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Leadership or "Reach " Standards CALGreen includes optional provisions called Tiers, which go beyond the mandatory measures. The Tiers are a work -in- progress that lack definition and enforcement mechanisms. CBSC and HCD have not released any guidance documents on how to verify measures in the Tiers. Many of the measures are beyond the typical scope of local building departments, and no training is available for them. In addition, the Tiers can be adopted piecemeal by local jurisdictions, so they do not provide a green building standard that is as consistent or comprehensive as a third -party rating. The LEED and GreenPoint Rated systems are widely used by local governments arid builders and have well - developed verification systems. Bay - Friendly Rated Landscapes verified by a third party and registered with the Bay - Friendly Landscape Coalition will be launched within the coming year. Sixty -five acres and 35 projects from civic, commercial and affordable housing landscape projects have been built to this standard. WMA staff recommends the use of the Bay - Friendly Rated Landscape and /or Bay - Friendly Basics phased in over time for private sector projects. The Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC), a public- private initiative launched by the mayors of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, evaluated the extent of policies for green building in the region and found that 65% of the l3ay Area's residents live in jurisdictions that require some form of green building for new projects. Nearly half of all cities and counties require either LEED or GreenPoint Rated (with varying thresholds) for new construction projects. The BACC's mission is to accelerate the clean energy economy and respond to climate change throughout the region. As a part of its I0 -point action plan, the BACC is committed to supporting local governments in adopting consistent high -bar green building guidelines across the Bay Area. (Appendix 1: Bay Area Climate Collaborative: Policy Assessment & Maps) www.stopwaste.org / does /att2- baccmaps- findings2010.pdf The enactment of CALGreen triggers the need to file new findings with the Building Standards Commission for any existing private sector green building ordinance. If a jurisdiction has already filed findings for the 2008 Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, there is no need tc update the energy efficiency portion of the green building ordinance. In summary, WMA staff recommends the following for member agencies adopting mandatory private sector policies: I. Do not adopt CALGreen Tiers as a leadership standard until verification procedures have been defined. 2. Use LEED, GreenPoint Rated and Bay - Friendly Rated Landscapes as leadership standards for private- sector policies. 3. File findings with the California Energy Commission and the California Building Standards Commission based on the 2008 Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards and the 2011 California Green Building Standards Code. Mandatory Policy Tools In April of 2009, WMA staff (with the assistance of legal counsel) developed policy "tools" for filing the required findings with the California Energy Commission and California Building Standards Commission (CBSC). Updates to the Mandatory Policy Toolkit are discussed below: