for state-owned or state-leased essential services buildings. 2. Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations: [applies to public elementary and secondary schools, community colleges and state-owned or state-leased essential services building(s)]: 2.1. Sections 1.1 and 1.9.2.1 of Chapter 1, Division I. 2.2. Sections 102.1, 102.2, 102.3, 102.4, 102.5, 106.1, 107.2.5 and 110.3.6 of Chapter 1, Division II. 3 . Title 24, Part 10, California Code of Regulations: [applies to public elementary and secondary schools, community colleges and state-owned or state-leased essential services building(s)]: 3.1. Sections 1.1 and 1.9.2.1 of Chapter 1, Division I. 3.2. Sections 101.7, 106.2.5 and 109.3.6 of Chapter 1, Division II.

  1.9.2.1.2 Applicable building standards. California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, California Code of Regulations, for school buildings, community colleges and state-owned or state-leased essential service buildings.

  The provisions of Title 24, Part 10, as adopted and amended by the Division of the State Architect—Structural Safety [DSA-SS], shall apply to the applications listed in Section 1.9.2.1.

  The Division of the State Architect—Structural Safety [DSA-SS] adopts the following building standards in Title 24, Part 10:

  Chapters 1, 3 and 5.

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  1.9.2.1.3 Amendments. Division of the State Architect— Structural Safety amendments in this code appear preceded with the acronym [DSA-SS].

  Exception: Chapter 3, Sections 317-323-DSA-SS adopts these sections without the use of the DSA-SS acronym.

  1.9.2.1.4 Reference to other chapters. For public schools, where reference is made to sections in Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 or 22 of the California Building Code, the provisions in Chapters 16A, 17A, 18A, 19A, 21A and 22A of the California Building Code, respectively, shall apply instead.

• CALGreen § 5.303.5 High relevance — show source text

  Note: This code section does not affect local jurisdiction authority to prohibit or require disposer installation.

  5.303.5 Areas of addition or alteration. For those occupancies within the authority of the California Building Standards Commission as specified in Section 103, the provisions of Sections 5.303.3 and 5.303.4 shall apply to new fixtures in additions or areas of alteration to the building.

  5.303.6 Standards for plumbing fixtures and fittings. Plumbing fixtures and fittings shall be installed in accordance with the Cali- fornia Plumbing Code, and shall meet the applicable standards referenced in Table 1701.1 of the California Plumbing Code and in Chapter 6 of this code.

  SECTION 5.304—OUTDOOR WATER USE

  5.304.1 Outdoor potable water use in landscape areas. Nonresidential developments shall comply with a local water efficient landscape ordinance or the current California Department of Water Resources’ Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO), whichever is more stringent.

  Notes:

  1. The Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) is located in the California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 2.7, Division 2.

  2. MWELO and supporting documents, including a water budget calculator, are available at: https://www.water.ca.gov/.

  5.304.2 Reserved.

  5.304.3 Reserved.

  5.304.4 Reserved.

  5.304.5 Reserved.

  5.304.6 Outdoor potable water use in landscape areas. For public schools and community colleges, landscape projects as described in Sections 5.304.6.1 and 5.304.6.2 shall comply with the California Department of Water Resources Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) commencing with Section 490 of Chapter 2.7, Division 2, Title 23, California Code of Regulations, except that the evapotranspiration adjustment factor (ETAF) shall be 0.65 with an additional water allowance for special landscape areas (SLA) of 0.35.

  Exception: Any project with an aggregate landscape area of 2,500 square feet or less may comply with the prescriptive measures contained in Appendix D of the MWELO.

  5.304.6.1 Newly constructed landscapes. New construction projects with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 500 square feet.

  5.304.6.2 Rehabilitated landscapes. Rehabilitated landscape projects with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 1,200 square feet.

  SECTION 5.305—WATER REUSE SYSTEMS (RESERVED)

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  CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

  CHAPTER 5 – NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

  DIVISION 5.4 – MATERIAL CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

  (Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

• CALGreen § 101.1 High relevance — show source text

  1 ADMINISTRATION

  SECTION 101—GENERAL

  101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the California Green Building Standards Code, may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as “this code.” It is intended that it shall also be known as the CALGreen Code. The California Green Building Stan- dards Code is Part 11 of thirteen parts of the official compilation and publication of the adoption, amendment and repeal of building regulations to the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code.

  101.2 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to improve public health, safety and general welfare by enhancing the design and construction of buildings through the use of building concepts having a reduced negative impact or positive environmental impact and encouraging sustainable construction practices in the following categories:

  1. Planning and design.
  2. Energy efficiency.
  3. Water efficiency and conservation.
  4. Material conservation and resource efficiency.
  5. Environmental quality.

  101.3 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the planning, design, operation, construction, use and occupancy of every newly constructed building or structure, unless otherwise indicated in this code, throughout the State of California.

  It is not the intent that this code substitute or be identified as meeting the certification requirements of any green building

  program.

  101.3.1 State-regulated buildings, structures and applications. Provisions of this code shall apply to the following buildings, structures and applications regulated by state agencies as specified in Sections 103 through 106, except where modified by local ordinance pursuant to Section 101.7. When adopted by a state agency, the provisions of this code shall be enforced by the appropriate enforcing agency, but only to the extent of authority granted to such agency by statute.

  1. State-owned buildings, including buildings constructed by the Trustees of the California State University, and to the extent permitted by California law, buildings designed and constructed by the Regents of the University of California and regulated by the Building Standards Commission. See Section 103 for additional scoping provisions.

