Waste Diversion

 CalGreen requires bicycle parking in Section 5.106.4.2, as it applies to K-12 public schools and community colleges for which DSA has authority.

Statistics

•  Since 2009, five separate editions of CALGreen have been published. A sixth will be published July 1, 2025. Two tiers of voluntary measures that go beyond the mandatory regulations are available for local government to adopt and make required, or for designers and buildings to use voluntarily.

• Embodied Carbon Reduction 3 pathways - building reuse, whole building life cycle assessment, prescriptive product global warming potential. 20% - the mandatory percentage of parking spaces that must be EV-capable.

Key Initiatives

• Through the CALGreen Code, DSA regulates sustainable practices that reduce negative impacts on the environment or provide a positive environmental impact. These mandatory measures target energy efficiency, water efficiency, water conservation, material conservation, resource efficiency, and environmental quality. DSA has authority for 1st in the nation reduction of embodied carbon regulation over K-12 public schools and community colleges.
• CALGreen was published in 2009 in response to California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32). DSA adopted CALGreen in 2010.

CALGreen's goals:

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings.
• Promote environmentally responsible, cost-effective, healthier places to live and work.
• Reduce energy and water consumption.
• Respond to the environmental directives of the administration.

CALGreen's divisions:

• Planning & Design - deconstruction and reuse, stormwater reuse, EV charging, light pollution reduction, grading & paving, shade trees and landscaping, bicycle parking.
• Water Efficiency & Conservation - indoor and outdoor water use.
• Material Conservation & Resource Efficiency - NEW July 1, 2024 - embodied carbon reduction regulations - construction waste recycling, building life cycle assessments, building maintenance, and operations.
• Environmental Quality - pollutant control, indoor & outdoor air quality, acoustical control.