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Environmental Checklist
<br />Energy
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<br />3) residential and nonresidential ventilation requirements; 4) and nonresidential lighting
<br />requirements (CEC 2018). Under the 2019 Standards, nonresidential buildings will be 30 percent
<br />more energy-efficient compared to the 2016 Standards. The CEC adopted the 2022 Energy Code on
<br />August 11, 2021, and applies starting January 1, 2023. The 2022 Energy Code encourages efficient
<br />electric heat pumps, establishes electric-ready requirements, expands solar and battery storage
<br />standards, and other stricter requirements.
<br />California Green Building Standards Code (2019), CCR Title 24, Part 11
<br />California’s green building code, referred to as CALGreen, was developed to provide a consistent
<br />approach to green building within the State. CALGreen lays out the minimum requirements for
<br />newly constructed residential and nonresidential buildings to reduce GHG emissions through
<br />improved efficiency and process improvements. The requirements pertain to energy efficiency (in
<br />excess of the California Energy Code requirements), water conservation, material conservation, and
<br />internal air contaminants. It also includes voluntary tiers to further encourage building practices
<br />that improve public health, safety, and general welfare by promoting a more sustainable design.
<br />Plan Bay Area 2050
<br />Plan Bay Area 2050 is a State-mandated, integrated long-range transportation, land-use, and
<br />housing plan, known as a Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
<br />(RTP/SCS), that would support a growing economy, provide more housing and transportation
<br />choices, and reduce transportation-related pollution in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area
<br />(ABAG/MTC 2021). Plan Bay Area 2050 focuses on advancing equity and improving resiliency in the
<br />Bay Area by creating strategies in the following four elements: Housing, Economy, Transportation,
<br />and Environment. Strategies include allowing higher-density in proximity to transit-corridors,
<br />optimizing the existing roadway network, creating complete streets, providing subsides for public
<br />transit, and reducing climate emissions, which will reduce overall per capita energy use from non-
<br />renewable resources.
<br />San Leandro Municipal Code
<br />San Leandro’s Municipal Code Chapter 7.5.7, Energy Code, mandates the implementation of
<br />California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 6, the California Energy Code, which has specific
<br />requirements for building design to reduce energy consumption. Some of the measures in the
<br />California Energy Code include the use of certain building materials to ensure a greater degree of
<br />energy efficiency during building operation and construction and energy efficiency standards for
<br />appliances, lighting amenities, and water fixtures, among other project components. San Leandro’s
<br />Municipal Code Chapter 3.19 requires all new municipal building projects to meet the United States
<br />Green Building Council LEED Silver rating. San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 7.5.6, Green Building
<br />Code, adopts California Building Standards Code, Title 24, part 11, Green Building Standards Code
<br />(CALGreen).
<br />San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan
<br />In July 2021, the City of San Leandro adopted an update to its Climate Action Plan (CAP), a citywide
<br />strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Chapter 4 of the CAP includes strategies that
<br />target energy reduction through energy efficiency and conservation, including prioritizing increasing
<br />and installing renewable energy generation systems and energy storage systems on rental homes,
<br />multi-family buildings, and affordable housing; reducing automobile dependency and increasing
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