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2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES UPDATE
2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES VERIFICATION
2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES CODE
2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES PLUS

Moffett Park projects reaching the first tier of incentives must obtain USGBC Certification with 75 total points minimum (including Design Phase Credits), and be all-electric.

Require non-Moffett Park projects that opt to take advantage of the voluntary incentives to obtain USGBC Certification with a minimum of 75 total points (including Design Phase Credits) and a requirement that the development would be all-electric.

Green Building Council (USGBC) Certification with Design Phase Credits.

Require projects larger than 30,000 square feet to meet LEED Gold with the U.S.

2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES VERIFICATION

Increase the minimum requirement for the middle tier (now 5,000 and 30,000 square feet) to LEED Gold, with verification and,.

Modify the threshold ranges so that smaller projects now have minimum green building standards:.

O Include either a cool/green roof, or electric vehicle chargers, or greywater/recycled water and/or rain catchment basins.

Multi-family residential: Increase thresholds to achieve the voluntary incentive to 120 points and:.

Multi-family residential: Established a list of “highly encouraged” measures.

Points would be based on the existing home and additions.

Single-family and duplex homes: Allow additions (including new and converted ADUs) to qualify for voluntary incentives.

2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES PLUS

Single-family and duplex homes: Voluntary incentives for 5% increased lot coverage, plus a new voluntary incentive that allows for an increase in the staff level design review threshold (up to 50% FAR or 4,000 square feet versus the existing thresholds of 45% or 3,600 square feet) by attaining 120 points or an all-electric home.

Multi-family developments must be certified by Build It Green, the organization that supports/manages this program.

All residential projects: Increase minimum points for new construction from 80 Green Point Rated points to 90 points.

Attachment 5 provides an overview of the program since 2010. Staff is recommending continuing the aggressive efforts through adoption of the resolution in Attachment 2, which updates the green building program (detailed in Attachment 4 and summarized below). Also, the community (residents and businesses) has focused on successful measures to reduce GHG emissions, which increases Sunnyvale’s role as a leader in sustainability efforts. Over the past several years the popularity and availability of green construction products and techniques has increased greatly. The use of standardized green building checklists (LEED and GreenPoint Rated), which are commonly used throughout the Bay Area, have been particularly successful.

2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES UPDATE

A draft update to the CAP (commonly referred to as CAP 2.0) was recently released for public review.Īfter eight years of existence, it appears the green building program is working well. In addition to the State’s effort to reduce GHG emissions, and local efforts made by the City through the existing Green Building Program, the City is also working on an update to the existing 2014 Climate Action Plan (CAP). Greenhouse gas reduction was not a focus of the original Sunnyvale program which stressed a broader concept of “green” including decreasing energy use and demand. Those updates included increased energy efficiency requirements and other updates that help strengthen the State’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California.

2016 CALGREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARD NOTES CODE

It was also expected that the California Title 24 green code requirements (CALGreen) would catch up with Sunnyvale’s higher energy efficiency standards the CALGreen codes are progressively more prescriptive however, Sunnyvale’s standards continue to be higher.Īfter the 2014 update to the green building program, the State updated the California Building Standards (effective January 1, 2017). The original vision was to require the highest level of the LEED and GreenPoint Rated (residential) certifications at Phase 3 as the minimum requirement for new construction and, therefore, eliminate the incentive program both rating systems have modified their programs, increasing the requirements to achieve each level of certification which has resulted in more phases to Sunnyvale’s green building program.

Originally, the program envisioned three phases, typically updated after the adoption of the newest version of the California Building Standards Code (commonly known as Building Code). The Sunnyvale green building program was originally adopted in 2009 and last updated in 2014, which was the third phase of the program. Green Building Program Update: Forward a recommendation to the City Council to Adopt a Resolution to Update the Green Building Program for Residential Projects, Nonresidential Projects, and Public Facilities, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15308, 15061(b)(3), and 15378(b).

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