SR-400-010 (3)~.r~ . .
City ~ounc~l Report
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City Council Meeting:'F~erb~ra~sr~~; 2007
Agenda Item: ~~
To: Mayor and City Cauncil
Fram: Craig Perkins - Qirector of Environmental and Public Works tt111anagement
Subject: Direct the City Attorney to Prepare an Ordinance to Amend Green
Building, Lar~dscaping Standards, and Construction and Demolition Waste
Ordinances, and Adopt a Resolutian Authorizing Expedited Permitting for
Solar Electric and Solar Thermal Systems
Recommended Action
This report recommends that the City Council:
1. direct the City Attorney to amend the Green Building Ordinar~ce {Chapter 8.108~,
Landscaping Standards (Jrdinance (Section 9.04.1t}.04) and #he Constructiort
and Demokition Waste Ordinance (Section 7.~0} ta reflect changes to the ~tate's
Title 24 standards, current standards for environmentally benign construction,
and the City's commitment to water canserrration and urban runoff reductian; and
2. adapt the attached resolution to grant priority status to solar electric ar-d thermal
projeets.
Executive Surnmary
Since adaption af the Green Building Ordinance an December 19, 2000, the importance
ofi high performing healthy buildings has gair~ed widespread public acceptance in
response to escalating energy costs and global warming concerns. Buildings consume
74°lo af the electricity in the United States. The proposed Municipal Code amendments
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would update the City's cammitment to leadership in the green building field by
promoting sustainable design and construction practices, resource conservation,
protectian of public health, and reductian of greenha~se gas emissians by all Santa
Monica property owners. Proposed revisions to the Green Building Ordinance (Chapter
8.1 Q8) incl~de'
• Providing building permit applicants with #he option of reducing the allowable Title
24 energy budget by 10 percent or selecting fram a set of prescriptive energy
efficiency measures;
• Expanding the requirement for energy efficiency measures to single family and
duplex construction and substantial remodels;
* Expanding the requirement far solar thermal pool heating ta single family homes;
+ Revising green building materials requirement to include a broader choice of
optians;
• Expanding the green building materials requirement to single family and duplex
construction and substantial remodels; and
• Requiring completion of a LEEQO green building checklist to encourage
incorporation of green building measures.
Propased changes to the Construetion and Demolitian Waste Ordinance (Section 7.~0)
include:
• Encouraging a salvage audit before building demolitian;
• Excluding inert debris (materials such as rocks, asphalt, concrete and soil) fram
materials used to comply with curren# diversian requirements; and
+ Adjusting demolition praject deposits to tie to the size of the project.
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Proposed changes to the Landscaping Standards Ordinance {Section 9.44.10.04)
include:
• Defining terminology and inclusion of ineasurable standards;
+ Prohibiting use of watering devices that apply water faster thar~ the soil can
accept it;
. Requiring plan check af irrigation systems and inspection during construction;
• Requiring demonstration of zero runofif from the irrigation system prior to
obtaining a Certificate of C>ccupancy; and
• Applying water-efficient irrigation standards ta single-family dwellings as well
as cammercial and multi-family.
In addition, it is recommended that all green building Code requirements be
consolidated under Chapter 8.108.
To facilitate achievement of the City's energy sustainability goals and implementation of
the Solar Santa Monica program, the plan check and inspection process for approval of
phatovoltaic and solar thermal systems must be expedited. StafF recommends adopting
a resolution (see Attachment D) which designates priarity status to solar photovoltaic
and solar thermal projects that will benefit the community in accordance with priorities
established by Council.
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Discussion
Back~ ra~ und
Since mid-2003, 686 housing units and several commercial and retail buifdings have
been constructed to comply with the City's current energy perFormance standards. The
fi86 residential units prevent an estima#ed 1144 tons of C02 (the primary greenhouse
gas contributor) fram being ernitted into the atmosphere per year compared to units built
to Title 24, Ghapter 6 Energy Code standards. This is greenhouse gas reduction
equivalent to removing 240 cars from the road.
