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California Department of Housing and Community

Development (HCD)

2016 CALGreen

2019 CALGreen

Residential

Introduction

Emily WithersCodes and Standards Administrator II

Tom MartinDistrict Representative II

Learning Objectives

• 2019 CALGreen Residential Measures

• Some changes from 2016 CALGreen and

2016 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle

• Future Activities (2019 Supplement)

• Q & A throughout

History Note • The Governor directed state agencies in 2007/2008 to

develop green building standards during the 2010 code adoption cycle.

• Executive Order S-20-04: Reduce grid-based electricity by 20% in state-owned buildings by 2015; reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• AB 32: Reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020

• State agencies with authority to develop building codes worked with stakeholders to develop the first-in-the-nation statewide green building standards

History Note 2008 CALGreen (Voluntary; effective 8/1/09)

History Note CALGreen changes after the 2009 edition2010 CALGreen:

• First Mandatory Green Code for low-rise residential buildings;

• Effective January 1, 20112013 CALGreen:

• Expanded the scope to all residential buildings; effective January 1, 2014

• Blue Supplement: Effective July 1, 2015• Emergency Regulations: Effective January 1,

2016 and July 1, 2016

History Note CALGreen Changes

(continued)

2016 CALGreen:• Effective January 1, 2017• Blue Supplement Effective July 1, 2018

2019 CALGreen:• Effective January 1, 2020• Blue Supplement Effective July 1, 2021

CALGreen Features• Enforced like other California codes

• Mandatory measures do not require third-party inspection or verification

• Maintains current relationship between enforcing agencies and builders

• Provides uniformity and consistency state-wide

• Coordinates with other California codes

Code FormatChapter 1 AdministrationChapter 2 DefinitionsChapter 3 Green BuildingChapter 4 Residential Mandatory MeasuresChapter 5 Nonresidential Mandatory MeasuresChapter 6 Referenced Organizations and StandardsChapter 7 Installer and Special Inspector

QualificationsChapter 8 Compliance Forms and WorksheetsAppendix A4 Voluntary Tiers (Residential) Appendix A5 Voluntary Tiers (Nonresidential)

Scope & Purpose• Minimize impact on the environment Improve construction practices Reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution Improve indoor air quality

• It is not intended to be a point rated system

• Locals can amend based on findings Climate; Topography; Geology

CALGreenResidential Measures

Chapter 1Administration

2016• Scope - Residential

occupancies. (101.3.1(3))• Identifies application of

CALGreen to ALL residential buildings. (301.2)

• New construction andadditions/alterations that increase the conditioned area volume or size. (301.1.1)

2019New: • Requires a completed

Residential Occupancies Application Checklist or similar alternate method to be submitted to enforcing agency. (102.3 HCD amendment)

Chapter 1Administration

Residential Occupancies Application Checklist

OR

Similar alternate method

Chapter 2Definitions

2016New 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 SupplementNew definitions:• Hotel or Motel

Revised:• Reclaimed (Recycled)

Water

Chapter 2Definitions

2019New definitions:• Accessory Dwelling Unit• Accessory Occupancies• Accessory Structure• Junior Accessory Dwelling

Unit

2019 SupplementProposed!! Not approved.New definitions:• Submeter (HCD 1)

Revised:• Accessory Dwelling Unit

(HCD)

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 applied to both

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

• No changes to the above sections in the 2019 CALGreen

Chapter 3 - Scope• 2019 Two new exceptions added for mixed

occupancy buildings

Accessory structures and accessory occupancies serving residential buildings shall comply with Chapter 4 and Appendix A4, as applicable.

Live/work units, complying with Section 419 of the California Building Code, shall not be considered mixed occupancies and shall comply with Chapter 4 and A4, as applicable.

Chapter 4Residential Mandatory Measures

Five Divisions:

Division 4.1 - Planning and DesignDivision 4.2 - Energy EfficiencyDivision 4.3 - Water Efficiency and ConservationDivision 4.4 - Material Conservation and

Resource EfficiencyDivision 4.5 - Environmental Quality


Division 4.1Planning and Design

Site Development (4.106)• 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• Note to refer to SWRCB added in 2019

• Voluntary measures added to 2010 CALGreen.• Mandatory measures added to 2013 CALGreen

Supplement effective July 1, 2015.• Minor modifications to Chapter 2 definitions in the

2016 CALGreen effective January 1, 2017. Electric Vehicle Charging Space (EV Space) Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS)

• Mandatory provisions added in the 2016 Intervening Adoption Cycle effective July 1, 2018 Hotels/motels

Site Development 4.106.4Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging

• Modifications in the 2019 CALGreen effective January 1, 2020.

• Proposed (not approved) modifications for the 2019 CALGreen Supplement effective July 1, 2021.

