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Legacy Sunflower Apartments Page 49 Mitigated Negative Declaration – March 14, 2019 use of construction-related energy and minimize or eliminate wasteful and unnecessary consumption of energy. With respect to solid waste, CALGreen requires 65% of most construction and demolition waste be diverted from a landfill. The project would generate various types of debris during project demolition and construction. Concrete and asphalt that is removed from the site during demolition can either be ground and reused on the site as base material for driveways or sold to a recycler. The City of Santa Ana has a Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) to recycle, compost, provide special waste disposal, and provide public information programs. As required by Assembly Bill 939 (AB 939) and the City’s SRRE, the solid waste generated by the project would be recycled and the materials that cannot be recycled hauled to either the Frank R. Bowerman landfill or the Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea. Project compliance with CALGreen and the city’s SRRE would reduce and conserve energy consumption regarding solid waste recycling during both project construction and the life of the project. Anticipated Energy Consumption The daily operation of the project would generate a demand for electricity, natural gas, and water supply, as well as generating wastewater requiring conveyance, treatment and disposal off-site, and solid waste requiring off-site disposal. Southern California Edison is the electrical purveyor in the City of Santa Ana and would provide electricity to the project. The Southern California Gas Company is the natural gas purveyor in the City of Santa Ana would provide natural gas to the project. Energy Conservation: Regulatory Compliance The California Energy Commission (CEC) first adopted the Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (CCR, Title 24, Part 6) in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce energy consumption in the state. Part 11 of the Title 24 Building Standards Code is referred to as CALGreen. The purpose of CALGreen is to “improve public health, safety and general welfare by enhancing the design and construction of buildings through the use of building concepts having a positive environmental impact and encouraging sustainable construction practices in the following categories: (1) Planning and design; (2) Energy efficiency; (3) Water efficiency and conservation; (4) Material conservation and resource efficiency; and (5) Environmental quality.”9 As of January 1, 2011, CALGreen is mandatory for the construction of all new buildings in the state. CALGreen establishes mandatory measures for new residential and non-residential buildings. Such mandatory measures include energy efficiency, water conservation, material conservation, planning and design and overall environmental quality.10 CALGreen was most recently updated in 2016 to include new mandatory measures for residential as well as nonresidential uses; the new measures took effect on January 1, 2017.11 The project would be required by the City to comply with the applicable provisions of Title 24 and CALGreen. With respect to solid waste, the project is required to comply with applicable regulations, including those pertaining to waste reduction and recycling. Waste haulers serving the project would divert project-generated municipal waste in accordance with applicable city ordinances. 9 California Building Standards Commission, 2016 California Green Building Standards Code, (2016). 10 Ibid. 11 Ibid. 6-71