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Greening Residential Construction

Greening Residential Construction. California Sustainable Building Task Force, Green Residential Environmental Action Team & the CIWMB Green Building Program Photo: Clarum Homes, Vista Montaña, Watsonville, CA. More Housing Needed.

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Greening Residential Construction

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  1. Greening Residential Construction California Sustainable Building Task Force, Green Residential Environmental Action Team & the CIWMB Green Building Program Photo: Clarum Homes, Vista Montaña, Watsonville, CA

  2. More Housing Needed • In 2002, California had approximately 12.4 million housing units. • Between 1997 and 2020, approximately 5 million new households will be formed. • To meet that new housing demand approximately 220,000 housing units will need to be built annually between now and 2020. Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development

  3. Housing Production • Average valuation of new homes of all types for the five-year period of 1997-2001 was $20.3 billion per year • 167,761 housing permits were issued in 2002. • 123,865 single-family • 43,896 multi-family.

  4. Housing Facts • Of the units existing in 2000, 87% were built before 1990 and 70% were built before 1980 • The average area of a new house in 2002 was 2,350 ft2, up nearly 9 percent from 2160 ft2 in 1990 (western region of the US)

  5. Environmental Impacts • In 2000, the CA Residential sector consumed 80,615 million kWh of electricity, roughly 31% of the total. • In 2000, total applied Urban Residential water use was 5.6 million-acre feet (MAF), • Interior Use 3.3 MAF, 59% Residential use • Exterior Use, 2.3 MAF, 41% of Residential use

  6. Material Impacts • Average solid waste generated during the construction of a 2,000 ft2 home is nearly 3.5 tons1 • Average solid waste generated is estimated at 4.38-lbs/sq ft.2 • Waste generated during construction of a 2,350 ft2 house is about 5 tons Sources: 1. National Association of Home Builders; 2 US EPA

  7. Many Levels of Residential Green Building Programs • Federal • State • Local Government • Private Sector • Utilities

  8. Existing Residential Programs in California State programs • Sustainable Building Task Force, Green Residential Action Team (started winter 2004) • Air Resources Board, indoor air: www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/guidelines.htm • Department of Water Resources:www.owue.water.ca.gov/landscape/faq/faq.cfm • Energy Commission:www.energy.ca.gov

  9. Existing Residential Programs in California State programs • Historic preservation:www.dsa.dgs.ca.gov/StateHistoricalBuildingSafetyBoard/preservation.htm • Housing and Community Development:www.hcd.ca.gov/hpd/ • Integrated Waste Management Board: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/greenbuildingwww.ciwmb.ca.gov/organics

  10. Existing Residential Programs in California Local government programs include: • Alameda County Waste Management Authority (guidelines and ratings) • Santa Barbara (guidelines, incentives) • Santa Monica (guidelines) • Links to these programs at: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/GovtAction.htm#Local

  11. What is the State’s Role • Builds Little Housing • No Regulatory Authority • Former Governor Gray Davis issued Executive Order D-16-00 establishing the State's sustainable building goal, focus on State Construction • To Provide Tools and Support • Act as a Conduit for Information

  12. CIWMB’s Efforts • Conduit for Information • Task Force-GREAT • Web Resources • Meeting’s like this • Tools and Support • Guidelines • Research • Technical Assistance • Contracts and Grants

  13. SBTF: Green Residential Action Program (GREAT) Vision: All Californians are able to live, work, and play in communities with a range of comfortable and healthy housing that greatly minimizes impacts on the environment and lowers the cost of home ownership.

  14. SBTF: Green Residential Action Program (GREAT) Vision achieved through… • Collaboration   • Guidelines • Incentives  • Recognition • Research  • Education

  15. CIWMB Green Building Web Site • General Green Building Information • Sector Specific Information (commercial, schools, etc) • Residential Specific Information (planned) • New Construction • Remodeling • Attempt to Organize by User (home owner, home buyer, building professional, local governments, etc) • http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding

  16. Statewide Guidelines • Tool for Local Jurisdiction • Not Mandatory or Code • Ability to be Changed to Meet Local Needs

  17. Other Tools to Help You?

  18. Contact Gregory Dick CIWMB Sustainable Building program gdick@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6489

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