The ~ity's energy perFormanee standards required that all new constructian and
substantial remodels (besides single family hames and dupiexes} perform 10 to 15
percent better than 2041 Title 24 standards. On t7ctober 1, 2005, when 2{~05 Title 24
standards took effec#, the City's energy performance standards were repealed by City
Council until the City's updated energy standards were approved by the California
Energy Commission and the City's Building and Safety Commission. The Califomia
Energy Cammission appraved the City's proposed revised standards on ~eptember 21,
2005. The energy standards, in addition to other stafF-recommended nan-energy related
modifications, are outlined below.
Proposed Enerqy Standards
Energy models of Santa Monica protatypical buildirtgs demonstrate that the 20C~5
California Energy Code standards improve building energy perforrnance an average of
10 percent over 2001 standards depending on building type and size. Requiring energy
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performance significantly beyond these new standards would exceed the Ci#y's cost
effectiveness criteria and place c:xcessive financial burden ar~ builders. The proposed
energy standards will pravide building permit applicants with the optior~ af reducing the
allowable energy budget by ten percent or selecting from a set of prescriptive energy
efficiency measures. This flexible approach will reduce the additional amaunt of
analysis required by permifi applicants and ensure that the City's energy performance
goals are attainable for all building types and sizes.
The proposed prescriptive packages are detailed in Attachment A. Federal energy
regulations place restrictions on what can be required by municipaCities using a
prescriptive appraach. The proposed standards have been designed to comply with
federal requirements. En~rgy efficiency measures were selected based on ease of
implementation and expected benefit to building energy performance. The incremental
cost for each energy efficiency measure was determined, then simple paybacks and
lifecycle cast analyses were calculated based on the sstima#ed energy savings for each
measure. After three years, it is estimated that the total annual energy savings
achieved through implementatior~ af the recommer~ded energy efficiency measures will
be 1,035,000 kilowatts/hour of electricity per year, and 38,004 therms of natural gas per
year. Th~s wil! result in a reduction of greenhouse emissions equivalent to 45~ tons of
carban diaxide per year, 985 pounds of nitrogen oxides per year, and 660 pounds of
sulphuric oxides per year.
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Extend Enerqy and Water Efficiency Requirements to Single Family and Duplex
Buildinqs .
Single-family homes and duplexes were ~reviously exempted from energy and water
conservation perFormance requirements because the original ordir-ance focused on
larger commercial and multi-family buildings which use mare energy and yield greater
energy savings. The proposed standards na longer exempt new constructian and
substantial remodels of single farnily and duplex properkies. Residential building
currently camprises the largest percentage of new cor~struction in the Gity. Accordingly,
substantial energy and water savings will come from single family, multifamily low-rise,
and multifamily high-rise residential projects. Mixed-use projects will be required to
comply with both residential and commercial standards. Buildings under the purview af
the State Histarical Building Code will maintain their exemptian from any pravision of the
Green Building Ordinance.
E~ctend Solar Thermal Pool Heating Requirement to Single Family
The green building ordinance currently requires solar thermal technology to be installed
at all swimming pools except at single family homes. Staff recommends that the
ordinance be amended sa that r~ew swimming pools in single family residences are
required to use salar thermal heating as their primary heat source, if they are heated at
all. In addition, all pools must confinue to be equipped with pool covers to retain heat
and prevent evaporation as already required in the municipal code.
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Ex~and Green Material CJ~tions
Since adoption af the green building ordinance, access to green building ma#erials has
increased and become cost competitive with standard building materials. The City-
subsidized Green Building Resource Center at 2218 Main Street provides convenient
support to people seeking green building materials. Currer-tly, the green building
ordinance requires permit applicants to choose four major construction materials with
recycled content from a limited list compiled by the U.S. Environmerttal Protectian
Agency to the exclusion of all other building ma#erials and systems that might result in a
more environmentally responsible and healthier building. Far example, one of the
common recycled materials selected by builders is recycled, reprocessed painfi. This
paint may nat be available in low or zera voc (volatile organic compounds) types,
thereby eliminating the opportunity to encourage the use of paints that do not contribute
to indoor air pallution. Staff proposes affering permit applicants a broader choice of ten
materials ar other building systems af which five must be selected. The proposed
materials options are detailed in Attachment B.
