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ATTACHMENT 8 <br /> $roM 4 TOKG <br /> Reducing the Waste Stream for Alameda County <br /> October 5, 2010 <br /> TO: Programs & Planning Committee, WMA <br /> FROM: Gary Wolff, Executive Director <br /> BY: Karen Kho, Senior Program Manager <br /> Wes Sullens, Program Manager <br /> Meri Soll, Program Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Update on Green Building Codes and Mandatory Policy Toolkit <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Early in 2010, California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) and the Department of <br /> Housing and Community Development (HCD) finalized the first statewide mandatory green <br /> building code in the country for newly constructed buildings: Title 24 Part 11 of the <br /> California Building Standards Code (commonly called "CALGreen "). CALGreen has a set of <br /> mandatory requirements for al new construction projects that will be in effect starting <br /> January 1, 2011. This memo describes how CALGreen impacts existing local green building <br /> policies, provides staff recommendations on policy adoption, and presents updates to the <br /> Agency's Mandatory Policy Toolkit. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> CALGreen raises the minimum environmental standards for construction of new buildings in <br /> California. It consists of two parts: mandatory provisions that apply to all new construction <br /> projects, and optional "Tiers" which may be adopted by local amendment. <br /> Mandatory Provisions <br /> The mandatory provisions in CALGreen incorporate basic green building practices which <br /> require construction waste recycling, reduce the use of VOC emitting materials, strengthen <br /> water conservation, and extend stormwater pollution prevention efforts to most jobsites. The <br /> mandatory measures include only a subset of what constitutes a "green building" in relation to <br /> standards set forth in LEED or GreenPoint Rated. CALGreen enforcement resides with the <br /> local jurisdiction, but some measures go beyond the health and safety issues that are familiar <br /> to building inspectors. <br /> CALGreen requires all new construction projects to recycle or salvage for reuse a minimum <br /> of 50% of the non - hazardous construction and demolition debris, or meet the local <br /> construction and demolition (C &D) waste management ordinance, whichever is more <br /> stringent. The Waste Management Board endorsed the original C &D model ordinance in <br />