In this issue CLCID Board Meeting & Strategic Planning - October 6, 2009
Report on CA Architects Board Meeting
Report on Calif. Council for Interior Design Certification Meeting
LEED Certification – Cost upgrades
CA Codes: Exterior Lighting under Title 24 2010
State Board of
Equalization - New Registration Requirements for Qualified Purchasers to Report Use Tax
California Commission on Disability Access (CCDA)
CLCID Board Meeting & Strategic Planning
Date: October 6, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Dacor Showroom
1440 Bridge Gate Ave.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Tel: 626-799-1000
Park in the parking structure. Please do not park in spaces reserved for Administrative personnel.
Meeting Meals:
Continental Breakfast and Lunch – $25.00
RSVP: To CLCID at (909) 899-7129 Fax
ALL BOARD MEMBERS
ARE ASKED TO ATTEND. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, Betty Noll Wood, Executive Director
Report on CA Architects Board Meeting
The California Architects Board (CAB) had its board meeting on September 17, 2009 in San Francisco, CAThe Agenda included another look at the Building Designers and Interior Designers
Certification Programs that operate under exemptions 5537 & 5538. After reviewing and understanding the associations and boards they were very impressed with the amount of
accreditation that goes on with namely CCIDC and AIBD. They found that there is no basis for concern for the health and safety of the consumer under these exemptions
Report on Calif. Council for Interior Design Certification Meeting
The California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC) had its board meeting on
September 19, 2009 in Sacramento, CA.
IDEX exam attendance is going well as can be expected in this economy. Executive
Director Doug Stead has visited several interior design schools and will continue to do so in the coming year to inform on and promote the IDEX exam. There was discussion about the
Owner/Builder law AB2335 that went into law last year. Any home owner that has work done over $500 by an unlicensed person is now defined as an employer.
A homeowner now has to register as an employer and will be subject to withholding, employment compensation, disability, state and federal taxes
and is responsible for supervising, permits and inspections. Attention Designers: It is very important to tell your clients about this law especially those who want to cut costs and hire an unlicesed contractor.
Go to
www.cslb.ca.gov/Resources/GuidesAndPamphlets/OwnerBuildersPamphlet - it will
provide you with the Responsibilities of the Owner/Builder.
LEED Certification – Cost upgrades
NGBS (National Green Building Standard) has four levels of compliance Bronze, Silver, Gold and Emerald and is based on points in six areas: site sustainability, water
conservation, material resource efficiency, energy conservation, indoor air quality and education regarding building maintenance and operation.
As Steinberg explained, there are various areas in the standard where multifamily would achieve points, simply due to the nature of multifamily, particularly in terms of the water
efficiency category, if you are building a multifamily community, you have pretty much been close to meeting Bronze, he said.
In terms of added cost, the speakers noted that the Bronze level will cost 2 percent more, while Silver, Gold and Emerald will cost 4 percent, 8 percent and 17 percent more, respectively.
Despite Steinbergs assertion that multifamily communities can easily achieve the Bronze level in the new green standard, Dennis found that residents are not necessarily willing to
pay more for green features, as his company previously assumed.
In a survey of current Wood Partners residents, 80 percent said that they expect green
features, noted Dennis. The survey also found that 37.7 percent would pay 5 percent more for green features, while 28 percent responded that they would be willing to pay 10 percent more.
In addition to the survey, Dennis reported his findings on the cost, per unit, of several green standards. For a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) NC
certification for a high-rise community, the cost was 0.75 to 1 percent more; for LEED for Homes certification on a garden-style community, the cost was $1,500 to $2,000 more in
California, the cost was $1,000 to $1,500 more and for Energy Star, the cost was $600 to $800 more.
CA Codes: Exterior Lighting under Title 24 2010
Lighting: Exterior Lighting
Description
This requirement mandates high efficacy lighting for exterior applications in residences. The intent is to require compact fluorescent lighting for porches and other exterior
applications. This measure would ensure that:
* Typical outdoor lighting equipment would either be compact fluorescent (CF), HID, or
motion controlled. If not motion controlled, lighting would be high efficacy, thereby using less Watts than typical incandescent lighting. If motion controlled, lights could be
tungsten, since they would be off a majority of the time.