The City will continue to use expert third party certification systems far establishmer~t of
environmental criteria. Far materials #o meet indoar air quality perFormance, the City will
accept any carpet certified to comply with the indaor air quality emission requirements
of California's Section 01350 including CRI ~Carpet and Rug Institute} Green Label Plus
cerkification, Green ~uard or Green Seal certification for paints, and Forest Stewardship
Council cer#i#ication far wood. When interior wa#er use is selected as ane of the ten
materials options, toilets will need to be Nigh Efficiency Tailets {~-1.2 gallons per flush
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ar dual flush) and urinals will need to be zera water users.
E~end Green Material Options to Sinqle Family and Duplex Buildings
Single family homes and duplexes were previously exempt from the reeycled materials
requirement, but as green building materials have become readily available at home
improvement stores and other local sources it is no fonger considered a financial burden
or an aesthetic impasition to require compliance. The praposed checklist has been
designed to ensure that the typical home builder wiil not be limited in the appearance or
quality of what #hey will be able to build.
~EEDc~ Green Building Checklist
The Sustair-able City Plan includes a target for 2Q14 that 140 percent af all new
buildings greater than 10,C140 square #eet be ~EEDO-certified. Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design {LEEDC~} is the U.S. Green Building Council's rating system
and has become the nationally-accep#ed taol for evaluating a building's energy and
environmental performance. To encourage construction of high performance buildings
in Santa Monica and to develop greater familiarity with LEEDC~7 and green buifding
practices, it is proposed that all commercial and high-rise residential building permit
applicants be required to complete a LEEDC~ for New Construc#ion (~EEDt,~ - NC)
checklist ~See Attachment C) to demonstrate how many credits they would theoretically
get if they applied for certification. Similarly, single farnily and low-rise residential
buiEders will be required to fill out the checklist currently published in the ~anta Monica
Residential Green Building Guide, a handout distributed to alE building permit applicants.
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The residential checklist will likely be replaced by the LEED{~ for Homes {LEEDt~-H}
checklisfi when the LEEQC~?-H program is officially launched nationwide in 2QQ7.
Builders will nat be required to implement the green building measures on the
checklists, but City staff will use the checklists as a toal ta discuss the applican#'s
project and what they might be able to improve on a valuntary basis. Other City of
Santa Manica incentives including expedited permitting and grants for LEED btaildings
will be discussed with the applicant by City staff to encourage them to incorporate more
green building measures and to obtain a LEED certificatian.
Update Constr_uction and Demolition (G&D~ Waste Qrdinance ta Encourage Salvaqe
Despite a very successful G&D Waste recycling program, very little material from
demolifiion projects is being salvaged. Most material is diver~ed from landfills, but not at
its highest and best use: Old doors are graund up and used for fuel, doar hardware is
scrapped and recycled. Architectural elements face a similar fate. Valuable and
irreplaceable materials are sent to recycling rather than being reused. Much like the
City's effort to preserve historic buildings, historic and valuable materials should also be
preserved for future use. In most cases, salvageable materials can lae removed at no
cost to the owner_ Free salvage audits are alsa provided by local non-profit
organizations. Therefore, it is recornmended that #he C&D Waste C}rdinance be
updated to encourage a salvage audit be perFormed prior to demolition for any projects.
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Tie Deposits to Building Size
Adjustments to the deposit amount for demolitian projects will be tied to the size of the
project at the rate of $11 square faot with a$1000 minimum. A# present, the City appiies
a$30,000 maximum cap regardless of project size. Currently, a number of demolitian
permit holders farFeit all or a porkion of their deposit due ta lack of full compliance. All
demolition prajects will be required to submit a cash deposit or a perFormance bond that
wil! be refunded upon demonstration of compliance within 30 days of the final
inspec#ion. This wiil result in a higher number of large demolition projects complying
with the ordinance and will include demolitions #hat are smaller than the previous
minimum of 1000 square feet.
