Item 4-Handout1
City of Cupertino Building Reach Code
Peer City Reach Code Comparisons
Type EE ZNE Solar EV Low-Rise
Residential
High-Rise
Residential Nonresidential Mixed-Use
Portola Valley
CALGreen
2016
EE, EV,
Third-
Party cert.
X X
- Require Build It Green point calculation. Projects <3,000 sq ft need 75 points, projects>
3,000 sq ft minimum 75 points with one additional point for each 50 sq ft over 3,000
- Solar ready infrastructure: solar zone should be located on the roof or overhand and have
an area no less than 500 sq ft AND projects shall provide a pathway for conduit and
plumbing to support the installation of future PV or solar thermal
- EV ready infrastructure requirements: (1) service panel provide at least 208/240v, 50 amps
grounded AC outlet and dedicated branch circuit, and (2) wiring with capacity to
accommodate 100-amp circuit
- Comply with mandatory
CALGreen measures
- EV ready infrastructure
requirements: (1) service
panel provide 208/240v, 50
amps grounded AC outlet
and dedicated branch
circuit, and (2) wiring with
capacity to accommodate
100-amp circuit
2019 CALGreen
Tier 1
EE, EV +
green
measures X X
- 15% better than
CALGreen
- 15% spaces EV capable
- 5% better than CALGreen
- Up to 8% spaces EV
capable
- Nonres: 10% better than
CALGreen
- Hotel/motel: 5% better than
CALGreen
- Up to 8% of spaces EV
capable
- 12% reduction in baseline
water use
As applicable for each
component
Palo Alto
CALGreen
2016
Solar &/or
EE
X X
- Minimum one or the
other: (1) 10% less than
standard design with no
PV or (2) 20% less than
standard design if
building includes a PV
system
- Solar: required for single
family
- New: CALGreen Tier 2;
Alterations: Tier 1
(excluding EE)
- Minimum one or the
other: (1) 10% less than
standard design with no
PV or (2) 12% less than
standard design if
building includes a PV
system
- New: CALGreen Tier 2;
Alterations: Tier 1
(excluding EE)
- Minimum one or the other: (1) 10% less than standard
design with no PV or (2) equal to standard design with PV
system
- New: CALGreen Tier 2; Alterations: Tier 1 (excl. EE)
- If >$100,000: EPA Portfolio Manager, projects >10,000 sq ft:
performance review
Sunnyvale
CALGreen
2019 +
Third
Party cert.
- CALGreen + GreenPoint
Rated & verified with
minimum of 90 points
- CALGreen + GreenPoint
Rated & verified with
min. of 90 points
- Build It Green
certification
- ≤ 5,000 sq ft: CALGreen
mandatory measures
- >5,000 sq ft – 30,000 sq ft:
CALGreen + LEED Gold
certification
- >30,000 sq ft: CALGreen +
LEED Gold certification with
USGBC Certification and
Design Phase credits
reviewed by USGBC
City of Cupertino
Sustainability Commission
August 29, 2019 Stringency
2
San Mateo
CALGreen
2019
Solar, EE,
EV
X X
- Mixed fuel: 15% better
than CALGreen
- SFR: 1 kW PV
- MFR 3-16 units: 2 kW PV
- SFR: EV ready
- MFR: 15% spaces EV
capable
- MFR 17+ units: 3 kW PV
- MFR: 15% EV capable
- Office use – mixed fuel: 10% better than CALGreen
- Buildings < 10,000 sq ft require 3 kW PV
- Buildings > 10,000 sq ft require 5 kW PV
- Mixed use: provide min size PV for both res and nonres
components
- 10% EV capable and 5% EVSE installed spaces
2019 CALGreen
Tier 2
EE, EV +
green
measures
X X
- EDR = 0 and all EE
measures
- 20% spaces EV capable
- 10% better than
CALGreen
- Up to 10% spaces EV
capable
- Nonres: 15% better than
CALGreen
- Hotel/motel: 10% better than
CALGreen
- Up to 10% spaces EV capable
- 20% reduction in baseline
water use
As applicable for each
component
Mountain View
SVCE
model
code
X X X
Silicon Valley
Clean Energy
CALGreen
2019
Solar, EE,
EV
X X X
- Mixed fuel: 25% better
than CALGreen
- Electrification readiness
- 3 or 5 kW PV
- Mixed fuel: 7% better
than CALGreen
- Electrification readiness
- 3 or 5 kW PV
- MFR: 100% EV Ready
- Office mixed fuel: 14% better
than CALGreen &
electrification readiness
- Retail mixed fuel: 14% better
than CALGreen &
electrification readiness
- 3 or 5 kW PV
- Office - 10% spaces EVSE
installed, 10% spaces EV
Ready, 30% spaces EV
Capable
- Other Nonres - 6% spaces
EVSE, 5% spaces L1 EV Ready
San Jose
CALGreen
2019
EE, EV
X X
- Mixed fuel: 25% better
than CALGreen
- Mixed fuel: 7% better
than CALGreen
- Solar-ready
- 50%* EV Ready or EVSE
(25% Level 2, 75% Level
1), remainder EV Capable
- Office mixed fuel: 14% better
than CALGreen
- Retail mixed fuel: 14% better
than CALGreen
- Solar-ready
- 10% spaces EVSE, 40% spaces
EV Capable (with reserved
capacity)
Berkeley All-Electric
- Prohibits natural gas infrastructure in new construction - new cooking, water heating, and/or building heating systems
cannot use natural gas
- Differs from a reach code by leveraging the City’s authority under the California Constitution to prohibit installation of
hazardous internal gas piping infrastructure when granting use permits for new buildings
Santa Monica
CALGreen
2016:
Solar, EE &
ZNE
X X X
- Require PV system: 1.5
watts per sq ft
- Designed to use 15% less
energy than allowed by
CALGreen and achieve an
EDR of Zero
- Require PV system: 2 watts per sq ft
- Designed to use 10% less energy than allowed by CALGreen
- Renewable energy required to heat pool with requirements (1) surface area of solar
collectors equal to or greater than 70% of surface area of pool (2) renewable energy
provides 60% of total energy for heating (3) no electrical resistance heaters from non-
renewable sources shall be used to heat pool
Stringency