* Tungsten lighting can still be used in the mountains where compact fluorescent lamps
may have difficulty starting in extremely cold environments.
*150
Exterior lighting for residences shall employ high efficacy source(s).
Exceptions:
1. Exterior luminaires installed in climate zones 14 or 16.
2. Low voltage luminaires rated 50 Watts or less.
3. Luminaires directly controlled by a motion-sensing device.
4. Lighting used in or around swimming pools, water features, or other locations subject to Article 680 of the 2001 California Electrical Code.
Benefits
Exterior lighting is a significant energy end-use in California. When poorly designed, it can also contribute to light trespass and pollution. This measure will require high efficacy
lighting, saving energy and realizing other environmental benefits. It is estimated that the measure will save at least 25 Watts per luminaire, with typical savings between 60-80
Watts.
Environmental Impact
Environmental impact will be positive. While there may be some minor increases in mercury
related to fluorescent and other high efficacy lighting, this increase will be offset by the benefit of reductions in air-born mercury from reduced energy generation at power plants.
Type of Change
This change would be a mandatory measure in §150. It would need to be described in the
Residential Manual and it would probably be beneficial for the Commission to develop and disseminate a fact sheet to all electrical manufacturers and distributors, prior to
implementing the measure.
Measure Availability and Cost
Many manufacturers of residential grade outdoor lighting in the U.S. produce, or could
easily produce, products to meet this measure. Prices, availability, and selection of current products are reasonable and would become even more so, if this measure passes.
Products on the market now can be purchased at Home Depot, Lowes, etc.
Useful Life, Persistence and Maintenance
Lamp life will be lengthened; therefore the affected lighting will require less maintenance by the owner. The definition of high efficacy lighting prohibits line voltage, medium-based sockets.
Performance Verification
No performance verification is needed. Plan check and field inspection is easy for this requirement.
Cost Effectiveness
The cost effectiveness of this requirement will be studied in later project tasks. Complying products typically cost between $10-$20 more than comparable incandescent products.
Analysis Tools
This measure would be implemented as a mandatory measure and no analysis tools would be needed to show compliance. The cost effectiveness calculations would use simple
calculations based on typical hours of exterior lighting operation, as well as the power differences between conventional incandescent sources and the high efficacy lighting
required by this measure.
Relationship to Other Measures
This measure relates to other exterior lighting measures to be considered by the CEC.
Bibliography and Other Research Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) is being conducted on exterior lighting. The research being done as part of this task will be coordinated with that effort.
SOURCE: www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2008standards
State Board of Equalization - New Registration Requirements for Qualified Purchasers to Report Use Tax
The State Board of Equalization would like to enlist your organization's help in getting the word out on New Registration Requirements for Qualified Purchasers to Report Use Tax.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in distributing this important information to your members.
Below you will find a brief summary, and link to the Board's "Special Notice" which states the guidelines.
If you have any questions, please contact our Taxpayer Information Section at 800-400-7115 (TDD/TTY: 800-735-2929).
New legislation, Assembly Bill x4 18 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 16), added section 6225 of the Revenue and Taxation Code which requires a qualified purchaser to register with the
Board of Equalization and report and pay use tax directly to the Board of Equalization. Under this section, a qualified purchaser includes businesses with at least $100,000 in
annual gross receipts from business operations. If sales tax would apply when a particular item is purchased in California, use tax applies
when a similar purchase is made from a retailer outside the state and no tax is charged. Use tax is not a new tax. It has been part of the Revenue and Taxation Code since the
1930s. Only the registration requirement is new under AB x4 18. The Board of Equalization has drafted a special notice with information regarding the new
use tax registration requirements for qualified purchasers. The special notice, along with a use tax registration form, is available at the following link: www.boe.ca.gov/news/pdf/l232.pdf
California Commission on Disability Access (CCDA)
The new California Commission on Disability Access(CCDA) is part of the California Building Standards Commission. They are having their first meeting October 19, 2009 and will be
held at the State Capitol in Room 4202 from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm.
The are also establishing a new mailing list for this new commission. If you wish to be
added to the California Commission on Disability Access' mailing list and/or attend their meeting, please go to www.bsc.ca.gov/CCDA/default.htm
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