Enhance Landscape and Irrigation Ordinances
One af the sustainabitity goals set by Council ir~ 2Q00 was to reduce the City's wa#er
consumption rate ~0°lo by the year 2010. As 2006 ends, the rate has been reduced by
4°to. Current Ci#y regulati~ns governing landscaping and irrigatian construction should
be madified as they place too little emphasis on the use of water-efficient equipment
and insufficient attentian during plan-check and constructian. To correct these
deficiencies, staff prapases #he foilowing changes and additions:
• Landscaping Standards (Section 9.04.1(}.(J4} is designed to regulate aesthetic
aspects of landscaping. StafF proposes to relocate non-aesthetic, #echnical
requirements currently located in this section to a new subchapter in Sectian
8.108 ta be entitled Landscape Wa#er Conservation, and to define landscape and
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irrigation terminology to include measurable standards. For example, sprinklers
are currently prc~hibited in `°narrow, hard-to-irrigate areas" and a cerkain
percentage af plants are required to be "drought-tolerant.°' Staff proposes to
restate and define these terms and offer specific standards for equipment
performance.
• Prohibit the use of irrigatian devices which apply water faster than the soil can
accept it. Technology now exists ta control water application rates to match
Santa Monica's soil conditions. Staff proposes to require that appropriate
equipment be used in remadeled and newly canstructed landscapes.
• No plan check or site inspectian is currently required for landscape-only
construction ta verify zero runoff. Staff proposes to address this oversight by
requiring a f~nctiartal demonstra#ion of completed irrigation systems
demonstrating zero runofF before issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
Consalidate All Green Buildinq Requirements Under 8.108
There are mar~y requirements that are currently part of the Municipal Code that are
often considered green building measures. Staff proposes consalida#ing all existing
green building requirements within Sectian 8.'108 of the Code.
Desi_ nate Solar Projects Priority Status
It is recammended that a resolution be adopted (Attachment D) which grants solar
photovoltaic and solar thermal prajects priority status so that plan check and inspection
services can take place in a timely manner and stappork the City's solar installation goals
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as implemented through the Solar Santa Monica program. In addition, solar projects on
buildings other than single family dwellings currently must be approved by the
Architectural Review Board before Building and Safety staff can review the plans. In the
next few months, staff will present a resolution to the ARB requesting that Planning stafF
be authorized tca approve solar prajects as long as the praject cQmplies with the City's
solar design standards {Section 9.04.10.02.220).
Alternatives
The City cannot achieve its sustainability goals related ta green building, energy
independence, and greenhause gas emission reduction goals without adopting these
Code changes.
Commission Actions
The Building and Safety Commission reviewed the proposed energy performance
standards and green materials options on January '18, 2006, and agair~ on March 15,
200~. The Gommissioners moved to continue discussion on the proposed ordinance
after the City Gouncil clarified certain policy issues. These issues were: expandirtg the
scope to include one and two family dwellings, additional requirements beyond the
revised Energy Code and enfarceability of certain optians. Staff is now returning ta City
Cauncil for a decision on this issue and will re#urn to the Cammission for technical
review.
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BudgetlFinancial Impact
Increasing tl~e deposit required for compliance with the C&D ordinance will be cost
neutral. All other proposed changes outlined in this report will have no financial impact.
Prepared by:
Susan Munves, Energy and Green Building Program Administrator
Approved:
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Craig Perkins
Director - Enviranmental and Public
Works Management Department
Forwarded to Council:
E
xfnont Ewell
Manager
Attachment A: Proposed Energy Standards
Attachment B: Proposed Green Building Material Standards
Attachment C: Green Building Checklist
Attachment D: Resolution
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ATTACHMENT A
Prescriptive Mefhod:
The results af the energy analysis and simple payback reveal a number of energy
efficiency apportunities that Santa Manica can require, without placing an undue burden
or cost on new canstructian in Santa Monica. Building develapers should have the
optian of selecting measures for each building type in order to aliow flexibility in ihe
building design. To accamplish this optional measure graups have been devetc~ped as
aptians to the prescriptive package for each building ty~e.