Site Development 4.106.4EV Charging

• EV Charging for New Construction (4.106.4) Facilitate future installation and use of EV chargers

Exceptions (3): No commercial power supply

Compliance will alter the local utility infrastructure design requirements, increasing the cost to homeowners or developers by more than $400 per dwelling unit

Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units without additional parking facilities (Last one added for the 2019 CALGreen)

Site DevelopmentEV Charging

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

circuit (2019 Supplement proposal: not needed if branch circuit is installed)

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


2016

• 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


2019

• New multifamily dwellings (4.106.4.2) Applies to all multifamily dwellings not limited to projects

with 17 or more dwelling units on a building site

EV Spaces = Required number of EV spaces increased from 3% to 10% of total parking spaces on site

2019 Supplement proposals: EV spaces count as parking spaces (AB 1100); raceway is not needed if branch circuit is installed


2016• 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

Adjacent to an accessible route


2019• EV space locations (4.106.4.2.1) When common use parking is provided one EV space

shall be located in the common use parking area and shall be available for use by all residents

Three options for location of EV spaces when charging equipment is installed:

Adjacent to an accessible parking space Adjacent to an accessible route EV charging stations designed and constructed in

compliance with CBC Chapter 11B need not comply with CALGreen access provisions


• 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) 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


• 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


2016 Supplement New hotels and motels (4.106.4.3) Effective July 1, 2018 Requires EV spaces capable of supporting future

installation of EVSE Construction documents shall identify the location

of the EV spaces No requirement for EV spaces to be constructed or

available until EV chargers are installed


Hotels and Motels Table 4.106.4.3.1


TOTAL NUMBER OFPARKING SPACES

NUMBER OFREQUIRED EV SPACES

0-9 010-25 126-50 251-75 476-100 5

101-150 7151-200 10

201 and over 6 percent of total

• EV Space Dimensions (4.106.4.3.2) Length: 18 feet minimum Width: 9 feet minimum EV spaces when installed shall comply with the

accessibility provisions of EV charging stations in the California Building Code, Chapter 11B.


• Single EV space required (4.106.4.3.3)(Refers you to multifamily single EV space requirements)

1-inch raceway (conduit) for 208/240-volt 40A 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


• Multiple EV spaces required (4.106.4.3.4) (Refers you to multifamily multiple EV space requirements)

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


• 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 CommissionContact Information

Residential Energy Efficiency Standards

California Energy Efficiency HotlineTelephone: (916) 654-5106

1-800-772-3300 (toll free in CA)

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.energy.ca.gov


Division 4.3Water Efficiency and Conservation



(Indoor)

Division 4.3Water Efficiency & Conservation

• Showerheads: ≤ 1.8 gpm @ 80 psi Multiple showerheads ≤ 1.8 gpm total (Changed

in 2016 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle from 2.0 gpm)

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

• Residential Lavatory Faucets: ≤ 1.2 gpm @ 60 psi; > 0.8 gpm @ 20 psi


• Metering Faucets: ≤ 0.25 gallons/cycle 2019 reduced to 0.2 gallons per 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: Wall-Mounted Urinals: ≤ 0.125 gal/flush All Other Urinals: ≤ 0.5 gal/flush


2019 Supplement proposal:• Submeters Required for individual dwelling units in multifamily

buildings and in residential portions of mixed use residential/commercial buildings

Pointer to California Plumbing Code implementing Senate Bill 7 (Chapter 623, Statutes of 2016)

Definition proposed in Chapter 2

• Pre-Rinse Spray Valves Amended for consistency with CCR Title 20 Appliance

Efficiency Regulations and California Plumbing Code.

2016Standards for plumbing fixtures and fittings• Refers code users to

Table 1701 due to relocation of the referenced standards to Chapter 17 in the 2016 California Plumbing Code.

2019• No Changes




(Outdoor)

• Outdoor potable water use in landscape areas

Compliance with Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) or local water efficient landscape ordinance whichever is more stringent.

See Department of Water Resources’ website for updates:

Water.ca.gov (search for MWELO)


• Recycled Water Supply Systems – 4.305.1

2016 Supplement effective July 1, 2018

New provision identified possible requirement for installation of a recycled water system in qualifying areas. These areas are identified in the California Plumbing Code, Chapter 15 and related sections.

Challenged. Adopted pointer in CALGreen and specified sections in California Plumbing Code declared null and void. Watch for blue supplements.


• Recycled Water Supply Systems – 4.305.1 cont. Peremptory Writ of Mandate (Southern California District

Council of Laborers vs. HCD et al.; Case No. BS171958)

See HCD website for additional information and Information Bulletins released by HCD and CBSC.

Changes without Regulatory Effect rulemaking filed and approved by CBSC at July 17, 2019, meeting.

The challenged sections will be removed from both the 2016 and 2019 CPC and CALGreen.