  2. Energy efficiency standards regulated by the California Energy Commission.

  3. All residential buildings constructed throughout the State of California, including but not limited to, hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartments, dwellings, dormitories, condominiums, shelters for homeless persons, congregate residences, employee housing, factory-built housing and other types of dwellings containing sleeping accommodations with or without common toilets or cooking facilities regulated by the Department of Housing and Community Development. See Section 104 for additional scoping provisions.

  4. Public elementary and secondary schools, and community college buildings regulated by the Division of the State Architect. See Section 105 for additional scoping provisions.

  5. Qualified historical buildings and structures and their associated sites regulated by the State Historical Building Safety Board within the Division of the State Architect.

  6. General acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, skilled nursing and/or intermediate care facilities, clinics licensed by the Department of Public Health and correctional treatment centers regulated by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. See Section 106 for additional scoping provisions.

  7. Graywater systems regulated by the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Housing and Community Development.

  8. Green building standards for occupancies where no state agency has authority or expertise, adopted by the California Building Standards Commission. See Section 103 for additional scoping provisions.

• CALGreen § 4-14 High relevance — show source text

  APPLICATIONS**|| |Metal to metal|30| |Plastic foams|50| |Porous material (except wood)|50| |Wood|30| |Fiberglass|80| |1. If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together, the adhesive with the highest VOC content shall be allowed.
  2. For additional information regarding methods to measure the VOC content specified in this table, see South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1168.|1. If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together, the adhesive with the highest VOC content shall be allowed.
  2. For additional information regarding methods to measure the VOC content specified in this table, see South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1168.|

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  RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

  TABLE 4.504.2 —SEALANT VOC LIMIT Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds in Grams per Liter	Col2
  SEALANTS	** VOC LIMIT**
  Architectural	250
  Marine deck	760
  Nonmembrane roof	300
  Roadway	250
  Single-ply roof membrane	450
  Other	420
  SEALANT PRIMERS
  Architectural Nonporous Porous	250 775
  Modified bituminous	500
  Marine deck	760
  Other	750

  TABLE 4.504.3—VOC CONTENT LIMITS FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS2, 3 Grams of VOC per Liter of Coating, Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds	Col2
  COATING CATEGORY	VOC LIMIT
  Flat coatings	50
  Nonflat coatings	100
  Nonflat-high gloss coatings	150
  SPECIALTY COATINGS
  Aluminum roof coatings	400
  Basement specialty coatings	400
  Bituminous roof coatings	50
  Bituminous roof primers	350
  Bond breakers	350
  Concrete curing compounds	350
  Concrete/masonry sealers	100
  Driveway sealers	50
  Dry fog coatings	150
  Faux finishing coatings	350
  Fire resistive coatings	350
  Floor coatings	100
  Form-release compounds	250
  Graphic arts coatings (sign paints)	500
  High temperature coatings	420
  Industrial maintenance coatings	250
  Low solids coatings1	120
  Magnesite cement coatings	450
  Mastic texture coatings	100
  Metallic pigmented coatings	500
  Multicolor coatings	250
  Pretreatment wash primers	420
  Primers, sealers and undercoaters	100

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• CALGreen § 1-5 Medium relevance — show source text

  102 Construction Documents

  and Installation Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

  103 Building Standards Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5 104 Department of Housing and Community Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6 105 Division of the State Architect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6

  106 Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6

  CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

  201 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

  202 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

  CHAPTER 3 GREEN BUILDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

  301 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

  302 Mixed Occupancy Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 303 Phased Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 304 Voluntary Tiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 305 CALGreen Tier 1 and CALGreen Tier 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

  306 Voluntary Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

  CHAPTER 4 RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES . . . . . . 4-3

  4.1 Planning and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 4.2 Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7 4.3 Water Efficiency and Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9 4.4 Material Conservation and Resource Efficiency . . . . 4-11 4.5 Environmental Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

  CHAPTER 5 NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES . . 5-3

• CALGreen § 507.4.1.1 Medium relevance — show source text

  507.4.1.1||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Performance method|5.507.4.2||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Site features|5.507.4.2.1||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Documentation of compliance|5.507.4.2.2||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Interior sound transmission (with note)|5.507.4.3||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Ozone depletion and greenhouse gas reductions|5.508.1||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)|5.508.1.1||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Halons|5.508.1.2||||| |(continued)
  DIVISION 5.5
  Environmental
  Quality|Mandatory|Supermarket refrigerant leak reduction for retail food
  stores 8,000 square feet or more|5.508.2
  through
  5.508.2.6.3||||| |||END OF MANDATORY PROVISIONS||||||

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  2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE APPENDIX A5-47

  on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER.

  APPENDIX A5 — NONRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTARY MEASURES

  A5.602.1

  CALGreen VERIFICATION GUIDELINES

  TIER 1 CHECKLIST

  Application: This checklist shall be used for nonresidential projects that meet the following: new construction, or building additions of 1,000 square feet or greater, or building alterations with a permit valuation of $200,000 or more pursuant to Section 301.3, AND are adopting Tier 1 voluntary measures.

  Note: All applicable mandatory requirements in Chapter 5 shall be met prior to applying Tier 1 voluntary measures.

  Instructions:

  Comply with all Tier 1 prerequisite measures from the various categories shown on the table below.

  Add a “ Y ” to all mandatory and Tier 1 prerequisite measures in the appropriate columns.

  Select the required number of additional electives from those categories shown on the table below and add a “ Y ” on the selected elective and add an “ N ” on the rest.