Residential, l.ess than three at#ached dwelling units
Package A Optional Measures Qptional Measures
Group 1 ** Group 2
Energy Efficiency 1. Whole house 1. Efficient domestic 1. No mechanical
Measures: gray water water heater cooling
heat 2. Energy Star 2. Energy Star
~ recovery Dishwasher Dishwasher
system 3. Energy Star 3. Energy Star
Refrigerator Refrigerator
4. Energy Star (when ir~stalled by
Clothes Washer builder)
~I'otal ~ lectric
Savings 0 183 212
(kWhlunitJ r)
Total Natural Gas
Savings 93 12 Q
(therms/unitl r)
Total Source Energy 6.2 2.0 i
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Savin s (kbtu/sf/ r) .
Appraximate
percentage of savings ~SafQ g% 6°l0
estirr~ated versus
Ti~le-24*
Annuai Cost Savings ~~2 $41 $34
($/unitJ ~r)
Ineremental Capital $397 $130 $80
Cost ($lunit}
Sim le Pa back 4.9 3.2 2.4
* Note - percentage of savings estimated versus Title-24 is approximate, since many af the measures
identified can not receiva credit under Title-2~. Low-rise residcntial Titlc-24 cncrgy includcs only hcating,
coaling, fans, and DHW but some of the measures discussed above include appliances as we11.
** If using Option B to qualify for the Santa Monica energy requirements, at least rivo of the three
EnerbyStar appliances listed must be installed by the developer.
Residential, Multifamily low-rise and hic~h-rise, Hotel/Motel
Aackagc ~ Optional Measures Group 1 Optional 1'vleasures Group
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Energy 1. Whole ]iouse 1. Efficient domestic water l. No mechanica~ coaling
Efficiency gray water heat heater 2. Energy Star Dishwasher
Measures: recovery system 2. Energy Star Dishwasher 3. Energy Star Refri~erator
3. Energy Star Refrigeratc~r (when installed by
{when installed by builder)
builder)
AND
4. Energy Star TraTlsfa~'merS (for a11 commerciai transformers)
5. Variable Speed Drives for booster pumps larger than or equal ta 2.5 hp
6. CC? sensors and variable speed drives ta contral garage exhaust fans (for a11
arkin ara e s aces with ventilation fans lar er than 2.0 h}
Total Electric
Savings 678 861 i, ] 30
(kWh/unitl r)
Tata1 Natural
Gas Savings b4 7 0
therms/unitl r)
Tatai Source
Energy Savings 13.2 9.5 11.6
(kbtu/sf/ r)
Approximate __ _--
percentage of
savings SO°lo {~aw rise) 35°l0 (]ov~ rise} 44°l0 ~low rise)
estimated 9i0ro ~high-rise) 6% (~ri~h-rise) $°lo {high-rise}
versus Title-
24*
Annual Cost
Savings $140 5118 $146
($/unit/ r)
lncremental
Capital Cost $431 $365 $344
{$lunit)
Simpie
Pa back 3.1 3.1 2.4
* 1Vote - percentage af savings estimated versus Title-24 is approximate, since many of the measures
identified can not receive credit under Title-24. Low-rise residential Title-24 energy includes onty heating,
coaling, fans, and DHW, but some of the measures described above include appliances. High rise
residenrial energy includes a(1 indoor end-uses.
*'~ If using Option B to qualify for the Santa Monica energ} requirements, at ~east two of the three
EnergyStar appliances listed must be installed by the de~eloper,
*** HotellNlotel facilities are exempted from the EnergyStar appliance requirements.
Commercial l Retail Spaces
Inelude two of the four following four energy efficiency measures in a11 ncv~ construction
or substantial remode~s:
l. Energy Star Transformers {far al~ commerciai transformers)
2. Occupant Sensor Lighting Controls (for office spaces smaller than 250 sf}
3. Daylight Sensor Cantrols in Day~it Spaces
4. CO sensors and variable speed drives to control garage exhaust fans (for a1l
parking garage spaces with venti~ation fans larger than 2.0 hp)
Performance Method
If any builciing perForms 10% better than Title-24 using the performance comp~iance
method (meaning that the Time Dependent Value (TDV) energy for the project is 14%
less than the TDV energy for the Title-24 standard case}, t}~e praject shall be exempt from
the prescriptive requirements described above. This exemption applies for a11 building
types.
