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<br /> <br />- <br />~ <br />2 <br />i5 <br />w <br />'" <br />.. <br />i <br />~ <br />z <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />NEW CHECKLIST <br />December 2005; Received March 8, 2006 <br /> <br />The Green Points checklist is based on the various <br />green features incorporated into the home. A home <br />can be considered green if it earns 50 points or more, <br />and meets the following minimum points per category: <br /> <br />Energy (11), Indoor Air Quality/Health (5), Resources (6), <br />and Water (3). Additional points can be achieved from <br />any category to add up to a total of 50. <br /> <br />POINTS PER CATEGORY Community [nergy IA(]jP.~Jilh Resources Water <br /> <br />A. Site <br /> <br />1. Protect Native Soil and Minimize Disruption of Existing Plants & Trees <br />a. Protect Native Topsoil from Erosion and Reuse after Construction <br />b. limit and Delineate Construction Footprint for Maximum Protection <br />2. Deconstruct Instead of Demolishing Existing Buildings On Site <br />3. Recycle Job Site Construction Waste (Including Green Waste) <br />a. Minimum 50% Waste Diversion by Weight (Recycling or Reuse) <br />b. Minimum 65% Waste Diversion by Weight (Recycling Of Reuse) (total 2 points) <br />c. Minimum 80% Waste Diversion by Weight (Recycling or Reuse) (total 4 points) <br />4. Use Recycled Content Aggregate (Minimum 25%) <br />a. Walkway and Driveway <br />b. Roadway Base <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />Pre <br />2 <br />2 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />9 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Site=Tota112 <br /> <br />~ <br />w <br />Z <br />:J <br />w <br />o <br />5 <br />.. <br />" <br />z <br />o <br />~ <br />5 <br />.. <br />z <br />w <br />w <br />'" <br />.. <br />z <br />o <br />" <br />" <br />=> <br />'" <br />~ <br />~ <br />z <br />o <br />" <br />w <br />'" <br />o <br />:r <br />;< <br />w <br />Z <br /> <br />B. Landscaping <br />1. Construct Resource-Efficient Landscapes <br />a. No Invasive Species listed by Cal.IPC are Planted <br />b. No Species Will Require Shearing <br />c. 75% of Plants are California Natives or Mediterranean Species <br />2. Use Fire Safe Landscaping Techniques <br />3. Minimize Turf Areas in Landscape Installed by Builder <br />a. All Turf Will Have a Water Requirement Less than or Equal to Tall Fescue <br />b. Turf Not Installed on Slopes Exceeding 10% or in Areas Less than 8 Feet Wide <br />c. Turf is <33% of Landscaped Area <br />d. Turf is <10% of landscaped Area (total 4 pts) <br />4. Plant Shade Trees <br />5. Implement Hydrozoning: Group Plants by Water Needs <br />6. Install High-Efficiency Irrigation Systems <br />a. System Uses Only Low-flow Drip, Bubblers, or Low-flow Sprinklers <br />b. System Has Smart (Weather Based) Controllers <br />7. Apply 2 inches Compost into the Top 6 to 12 inches of Soil <br />8. Mulch All Planting Beds to greater of 2" or local Water Ordinance <br />9. Use Salvaged or Recycled-Content Materials for Non-Plant landscape Elements <br />(50% of elements use 50% or more recycled/salvaged material) <br />10. Reduce light Pollution from Site lighting by Shielding Fixtures and/or <br />Directing light Downward <br /> <br />1 <br />2 <br />2 <br />1 <br /> <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />1 <br /> <br />Landscape=Total23 <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />C. Foundation <br /> <br />1. Incorporate Recycled Flyash in Concrete <br />a. 20% Flyash (total 1 points) <br />b. 25% Flyash (total 2 points) <br />2. Use Frost-Protected Shallow Foundation in Cold Areas (Climate Zone 16) <br />3. Use Radon Resistant Construction (In At-Risk locations Only) <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />Foundation=Total6 <br /> <br />5 <br />