DATE:

October 21, 2005 (Friday)

TIME:

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

LOCATION:

1660 Mission Street, Suite 2001

Note:

Public comment is welcome and will be heard during each agenda item.   Reference documents relating to agenda are available for review at the 1650 Mission Street, Suite 302.  For information, please call Code Analyst Alan Tokugawa at (415) 558-6004.

Present:
Zachary Nathan, AIA
Nick Palter
 

Others Present:

Excused:

Absent:
Carolynn Abst, AIA
Charles Breidinger, P.E.
James Guthrie, S.E.
Arnold Lerner, AIA

Laurence Kornfield, CBO, Chief Building Inspector, TSD/DBI

Alan Tokugawa, TSD/DBI

Mark Palmer, Dept. of the Environment

Rich Chien, Dept. of the Environment

Laura Ingall, Dept. of the Environment

Debbie Raphael, Dept. of the Environment

Melinda Hue, Dept. of the Environment

Marshall Foster, Mayor’s Office of Greening

Rob Rich, Mayor’s Office of Housing

Joshua Switzky, SF Planning Dept.

Aekta Shah, Green Dev. – CleverHomes LLC

Michael Folk, Ideal Sense

Sean Culman, Solutions

Shannon Englebrecht, Owner/Builder
Richar Marquez, SF HIS/DBI

1.0

Call to Order and Roll Call
Members: Carolynn Abst, AIA; Charles Breidinger, P.E.; James Guthrie, S.E.; Arnold Lerner, AIA; Zachary Nathan, AIA; Nicholas Palter

The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. with two members in attendance.   A quorum was not present.

2.0

Review of all Green Building Subcommittee agenda items discussed and acted upon during the past year, and identification of new topics for discussion and action over the coming year. These topics may include items regarding sustainability, green construction, recycling, reuse, energy conservation, and possible building codes revisions, proposed ordinances, and activities or programs of other agencies. Such items identified will be prioritized and scheduled for discussion and possible action at future meetings of this Subcommittee

In his introductory statement, Marshall Foster, Mayor’s Office of Greening, emphasized that the Mayor’s Office is very interested in Green activities and legislation. The Mayor’s Office of Greening is interested in creating an awards program for green issues. However, standards of performance need to be set up in order to be able to review nominated projects for recognition.

It was noted that the Planning Department was not yet really engaged in creating a policy for Green issues, but that Larry Badiner, Zoning Administrators, and Craig Nikitas should be contacted to get Planning more involved.

The attendees at this Subcommittee meeting went through a list of possible topics and issues for review in upcoming meetings (See attached matrix table, Attachment A). The list of code change topics from the previous year was also reviewed. Where possible, priorities of timing were also determined. Laurence Kornfield suggested that it would be most effective to select those items that were readily achievable and complete them. He stated that the Department of Building Inspection should not be the decision maker in those instances where a code addition or revision must be made.  This decision should involve the broad code-user community.

3.0

Subcommittee Members’ and Staff’s identification of new agenda items, as well as current agenda items to be continued to another subcommittee regular meeting or special meeting. Subcommittee discussion and possible action regarding administrative issues related to building codes.

There were no additional items identified by staff.

4.0

Public Comment: Public comment will be heard on items not on this agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Code Advisory Committee.  Comment time is limited to 3 minutes per person or at the call of the Chair.

There was no public comment.

5.0

Adjournment.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

This Year (2005)

Next Year (2006)

Future

U

Training Nov. 18, re: Oct. 1 revisions to Title 42, Part 6, California Energy Code

Env

Commercial roof insulation

Upgrade mechanical equipment like boilers

U

DBI gave $150,000 to Department of Environment

U

LEED Training

Recertification or recommissioning of building facilities

U

Instead of a display of materials at an exhibition, use a live person at table.

Z

Employee pay incentive for LEED Accreditation

Waterless urinals

U

LEED training

Z

Funds for Department of Environment to staff the exhibition table.

Graywater systems

U

Construction & Demolition Ordinance

Z

Publish Green Building checklist. Tracking? Residential incentives.

Green Roof analysis

U

Grease Traps

Platinum Building priority. Gold? Environmental Review priority. (No residential standard).

Other Green Issues

Private/public

Redevelopment

Planning

Dept. of Real Estate (Reqts. For public buildings)

U

Solar Panel Permitting

Faster permits may be an incentive, not fee.

U

Roof water drainage to anyplace - PUC

Env

CECO analysis.

Env

RECO

Use 1660 Mission as a demonstration building for contractors to showcase lighting, solar, carpet, mechanical, retro commercial, waterless urinal, demand water heater.

Solar water heater.

?

Lighting for Seniors

?

Bulletin for operable windows in commercial.

Z

TV show on Channel 26.