Building Green in California: Your Guide to CALGreen
California, a renowned leader in environmental protection, has implemented CALGreen, a comprehensive green building code that sets mandatory standards for sustainable construction.
California, a renowned leader in environmental protection, has implemented CALGreen, a comprehensive green building code that sets mandatory standards for sustainable construction.
CALGreen-Fresh Air – Ventilation is the essential process of replacing stale air with fresh air. Proper ventilation in buildings helps curb the spread of allergens and toxins in the air. It helps to moderate internal temperatures, internal humidity, replenishing oxygen, reducing the accumulation of moisture, odours, bacteria, dust, carbon dioxide, smoke and other contaminants that can build up during occupied periods.
California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Fireplaces Fireplaces raises smoke, this contaminated air should not be mixed with indoor air. This California Green Building Code
CALGreen – Construction waste constitutes a large percentage of the total waste produced by the state. For this reason, California is enforcing diversion of construction waste from the landfill. This can be done either by recycling or reusing the building material elsewhere.
California Green Building Code, CALGreen – Energy efficiency design is an integral part of any building built in the state of California. All newly constructed building as well as addition and alteration projects are required to meet the minimum energy efficiency thresholds.
Covering and protection of ducts and mechanical equipment during construction in a CALGreen mandatory measure. It is applicable to all Residential and Non-Residential projects. This measure is triggered if there is a probability of any part of the HVAC system being exposed to dust and fumes from the construction process.
Section ‘Acoustical Control’ of California Green Building Code, CALGreen, is a mandatory measure applicable for all Non-Residential buildings.
Section ‘Acoustical Control’ of California Green Building Code , CALGreen, is a mandatory measure applicable for all Non-Residential buildings.
CALGreen promotes sustainable bio-based materials that are rapidly renewable and are responsible harvested. This is an elective measure that can be selected to meet CALGreen Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements.
California Green Building Code: CALGreen – Appliances and fixtures for commercial application