California’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2045 will only be achieved by embracing electrification for new and existing buildings. The 2019 building code already mandates solar panels for new construction and offers compliance benefits for installing electric appliances; pro-decarbonization changes like these will only continue in the 2022 cycle.
Build It Green hosted Amie Brousseau, a California Energy Commission (CEC) Energy Commission Specialist, to explain the Building Energy Efficiency Standards as they relate to different types of ADUs. A highly engaged audience asked questions on every topic—from solar and water heating requirements to modeling—and left the session with a number of resources.
Achieving California’s goal of carbon-free electricity by 2045 will be impossible without major changes in the residential sector. Luckily, the transition away from gas isn’t just environmentally beneficial; homeowners, renters, and property managers who go all-electric end up paying less in utilities and get to live in healthier spaces.
Build It Green staff members, Hannah Bruegmann and Chloe Chapman, spoke with the Orange County Realtors Association® about how ADUs can be used to meet the housing and environmental needs of individuals and communities without sacrificing a location’s unique qualities, and even enhancing them, and the roles realtors can play making this future a reality.
Can the housing crisis be addressed while also tackling global climate change? After all, California needs 3.5 million new homes by 2025 to meet demand and address affordability issues. But construction globally accounts for at least 11% of greenhouse gases, and 28% of greenhouse gases come from building energy use.
As you might have heard, California’s residential housing market has a new legal entrant: the Accessory Dwelling Unit or ADU, also known as an in-law unit, granny flat, casita, or garage conversion.
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Alex Coba
Communication Associate
As a proud California native from Stockton, Alex brings a wealth of experience and a versatile skill set. He has a solid communication background with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Relations from California State University, Chico. Alex is adept at strategic communications and media relations, with experience gathering and sharing stories from his local communities that uplift the unique spirit and values of those places. He is excited to join Build It Green, where he can apply his talents to further BIG’s mission to help communities across California thrive