Division 4.4Material Conservation and

Resource Efficiency

2016• Recycle and/or salvage a minimum of 65% 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

ConstructionWaste Reduction, Disposal and

Recycling (4.408)

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

moving the existing Tier 1 measure to mandatory

• 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)

2016• Waste management company

with 65% diversion

• Combined weight of construction and demolition waste < 3.4 lbs/sf of building area for low-rise, or 2 lbs/sf for high-rise

2019• No Changes


Recycling (4.408)

2016• Provide documentation

demonstrating 65% reduction of construction and demolition waste

• Sample forms are available. Contact HCD.

• Additional documentation may be acceptable

2019• No Changes


Recycling (4.408)

Building Maintenanceand Operation (4.410)

2016• Educational materials, operation and maintenance manuals

including Photovoltaic systems and EV chargers

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

• Requires recycling areas for projects with 5 or more multifamily dwellings. Exception for rural jurisdictions

• No changes in the initial 2019 CALGreen• 2019 Supplement Proposal: references to defensible

space information


Division 4.5Environmental Quality

Fireplaces (4.503)2016

• Requires direct-vent sealed-combustion type gas fireplaces

• Woodstoves and pellet stoves comply with EPA New Source Performance emission limits and permanent certification label

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

• No changes in the 2019 CALGreen

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 Compliance standards updated

• 2019 Supplement proposal: updates for standards

Pollutant Control (4.504)

2016Composite wood products

• Recognizes markings for compliance by specified Canadian standards

• Verification of compliance (documentation) is required


Pollutant Control (4.504)

InteriorMoisture 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


InteriorMoisture 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 the 2019 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 the 2019 CALGreen

Indoor Air Quality and Exhaust (4.506)

2019 Updated the ANSI/ACCA 2 Manual J

(to the 2016 Version) Updated the ANSI/ACCA 1 Manual D

(to the 2016 Version)

Heating and Air-Conditioning System Design (4.507.2)

Chapter 6Referenced Organizations

and Standards

2016

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

2019

• Amended as new standards are adopted or updated in CALGreen

Chapter 7Installer and Special

Inspector Qualifications• HVAC system installers to be trained and certified

by a recognized training/certification program• Special inspections only when required by the

enforcing agency• Requires documentation to verify compliance• No changes in the 2019 CALGreen

Chapter 8Compliance Forms and Worksheets

2019Sample forms for compliance prepared by HCD and the Residential Occupancies ApplicationChecklist are available. If not located on HCD’s website at www.hcd.ca.gov, call 800-952-8356

Option 5 then Option 2.

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

Appendix A4Residential Voluntary Measures

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

• Tiers (Tier 1 & Tier 2) and Electives

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

Appendix A4Residential Voluntary Measures

Meeting Tier Measures

• Mandatory requirements

• Prerequisites

• Electives

Appendix A4Number of Electives for Tier 1

(A4.601.4.2)

• Planning and Design: 2

• Water Efficiency and Conservation: 2

• Material Conservation and Resource Efficiency: 2

• Environmental Quality: 1


Appendix A4Number of Electives for Tier 2

(A4.601.5.2)• Planning and Design: 4

• Water Efficiency and Conservation: 3

• Material Conservation and Resource Efficiency: 4

• Environmental Quality: 1


Appendix A4Tier 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

• EV spaces for multifamilyRepeals the “17 or more” Increases the number of EV spaces from 5 to

15 percent for Tier 1 Increases the number of EV spaces from 5 to

20 percent for Tier 2

Division A4.1Planning and Design

2019 Revisions

• EV spaces for hotels and motelsTable A4.106.8.3.1 for required number of

EV spaces for Tier 1Table A4.106.8.3.2 for required number of

EV spaces for Tier 2


2019 Revisions

• Light pollution reduction (HR)

Proposed repeal of elective section

2019 California Energy Code addresses light pollution for both low-and high-rise residential and for hotels/motels


2019 Supplement ProposalA4.106.10

Division A4.2Energy Efficiency

2019 Changes• The CEC has developed a voluntary performance

approach for energy efficiency standards for the 2019 CALGreen.

• Different from the 2016 CALGreen.

• Local agencies adopting energy efficiency provisions must obtain approval from the CEC prior to submitting ordinances to the CBSC. Approvals required prior to enforcement


• 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

Requirements for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Energy Design Ratings for Tier 1 or Tier 2

based on climate zone; and type of fuel (mixed or all-electric); allows community shared options. (Table A4.203.2.2.1)

Completion of Quality Insulation Installation per Building Energy Efficiency Standards Reference Appendices RA3.5.


2019 Low-Rise Residential

CLIMATE ZONES:16 geographic areas of California for which the CEC has established typical weather data, prescriptive packages and energy budgets. Climate zones are defined by ZIP code and listed in Reference Joint Appendix JA2. Also available from CEC.

