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Community Buildings Secondary Actions <br />Review and enhance permitting process to simplify the process <br />(e.g., permit streamlining) as feasible to encourage adoption of <br />electrification and energy storage back-up practices throughout <br />the community. <br />Leverage partnerships to provide financial incentives for existing <br />residential and commercial building electrification (e.g., EBCE's <br />Resilient Home program), consistent with Action S2. <br />Outreach and Education <br />• Build a residential and business toolkit (e.g., permit guide) <br />to identify the steps needed to electrify buildings (e.g., panel <br />upgrades) and promote rebates and incentives (e.g., hot water <br />heater replacements and induction cooking through EBCE and <br />Bay Area Regional Energy Network [BayREN]) to encourage and <br />simplify the electrification process of existing buildings. <br />• Work with local businesses and change agents to influence <br />behavior in community. <br />• Work with local organizations (e.g., Bay East Association <br />of Realtors) to promote energy programs to business and <br />homeowners. <br />Metrics and Evaluation <br />Build in evaluation metrics to determine progress towards meeting <br />electrification goals. <br />Stay apprised of existing building electrification regulations, <br />studies, and regional efforts. <br />Emissions reduction i`'. City Cost $.43k <br />Co -benefits Community Cost ($262k) <br />The City will require that all new construction use the lowest global <br />warming potential (GWP) refrigerants available for appliances and <br />heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. <br />Strategy BE -2. Improve energy consumption <br />and efficiency <br />Primary Actions <br />Emissions reduction 1,300 City Cost $0 <br />Co benefits ♦tt 0 f Community Cost { $287k <br />The City will modify the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) Green <br />Building chapter to expand the definition of "covered projects" to cover <br />all new commercial buildings and all new residential homes. Underthe <br />current PMC, the existing definition (which would be updated with P3) <br />for a "covered project" means (1) construction of any City -sponsored <br />project; (2) construction of any commercial project that includes <br />20,000 gross square feet or more of conditioned space; (3) renovation <br />of any commercial project or City -sponsored project that adds 20,000 <br />gross square feet or more of additional conditioned space, but not a <br />renovation project that consists solely of interior improvements to <br />an existing building; (4) construction of any single-family residential <br />project that is 2,000 square feet or more in size; (5) construction of <br />Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 Buildings & Energy 138 <br />