CALGreen – To reduce the amount of wood required to meet or exceed the structural frame criteria set forth in Title 24. There are ways to minimize the number of joists used in the floor system while still ensuring that all plumbing and HVAC systems are coordinated with the floor framework.

CALGreen – To encourage the use of nonpotable water systems in order to preserve potable water and to provide a reference for the requirements of the California Plumbing Code.

CALGreen – This regulation mandates the use of recycled water in some irrigation systems with the goal of reducing the overall amount of outside water required for irrigation.

CALGreen – These actions are intended to end the use of potable water for irrigation of landscapes. They place a strong emphasis on maintaining the drinkable resource only for food production and consumption by people, animals, and plants.

CALGreen – By designing buildings with extended life cycles, this technique seeks to indirectly conserve energy and resources. The organisations listed in the code are producing and gathering data on many kinds of materials and systems. It is obvious that this data gathering must continue for numerous generations in order to do long span life cycle analysis. Only then will the cost and life cycle be measured, resulting in a more accurate data set for the most efficient materials and processes.

CALGreen – The practice’s that guarantee healthy air quality at the conclusion of construction and to offer a testing option to building flush-out. It outlines test procedures, permitted pollution levels, and requirements for repeat testing. Testing can be more expensive than building flush-out, but it should be noted that due to CALGreen’s requirements for low VOC-emitting materials, pollutant levels from finishes may be low.

CALGreen – In order to protect occupants’ health following occupancy, this is intended to encourage practises that guarantee healthy air quality at the conclusion of construction, after all finishes are installed. It describes how to remove pollutants from construction materials and activities from the air.

CALGreen – These measures promote the use of alternative energy sources, mined aggregate replacement, and a substitute for potable water in the production of concrete as part of a broader strategy for resource efficiency.

These steps are taken to lower the volatile organic compounds (VOC) in finish materials that are frequently used on a project, which will assist the

CALGreen – These regulation aims to promote the use of ultra-low emitting formaldehyde (ULEF) resins or no-added formaldehyde (NAF) based resins for items installed in a project.