For residential buildings, this level of Title-24 performance improvement can general~y
b~ met by installing tankless ~as water heaters.
Attachment B
Select at least one material fram at least five of the following ten categories.
The material selected must be used for at least 50°lo af building square faotage
or 100°l0 of the fixtures. No substitutians allawed without plan re-submission
1 Insulatian
Blown celfulose minimum 75°!a recycled
Formaldehyde free fiberglass minimum 20°la recylced
Rockwool minimum 75°Ia recycled
Recycled denim insulation minimum 85°1o recycled
Bio-based foam insulation
Other* Brand Cut Sheet attached?
2 Carpet and Carpet Pad
CRI Green ~abel carpet + minimum 15°!a recycled cantent carpet pad
Min. 25% recycled content carpet + minimum 15°to recycled cantent carpet pad
Natural/ bio-based fibers + natural, bio-based or min. 15% recycled carpet pad
Nylon 6,6 carpet fiber with takeback + min. 35% recycled content carpet pad
flther* Brand Cut Sheet attached?
3 Renewablel Recycled! Certified Flooring
FSC Certified wood floors
Bamboo/ Palmwoad floors
Stained, finished concrete flaars
Cork
Linoleum (natural)
Natural Rubber
Minimum 50% recycled content tile
Other* Brand Cut Sheet attached?
4 Paint
~ero Vac Paint
Recycled reprocessed paint min 20°1Q recycled
Natural paints (lime-based, milk paint, natural clay)
Qther* Brand Cut Sheet att~ched?
5 Interior wall materials
Minimum 1Q°/a recycled gypsum wallboard
Compressed wheat or rice straw panels
O#her* Brand Cut Sheet attached?
6 Structural
FSC eertified lumber
Minimum 25°lo recycled structural steel
Minimum 15% fly ash or slag cantent concrete
Clther* Brand Cut Sheet attached?
7 Foundation
Minimum 15°l~ fly ash ar slag concre#e
Other* Brand Cut Sheet attached?
af type/ materials
Energy Star rated cool roof
Green roof
Building integrated solar raaf
Steel min 25°!o recycled
Aluminum min 20°la recycled
Fiber composite min. 50°/4 recycled
Rubber 100°Ia recycled
Plastic ar plastic-rubber composite 100% recycled
Wood/plastic compasite 1Q0% recycled
Cement min 15°la fly ash ar slag
Other* Brand
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Gut Sheet attached?
