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Buildings & Energy | 38Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 Community Buildings • Review and enhance permitting process to simplify the process (e.g., permit streamlining) as feasible to encourage adoption of electrification and energy storage back-up practices throughout the community. • Leverage partnerships to provide financial incentives for existing residential and commercial building electrification (e.g., EBCE’s Resilient Home program), consistent with Action S2. Outreach and Education • Build a residential and business toolkit (e.g., permit guide) to identify the steps needed to electrify buildings (e.g., panel upgrades) and promote rebates and incentives (e.g., hot water heater replacements and induction cooking through EBCE and Bay Area Regional Energy Network [BayREN]) to encourage and simplify the electrification process of existing buildings. • Work with local businesses and change agents to influence behavior in community. • Work with local organizations (e.g., Bay East Association of Realtors) to promote energy programs to business and homeowners. Metrics and Evaluation • Build in evaluation metrics to determine progress towards meeting electrification goals. • Stay apprised of existing building electrification regulations, studies, and regional efforts. Secondary Actions S1. Refrigerant management in new construction Emissions reduction City Cost $43k Co-benefits Community Cost ($262k) The City will require that all new construction use the lowest global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants available for appliances and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Strategy BE-2. Improve energy consumption and efficiency Primary Actions P3. Modify Municipal Code definition of “covered projects” Emissions reduction 1,300 City Cost $0 Co-benefits Community Cost $287k The City will modify the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) Green Building chapter to expand the definition of “covered projects” to cover all new commercial buildings and all new residential homes. Under the current PMC, the existing definition (which would be updated with P3) for a “covered project” means (1) construction of any City-sponsored project; (2) construction of any commercial project that includes 20,000 gross square feet or more of conditioned space; (3) renovation of any commercial project or City-sponsored project that adds 20,000 gross square feet or more of additional conditioned space, but not a renovation project that consists solely of interior improvements to an existing building; (4) construction of any single-family residential project that is 2,000 square feet or more in size; (5) construction of