2013 Green Residential Mandatory
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This document outlines the 2013 CALGreen mandatory residential building code requirements, highlighting additions and revisions made since the 2010 code edition. Effective January 1, 2014, these regulations specify standards for low-rise, high-rise, and hotel/motel residential structures regarding energy and resource conservation. The text detail provisions spanning planning, water efficiency, construction waste reduction, and indoor environmental air quality.
Key points
- Expands CALGreen's scope to apply to all low-rise, high-rise, and hotel/motel buildings of Group R occupancy.
- Establishes prescriptive flow rate maximums for water-conserving plumbing fixtures, including toilets, urinals, showerheads, and faucets.
- Requires a minimum 50% reduction, recycling, or reuse of nonhazardous construction and demolition waste.
- Increases the compliance rate for low-VOC resilient flooring systems from 50% to 80% of installed floor area.
- Mandates indoor environmental quality controls, such as low-emission adhesives and paints, rodent proofing exterior plates, and ENERGY STAR compliant bathroom exhaust fans.