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CALGreen Mandatory requirements are triggered on all Residential and Multi-Family alterations or additions that are less than 1,000 square feet and increase the project's conditioned area, volume, or size.

CalGreen Special Inspectors must have years of experience in the building design field. They must pass a state exam and commit to recurrent training. The duties of the CalGreen Special Inspector include verification that the CalGreen requirements are included within the permit documents.

CalGreen Checklist is a form that is required to be submitted with your building permit application. The purpose of the checklist is to document which California Green Buildings Standard Code items your project will comply with.

CALGreen is more stringent than LEED at a fixture level in some cases, but LEED is a performance based calculation and projects could meet or exceed the reduction rates of CALGreen prescriptive rates on the following fixtures: - CALGreen water closet flush rate (1.28 gpf) < LEED (1.6 gpf) - CALGreen urinal flush rate ( ...

CALGreen provisions under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) are for newly constructed residential structures, as well as additions and alterations to existing buildings which increase the building's “conditioned area, interior volume or size.

CalGreen code compliance is required for any residential remodel that “increases the building's conditioned area, volume or size”.