Division A4.2 Energy Efficiency2019 Low-Rise Residential

Requirements for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 cont.And one of the following efficiency measures Roof deck insulation or ducts in conditioned

space High performance walls HERS-verified compact hot water distribution

system HERS-verified drain water heat recovery



Performance Standards Additional integrated efficiency and onsite

renewable energy generation to achieve Total Energy Design Ratings specified for Tier 1 or Tier 2 or lower. This value is in addition to the Title 24, Part 6 required EDR.

Options include prerequisite measures, use of demand response, additional energy efficiency measures (triple pane windows), onsite electric battery and/or thermal storage.



Consultation with local electric provider Local jurisdictions planning to adopt Tier 1 or

Tier 2, including community shared solar or storage options, are required to consult with the local electric service provider.

Local jurisdictions shall not require onsite renewable energy generation systems larger than allowed to be interconnected by the local electric service provider.



Zero Net Energy Design requirements

2016 elective repealed for 2019 CALGreen

Zero Net Energy designation no longer used

Tier 2 will be close with Total Energy Design Rating of 6 or less.



Scope Local agencies adopting energy efficiency

provisions more stringent than Title 24, Part 6 must obtain approval from the CEC prior to submitting ordinances to the CBSC

Approvals required prior to enforcement Applies to nonresidential, high-rise

residential and hotels/motels with lighting and/or mechanical systems.


2019 High-Rise Residential and Hotels/Motels

Scope High-rise residential and hotel/motel

buildings that include lighting and/or mechanical systems.

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



Tier 1 and Tier 2 Prerequisites No greater than 90 percent of the Allowed Outdoor

Lighting Power.

Restaurants 8,000 or sq. ft. or greater with 75,000 Btu/h or greater service water heaters shall install a solar water heating system with minimum solar savings fraction of 0.15.



Tier 1: 1 efficiency measure requiredTier 2: 2 efficiency measures required

Outdoor lighting Service water heating in restaurants Warehouse dock seal doors Daylight design power adjustment factors Exhaust air heat recovery



Performance Standards Tier 1

Applies to buildings with indoor lighting or mechanical systems.

No greater than 95% of the energy budget for the Standard Design Building



Performance Standards Tier 2

Applies to buildings with indoor lighting or mechanical systems.

No greater than 90% of the energy budget for the Standard Design Building



Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards:

Toll Free in California 1-800-772-3300

Outside California 916-654-5106

[email protected]

Divisions A4.2 and A5.22019 Energy Efficiency

Low-Rise Residential, High-Rise Residential and Hotels/Motels

mailto:[email protected]

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

2.2 gpm allowed if default to 1.5 gpm

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

water reduction• No changes in the 2019 CALGreen

Division A4.3Water Efficiency & Conservation

• Appliances (A4.303.3, elective) Requires at least one ENERGY STAR

dishwasher/clothes washer• Nonwater urinals and waterless toilets

(A4.303.4, elective) Recognize hybrid urinals as nonwater urinals

• Hot water recirculation systems(A4.303.5, elective) Requires a demand hot water recirculation system


• Rainwater catchment systems (A4.304.1, elective) Allows installation of rainwater catchment systems in

accordance with CPC No changes in the 2019 CALGreen

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

use of potable water 2019 CALGreen added “Use of drought tolerant

plants”


• 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 A4.4Material Conservation

and Resource EfficiencyA4.404 Efficient Framing Techniques• Beams, Headers and Trimmers are sized to the

minimum allowed by the CBC or CRC.• Building Designs and Layouts are designed to

minimize waste.• Premanufactured Building Systems are used to

Eliminate Solid Sawn Lumber.

No changes in the 2019 CALGreen

Division A4.4Material Conservation

and Resource Efficiency

A4.408 Construction Waste Reduction, Disposal and Recycling• Tier 1-- 65 Percent Reduction• Tier 2-- 75 Percent Reduction Both with Third-Party Verification

No changes in the 2019 CALGreen

2019

• Repeal of A4.506.1 Filters (MERV 6)

• Revised A4.506.2 Construction filters MERV rating increased from 6 to 8

• 2019 Supplement proposal: updates for standards for carpet systems, resilient flooring and thermal insulation

Division A4.5Environmental Quality

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

A4.602 Residential Occupancies Application Checklist (2019 CALGreen requires submission to local jurisdiction)

• Revised to reflect changes within Chapter 4 and Appendix A4

Division A4.6Tier 1 and Tier 2

Current Activities2019 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle

• Blue Supplement to the 2019 Codes

• Effective July 1, 2021

Current Activities2019 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle

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California Department of Housing and Community Development ... · (HCD) Chapter 3 - Scope • Applies to additions or alterations increasing building’s conditioned area, volume,