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Item 6b Presentation by Alameda Court .ty Waste Management Authori ,W regarding the Green Building Measures. (1) Residential Green Building Measures. (SR 04:061) Wendy Sommer, Senior Program Manager, Alameda County Waste Management Authority, (ACWMA) presented the Green Building Guidelines. She believed it was important to note the distinction between residential green building and commercial green building. Two guidelines are designed for the residential building industry; one guideline is for new homes and the second guideline is for home remodeling. She noted that another guideline is foahcoming, which is designed for multi-family housing. For public and commercial buildings, ACWMA is using the U.S. Green Building Council Lead Program. Green points are defined to mean a system that can be used to measure how "green" a home is, and is based on the Green Building Guidelines for new homes. The Green Building Guidelines were developed by ACWMA. It was a collaborative process with a development committee that included local builders, city planners, building officials, Title 24 consultants, and ACWMA. ACWMA originally developed the guidelines with this development committee, but after Pleasanton's Plann'mg Commission incorporated the guidelines and asked the builders to incorporate as many measures as feasible, it became clear that it is confusing as to what is meant by achieving as many measures as possible. ACWMA regrouped and developed a Green Point system. She provided an active list of homebuilders and cities that are involved in the program. She noted that there are three fundamental categories that are within the Green Building Guidelines, and are reflected in the Green Points. The categories are Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality. There are 14 sections based on the ACWMA guidelines and 357 total points available. A home that has earned 50 points or more across the three main green building categories can be considered a "green home." Ten points must be acquired for each category, and an additional 20 points can be acquired by incorporating any green features to reach a total of 50 points. Projects obtaining 60 points or more will receive a "Gold Level Status." ACWMA has adopted green points for residential remodeling. There is no threshold for remodeling projects since they are varied. The multi-family Green Guidelines will be available soon and Bay Fronting Landscaping Guidelines are now available. ACWMA has trained the building inspectors in the Tri-Valley on how to incorporate Green Points and to how to inspect it in the field. ACWMA next steps include working with the Homebuilders Association (HBA) of Northern California to provide training to its membership, which includes how to build green and how to market green, continuing to work with its local builders to encourage voluntary compliance, and initiate a consumer awareness campaign. Mayor Pico indicated that staffhas recommended that Council should determine whether it wishes to proceed with a residential green building ordinance. Mayor Pico opened the matter for public comments. Pleasanton City Council 8 04/06/04 Minutes