California Green Building Standards – Coalition for Adequate School Housing

C.A.S.H. August Facility Planners Update

Posted on July 31, 2015 by CASH

July 31, 2015

Facility Planners Meeting
August 2015

Californians for Quality Schools (CQS) Update
With the help of our members and supporters, C.A.S.H. believes we will meet 100% or
greater of our State School Bond initiative signature gathering threshold and will be
qualified by the end of September 2015. Upon qualification, we will begin a campaign for
which we will need to raise $1.5 to $2.5 million. The total campaign cost is expected to be
approximately $10 million, so we will be expanding outreach to other education
organizations and to local school districts and county offices of education for grassroots
efforts.

Posted in General AB 566, AB 715, AB 882, amicus curiae, Appellate Court, Assessable Space, BSC, Building Standards Commission, C.A.S.H. Board of Directors, C.A.S.H. Legislative Advisory Committee, California Green Building Standards, California Water Commission, Californians for Quality Schools, CQS, Davis v. Fresno, Department of Water Resources, Division of State Architect, DSA, DWR, Facility Planners, federal tax code requirements, Finance Committee, Fresno USD, LAC, Lease-Leaseback, Local Bond Funding, Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, MWELO, Portable Electronic Devices, Prequalification, Senate Education Committee, Senate Governance, State School Bond Initiative, Supreme Court, Title 24

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.

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

Building Standards Commission Approves Initial Water Efficiency Code Changes

Posted on May 29, 2015 by CASH

05/29/15

Today the Building Standards Commission (BSC) approved emergency regulations proposed by the Division of the State Architect (DSA) to update the California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24) and create new water efficiency requirements for public schools and community college irrigated landscape areas. The changes require a reduction in outdoor potable water use through irrigation regulation, separate water meters, and automatic controllers that adapt to changes in weather and soil moisture. This action is being taken in conjunction with the Governor’s recent Executive Order B-29-15 issued April 1, 2015 regarding water restrictions and conservation efforts. Today’s actions pertain only to use of water outside of a school building and do not apply to graywater.

Posted in Legislation B-29-15, BSC, Building Standards Commission, California Green Building Standards, Division of the State Architect, DSA, ETAF, Evapotranspiration adjustment factor, Governor's Executive Order, Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance, MWELO, SLAs, Special Landscape Areas, Title 24, Water Efficiency Code Changes

Message from the Chair – May 2015

Posted on May 28, 2015 by CASH

05/28/15

Initiative Signature Gathering on Track, Preparing for State Water Restrictions and Legislation

In last month’s Message from the Chair, I focused on two critical issues for the school facilities community: C.A.S.H.’s Californians for Quality Schools (CQS) State School Bond Initiative, and the Governor’s Executive Order B-29-15 regarding mandatory state water restrictions. In this month’s Message, I will update you on both of these key issues, as well as provide information about the Governor’s May Revision Budget and the status of school bond legislation.

Posted in General B-29-15, Bond Initiative, California Building Standards Commission, California Green Building Standards, Californians for Quality Schools, CBSC, Chet Widom, CQS, Division of the State Architect, DSA, Emergency Repair Program, ERP, Governor's Executive Order, Governor's May Revision Budget, Proposition 39, Proposition 98, Routine Restricted Maintenance Account, RRMA, school bond legislation, School Energy Coalition, School Facility Program, SEC, SFP, State School Bond Initiative, State Water Board, Williams Settlement

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.

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