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Building Standards Commission Approves Additional Irrigation Efficiency Regulations

Posted on July 21, 2015 by CASH

July 21, 2015

Today the Building Standards Commission (BSC) unanimously approved additional emergency regulations proposed by the Division of the State Architect (DSA), expanding upon the new water efficiency requirements previously adopted on May 29, 2015, for public schools and community college irrigated landscape areas.  Today’s regulations provide additional implementation detail and supplant the regulations approved in the previous action, which were serving as a placeholder.  Representatives from the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) participated in the DSA stakeholder input process, and our feedback contributed to positive modifications that were incorporated in the final regulations, though the new requirements will still ultimately increase project costs.

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Posted in Legislation BSC, Building Standards Commission, C.A.S.H., Cal Green Code, CALGreen, California Administrative Code, California Green Building Standards, California Green Building Standards Code, Chet Widom, Coalition for Adequate School Housing, Department of Water Resources, Division of State Architect, DSA, DWR, ETAF, Evapotranspiration adjustment factor, Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, MWELO, SLAs, Special Landscape Areas, Title 23

Proposed Irrigation Water Efficiency Requirements

Posted on May 20, 2015 by CASH

05/19/15

Please see below for information regarding DSA’s proposed irrigation water efficiency requirements.  Chet Widom provided some insight on the DSA regulation development process at today’s C.A.S.H. workshop in Sacramento, and C.A.S.H. staff have been coordinating with him to help provide feedback and expertise.

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Posted in Legislation B-29-15, CALGreen, California Green Building Standards, Chet Widom, Division of the State Architect, drought state of emergency, DSA, Governor Brown, Governor's Executive Order

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