Residential Green Building Guidelines

Karen Kho

Alameda County Waste Management Authority

Alameda County Guidelines

Developed to provide guidance on how to build green

Target audiences:– Municipalities– Building professionals – General public

Residential Guidelines

20012000 2004

Content of Guidelines

Describe green building practices Explain consumer benefits Provide data for appropriate material applications Demystify ways to build green Identify proven green building methodologies Sales tools for building and remodeling green

New Home Construction Guidelines

Developed in collaboration with local builders (Pulte, Centex, Ponderosa, Greenbriar, Toll Brothers), design community and building officials

Residential Green Points Rating System has been used by builders since 2000 (Pleasanton – over 500 homes)

Home Remodeling Guidelines

Developed in collaboration with local builders and remodeling industry

Over 150 Certified Green Building Professionals – NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry)

Green Remodelers Guild

Multifamily Guidelines

Developed in collaboration with architects, project managers, contractors, non-profit housing developers and city housing staff

Rating tool to evaluate green projects in pilot phase

Regional Coordination

Other jurisdictions in Northern California have reprinted guidelines

Build It Green Public Agency Council – 50+ Cities in Northern California – Began working on revisions to

guidelines to create “regional guidelines”

Statewide Guidelines

Voluntary residential guidelines for California Based on Alameda County New Home

Construction Guidelines Provides the “big tent” for all green building

programs from NAHB to USGBC

Revision to New Home Guidelines

Technical corrections Broader geographic application Title-24 changes Incorporate California Green Builder

Program, forthcoming NAHB guidelines and LEED-Homes guidelines

Development Timeline

• Stakeholder meetings• Expert review

4th quarter 2004

• Incorporate NAHB guidelines and LEED-Homes draft

• Consolidate programs into common point system

1st quarter 2005

• Final draft guidelines• Additional stakeholder meetings

2nd quarter 2005

• Statewide guidelines completed Summer 2005

California Green Points

Sample Programs Point Total

LEED-Homes 100+

ACWMA suggested minimum 50

CBIA Green Builder Program 25

Provide a reference system for comparing different programs

David JohnstonFounding Advisor to Build It Green

Build It Green:Taking Green Building Mainstream

What is Build It Green?

A non-profit organization dedicated to transformation of housing market

Founded by suppliers that participated in Alameda County program

Goals

Promote collaborating of major stakeholders to increase supply of green homes

Raise consumer awareness about benefits of green homes to increase demand

Challenges Ahead

Marketplace confusion from competing guidelines on definition of “green”

Trade associations Need for consumer outreach and education Coordination among jurisdictions

Build It Green’s Approach

Work with all stakeholders Employ strategies appropriate for each group Use persuasion rather than coercion Take advantage of market forces

Associate Council Activities

Supported formation of Public Agency Council and Green Remodelers Guild

Real Estate Council and Non-Profit Council in formation

Builders Council and Suppliers Council planned for early 2005

Build It GreenCouncils & Guilds

County/ Regional

HomebuildersBuildIt

Green

Contractors

Suppliers Council

State

Cities

Non-Profit

Council

Architects

Realtors

Environmental Groups

Manufacturers

Real Estate

Council

Public Agency Council

GreenRemodelers

Guild

Retailers

KEY:GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentPartnership

BuildersGuild

Lenders

Developers

Support for Statewide Guidelines

Create infrastructure to support municipal programs

Deliver educational programs for building industry professionals

Coordinate consumer marketing activities Create home rating system based on

guidelines Facilitates public/private/civic sector

partnerships

HOW WHY WHO WHAT

Program elements Purpose Target Audiences Desired Outcome

Statewide Residential

Guidelines

Promote

consistency

Public Agencies

Production BuildersHealthy,

Safer

Durable,

Energy efficient,

Cost-effective,

Sustainable,

Comfortable,

Housing for All

Education &

Certification

How-to information;

Capacity building

Building Industry

Professionals

Green Points,

Home Ratings

Foster competition;

Reward excellence

Public Agencies

Industry Professionals

Public Relations &

Consumer Marketing

Raise awareness;

Increase demand

Homeowners

Civic Groups

Sector-specific Councils

Networking Activities

Ongoing support;

Stakeholder mixing

All of the Above

Build It Green’s 2005 Work Plan