Net Zero Energy/Water CASH Annual Conference

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Net Zero Energy/Water

CASH Annual Conference Sacramento, CA

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DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT 3

ENERGY EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS

Title 24, Part 6, CA Energy Efficiency Standards

 Applies to all construction at public schools and community colleges---effective July 1, 2014

 New 2013 Energy Code requires an increase of 30% better than the previous 2010 Energy Code and includes:

› Commissioning

› Solar Ready Roofs

› Daylight and lighting controls

› Increased Insulation

› Data Registry with the California Energy Commission

HIGH PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE (HPI) PROGRAM

An incentive grant program for K-12 schools to promote the use of high performance design including:

› Sustainable site design › Energy and water efficiency › Improved Indoor Air Quality › Use of Recycled Materials › Enhanced Acoustics

 Applied to state funded new construction and modernization projects

 Program started in 2007

 DSA will have approved a total 325 HPI projects

 To date, $57.8 million has been apportioned for 239 HPI projects

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PROPOSITION 39 PROJECT REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION

SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

 Informational Web page requested by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

 To encourage and inform DSA clients about solar in schools; especially Photovoltaic Installations

 Link to the Interpretation of Regulations for PV installations IR 16-8

 DSA was involved in the development of the California Solar Permitting Guidebook

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DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT 9 ZERO NET ENERGY/GRID NEUTRAL

 In response to Executive Order S-20-04 to encourage schools to be energy and resource efficient.

 Grid Neutral Guidebook published in February 2009 encouraging that schools and community colleges be electrically independent and produce as much energy as they use at their site.

 Zero Net Energy is next step after Grid Neutral encouraging that all energy consumption including natural gas be ZNE

 Guidebook and power point presentation available on the DSA Web page

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DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT 11 DSA GREEN SCHOOL OUTREACH

State Architect announcements:

 7x7x7 Program

 ZNE workshops co-sponsored by DGS and New Building Institute

 Water conservation-1,000 school campuses

DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT 12 DSA GREEN SCHOOL OUTREACH

Presentations:

School Boards Association – Dec 14, 2014

AIA Codes Conversation – CALGreen

Green School Summits

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DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT 14 DSA’S SUSTAINABILITY WEBSITES & RESOURCES

http://www.dgs.ca.gov/dsa/Programs/progSustainability.aspx

 CALGreen Code

 Energy Efficiency Regulations

 High Performance Incentive (HPI) Program

 Proposition 39 Project Review Implementation Procedures  Solar PV Installations

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Contact:

Robert Lee Chase, AIA

California Deputy State Architect

Phone 916.323.7344

Email bob.chase@dgs.ca.gov

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NET ZERO ENERGY AND WATER

PROJECTS, LEGAL ISSUES

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SOURCES OF AUTHORITY

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Executive orders

Statutes (Education Code, Water Code)

Regulations (OPSC, Energy Commission)

General State and federal law (CEQA,

NEPA)

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EXECUTIVE ORDER S-3-05

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that State

agencies, departments, and other entities under my direct executive authority take action to reduce entity-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10% by 2015 and 20% by 2020, as measured against a 2010 baseline.” Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

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GENERAL STATUTES

Public Contract Code – competitive bidding

and other awarding procedures

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REGULATIONS

Office of Public School Construction and

State Allocation Board

California Division of State Architect

Both establish regulations governing

building standards and energy

performance standards for school buildings

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GENERAL STATE AND FEDERAL

LAW

California Environmental Quality Act and its

federal law equivalents

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AGENCY PROGRAMS

Collaborative for High Performance

Schools (CHPS)

California Energy Commission (CEC) –

Bright Schools Program

California Energy Commission (CEC) –

Database for Energy Efficient Resources (D.E.E.R.)

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AGENCY PROGRAMS, cont.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) – Energy Star for K-12 School Districts Program

Savings by Design

U.S. Department of Energy – EnergySmart

Schools

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CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY

SERVICES

Government Code sections 4217.10

through 4217.18 govern contracts for

providing electrical or thermal energy from alternate sources, or conservation

measures to school districts.

Alternate sources of energy include: solar,

biomass, wind, geothermal,

hydroelectricity, and other sources that reduce the use of fossil fuels.

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CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY

SERVICES, cont.

Definitions:

 Energy service contract – contract entered into

by school district with any company or other entity, pursuant to which the company will provide electrical or thermal energy or

conservation services to a public agency from an “energy conservation facility”

(Gov’t Code § 4217.11(f))

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LEGAL ISSUES SPECIFIC TO NET ZERO

WATER PROJECTS

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ALLOWABLE USES OF RECYCLED

WATER

Allowable uses of recycled water (treated)

› Irrigation of landscaping, parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, school yards

› Flushing of toilets and urinals

Greywater (untreated) for residential

irrigation

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ALLOWABLE USES OF RECYCLED

WATER, cont.

Despite uses allowed by law there may be

cultural and political aversions to use of recycled water anywhere, especially where children play such as parks and playing fields.

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FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO

NET ZERO WATER

National Environmental Policy Act.

› Establishes U.S. policy promoting enhancement of the environment.

› Impact of NEPA on local projects should be reviewed.

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STATE LAWS APPLICABLE TO NET

ZERO WATER

Use of gray water.

› Health and Safety Code Sections (Part 1.5, Chapter 5, Article 3, Section 17920-17928).

› California Building Standards Code (Part 2.5, Chapter 4).

 Authority for local agencies to adopt greywater prohibitions or standards (Section 18941).

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STATE LAW APPLICABLE TO NET

ZERO WATER, cont.

California State Drinking Water Act (Health

and Safety Code, Division 104, Part 12, Chapter 4).

› Requirements and compliance (Article 7).

Water quality (Water Code Division 7).

› Water reuse (Chapter 7, Article 7).

› Greywater systems (Chapter 22).

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STATE LAW APPLICABLE TO NET ZERO

WATER, cont.

California Plumbing Code (24 CCR Part 5).

› Greywater systems (Chapter 16, Part I.).

› Reclaimed water systems (Chapter 16, Part II.)

› Errata adding Appendix G: Greywater systems.

Water recycling criteria (22 CCR, Division

4, Chapter 3).

› Uses of recycled water (Article 3).

› Dual plumbed recycled water systems (Article 5).

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STATE LAW APPLICABLE TO NET ZERO

WATER, cont.

Senate Bill 1258 (Lowenthal, 2008):

building standards – greywater.

Assembly Bill 1406 (Huffman, 2007):

recycled water: toilet and urinal flushing – condominiums.

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STATE LAW APPLICABLE TO NET ZERO

WATER, cont.

State Water Resources Control Board

Recycled Water Policy (5/14/09).

State Water Resources Control Board

General Waste Discharge Requirements for Landscape Irrigation Uses of Municipal Recycled Water (July 2009).

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LOCAL ORDINANCES AND

REGULATIONS

California Plumbing Code, Chapter 16A:

Nonpotable Water Reuse Systems (Greywater Systems).

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LOCAL ORDINANCES AND

REGULATIONS, cont.

San Francisco Municipal Code.

› Impact on water projects.

City of Redwood City.

› Impact on recycled water use projects.

Other local city and county ordinances and

regulations.

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LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR AVAILABLE

NET ZERO PROJECT FUNDING

 State revenue, OPSC, other sources

 Bonds

› General obligation

› Mello-Roos

 Lease financing

 Power purchase agreements

 Utility provider programs

 Grants – programs through OPSC and SAB; others

 Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB)

 Qualified School Construction Bonds (QSCB)

 Others