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City of San Leandro 311 MacArthur Boulevard Residential Project 38 sized construction projects in the region. Construction contractors would be required to comply with applicable California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations, as well as the provisions of 13 California Code of Regulations Sections 2449 and 2485, which restrict the idling of heavy-duty diesel motor vehicles and govern the accelerated retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of heavy-duty diesel on- and off-road equipment. Construction equipment would also be subject to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Construction Equipment Fuel Efficiency Standard, which would minimize inefficient fuel consumption. Electrical power consumed during demolition and construction activities would be supplied from existing electrical infrastructure in the area. Overall, demolition and construction activities would not be expected to have any adverse impact on available electricity supplies or infrastructure. Demolition and construction activities would utilize fuel-efficient equipment consistent with state and federal regulations and would comply with state measures to reduce the inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary consumption of energy. In addition, per applicable regulatory requirements such as 2019 CALGreen, construction contractors would comply with construction waste management practices to divert a minimum of 65 percent of construction and demolition debris. These practices would result in efficient use of energy necessary to construct development facilitated by the proposed project. Furthermore, in the interest of cost efficiency, construction contractors would not be anticipated to utilize fuel in a manner that is wasteful or unnecessary. Therefore, demolition and construction activities associated with the proposed project would not result in potentially significant environmental effects due to the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, and impacts would be less than significant. Operation Energy demand from operation of the proposed project would include fuel consumed by passenger vehicles; natural gas consumed for heating and cooking in residential and non-residential buildings; and electricity consumed by residential and non-residential buildings including, but not limited to lighting, water conveyance, and air conditioning. Project operation would require approximately 11,217 gallons of gasoline and 3,357 gallons of diesel fuel annually (Appendix D), as well as approximately 100 megawatt-hours per year of electricity and 454 million British thermal units of natural gas (Appendix B). Project energy and fuel consumed would represent an incremental increase in usage compared to existing conditions, and the proposed project would implement energy and fuel-efficient components to reduce demand. For example, the project would include bicycle parking spaces, energy-efficient LED lighting, and recycling and composting bins to each townhome. Additionally, the trees located on the project site would reduce some of the electricity and natural gas requirements, as they provide shade in the summer (reducing air conditioning needs) and insulation in the winter (reducing heating needs). Construction of the proposed buildings would comply with the 2019 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Non-residential Buildings and CALGreen 1 (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Parts 6 and 11), as applicable. These standards require the provision of electric vehicle supply equipment, water-efficient plumbing fixtures and fittings, recycling services, solar panels on low-rise residential development, solar-readiness on commercial development, and other energy-efficient measures that would reduce the potential for the inefficient use of energy. Therefore, operation of the proposed project would not result in potentially significant 1 The San Leandro Municipal Code incorporates CALGreen.