9 Cladding
Cladding materials with minimum 50°/a recycled content
Cladding materials with minimum 50 year warranty
10 Water Efficiency
C}ual Flush Toilets
Waterless Urinals
Grey water system
# Must be approved by staff or be listed on EPA's CPG website w~vw.epa_gnvtcpg.
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SITE
1. Recycle 1ob Site Constructian and Demofition Waste
2. Danate Unused Materials
3. Protect Native Soil
4. Minimize Disruptian af Existing Plants and Trees
5. Implement Constructian Site Stormwater Practices
6. Pratect Water Quality with Landscape Design Features
7. Design Resource-Efficient ~andscapes and Gardens
8. Reuse Materials ar Use Recycled Content Materials for Landscape Areas
9. Install High-Efficiency Irrigation 5ysfiems
10. Provide for On-Site Water Catchment / Retention
FiJUNDATION
1. Incorporate Flyash {recycled material} in Cancrete
2. Reuse Farm Boards
3. Use Aluminum Forms
4. Use Recycled Content Aggregate
5. Insulate Faundation / Slab
6. Instal) Rigid Foam, lnsulated Concrete Forms {ICFs)
STFtUCTURAL
1. Substitute Solid Sawn ~umber with Engineered ~umber
2. Use Forest StewardsFiip Council (FSC~ CerCified Wood for Framing
3. Use Wood I-joists for floars and Ceilings
4. Use Steel lnterior Web Trusses
5. Use Orien#ed Strand Baard (~5B) for Subfloor and Sheathing
6. Use alternatives to standard wood studs
7. Use Recycled-Cc~ntent 5teel Studs far Interior Framing.
8. Usa Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for Walls and Roof
9. llse Rec#aimed ~umber
10. Use OVE Framing Techniques
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1. Use Sustainable Decking Materials ^
2. Use Treated Wood That Does Not Contain Chramium c~r Arsenic for Decking and ~
Sill Plates
3. Install House Wrap under Siding ~
4. Use Afternative Siding Materials ^
PLUMBING
1. Insulate Hot and Cold Water Pipes and install heat traps ~
2. lnstall Flow Reducers in Faucets and Showers ~
3. Install Ultra-Low-Flush or Dual Flush Tailets ^
4. Ins#all Chlorine Filter on Showerheads ~
S. tnstall Tankless Water Neater ~
6. Install a Graywater System ^
7. Install Wa#er Filtration , ^
8. Install On-Demand Hot Water Circulation Pump ^
EI.ECTRICA~
1. Instal) Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs} and standard fluores~ent bulbs to ^
replace incandescents
2. Install Insulation-Compatible {IC) Recessed Lighting Fixtures for Compact Fluores- ^
cent Lamps
3. InstaN Lighting Controls ^
4. Cnstall High-Efficiency Ceiling Fans ^
APPI.IANCES
1. lnstall ENERGY STRRtJ applianees ~
2. Install Horizontal Axis Washing Machine ~
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INSULATION
1. Upgrade Wall and Ceiling Insulation to Exceed Title 24
2. Install Recycled ~ontent, Farrnaldehyde-Free Fiberglass Insulation ar Cotton Batt
Insulation
3. Use Cellulose Insulatian
4. Use Advanced lnfiltration Reduction Practices
w~rvcsoWS
1. Install Energy-Ef#ieient Windaws
HVAC
1. Use Duct Mastic an alf Duct Joints
2. Install Ductwork within Conditianed Space
3. Vent Range Haad to the OUtside
4. Clean all Ducts Before Occupancy
5. lnstall Attic Ventilation Systems
6. Install Whole Nouse Fan
7. Install Sealed Combustion Furnaces and Hot water Heaters
8. Install Greater than 12 SEER Air Conditioning with a Thermastatic Expansion Vafve
(TXV}
9. Install Air Conditioning with Non-HCFC Refrigerants
10. Install 90°lo AFUE (Annual Fuei Utilization Efficiency) or Greater Furnace
11. Eliminate Wood Burning Fireplaces
12. lnstall Zoned, Hydronic, Radiant Heating
13. Instal) High-Efficiency Particulate Air {HEPA) Filter
14. Install Heat Recovery Ver~tilation Unit {HRV}
1 S. Install Separate Garage Exhaust Fan
RENEWABLE ENER~Y AND ROOFfNG
1. Pre-Plumb for Solar Water Heating
2. Install Solar Water System
3. Pre-Wire for Future Photovalatic (PV) Installation
4. Install Photovoltaic (PV} Panels
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5. Install 5olar (PV) Walkway l~ights
6. Selec# Safe and Durable Roofing Materials
7. Install Rad'rant Barrier Roaf Sheathing
NATURA~ HEATING AND COOLING
1. fncorporate Passive Solar Heating
2. Install Overhangs or Awnings over South Facing Windows
3. Plant Deciduous Shade Trees an the West and South Sides of the Hame
INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND FlNISHES
1. Install Whole House Vacuum System
2. Use LawtNo-VC3C and Formaldehyde-Free Paint
3. Use Low VOC, Water-Based Wood Finishes
4. Use Salvent-Free Adhesives
5. Substitute Particleboard with Formaldehyde-Free Materials
6. Use Exterior Grade Plywood for lnter~or Uses
~. use Formaldehyde-Free Medium Gensity Fiberboard (MC}F) and Materials
8. Seal all Exposed Particleboard or MDF
9. Use Forest Stewardship Council {F5C) Certified Wood Products
10. Use Finger-Jainted or Recycled ~ontent Trim
FLOORIRIG
1. Select Forest Stewardship Council (FSC} Certified Wood Flooring
2. Use Rapidly Renewable Flaaring Materials
3. Use Recycled Content Ceramic Tiles
4. Install Natural Linoleum in Place of Vinyl Floorir~g
5. Use Exposed Concrete as Finished Flaor
6. Instal) Recycled Content Carpet or Natura) Fiber Carpets with Low-VOCs
OTHER
1. lnstall Built-In Recycling Center
SANTA M{7N~CA GREEN BU9LDING GUII7E
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Creen Building Ftesource Ce~nfier
2218 Main Street, Santa Monica
Wed, Fri, Sun 10 AM - 3 PM,
Thu 5 PM - 8 PM.
{310j 452-?677
The Green Building Resaurce Center has mate-
rial samples, books, magazines, product infar-
mation, lists of local building industry profes-
sionals, and knowledgeable staff to help you in
your green building projett.
http:/lwww.globalgreen.org/gbrc
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WTERNE7 RESC}URCES
Santa Monica Green Building Website
www.grePnbuildings.santa-monica.org
Oikas Green Building Source
www.oikas.com
Green Builder Sourcebaok
www.c~reenbuilder.cc~misourceboak
California lntegrated Waste Management 8aard
Recycled Content Products
w1vw.Civvmb.ca.gov
California Materials Exchange (CaIMAX} Home Page
v~,~ivw.c wmk~.ca.gov/CaIMAX
Rocky Mountain Institute
www.rmi.org
PATH (Partnership for Advanced Technology in Hausing}
wtivw.`aoli~asc.org
pu~~ica~r~oNs
Environmental Building News
www_buildinggreen.com
Natural Home Magazine
www_r~aturalhc~rr~emag.car~'~
Eco Structure Magazine
WWW.2C0-Sif UCtll!"P_.CCiC71
FINANCIAL RESQURCES
City of San#a Manica Green Building Grants
www.greenbuildings_santa-mr,rtica_~~rc~trnainpagest
whatsr~ew. htm
Clean Power Estimator
www.consurrierenerqycei~ter.orqlr~~~ewablelestimator
California's Renewable Energy Rebate Pragram
www.cansumer~nergycenter.org/erprebatet
California Energy Star New Homes
www.socalgas.com/constrUCtionlenergystar.st~tml
Energy Efficient Mortgages
wtvw.er~eryyef~(~icientrr~ty,com
City of Santa Monica Key Phone Numbers
Green Building Program
{310} q58-8549
Water Canservation
(310} 458-8972
Starmwater Management
{310} 458-8223
Planning
{310} 45$-g341
Building and Safety
{310} 45$-8355
ACKNC}WLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks to the Alameda Caunty Waste
Authority for providing cantent for this g~ide and to
the following for their review and feedback.
Isabelle Duvivier, Duvivier Architects
[7avid Hertz, AIA, Syndesis, Inc.
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Supplementaf to Item 8-B
MI~TIClN C}F THE TASK FORCE ON THE ENVIROPIMENT
(Passed unanimously March 19, 2007)
Motian:
The Santa Monica Task Force on the Environment requests City Couneil to direct
staff to expand the Green Building ordinance to establish requirements for LEED
certif~cation for all projects in Santa Monica over 1 a,000 square feet.'~*
In addition to ~EED requirements, the Ci#y should explore incentives or
requirements for green building practices ir~cluding but not limited ta:
• Green roofs, solar thermal and solar electric systems
+ Plug-in hybrid and dedicated electric vehicle electrical infrastructure for
parking lats and parking structures
•~olar chimneys and other passive building caoling and heating techniques
The City should explore application of these practices and other green building
opportunities for additional building types and where appropriate for other
projects citywide.
'~*Sustainable City Plan indicatar for Green Construction:
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