Actions
Action GHG-05-a: Work with the California Energy Codes and Standards Program to develop cost-effective reach codes that must be met by all new construction. The reach codes will include the following performance standards:
- Residential single-family: Projects must meet or exceed a modeled EDR1 (hourly source energy) metric of 11.5 points above the 2022 Title 24, Part 6 statewide performance minimum (the “standard design building”).
- Residential multifamily: Projects must meet or exceed a modeled Energy Source Margin of 11 percent above the 2022 Title 24, Part 6 statewide performance minimum.
- Nonresidential: Projects must reduce non-electricity-related GHG emissions by 85 percent below 2022 Title 24, Part 6 equivalent emissions for each nonresidential buildings type.
Status: In Progress.
Action GHG-05-b: Provide fee reductions or offsets and expedited permitting for residential and nonresidential projects that are built all-electric and do not include new natural gas infrastructure piping. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-05-c: Conduct stakeholder outreach with building industry members, contractors, residents, businesses, and other interest groups to present the reach code options and solicit feedback. Status: Waiting on Dependency.
Action GHG-05-d: Develop and adopt an ordinance(s) to implement new construction building reach code(s) based on the cost-effectiveness studies (completed as part of Action GHG-05-a) and stakeholder outreach (completed as part of Action GHG-05-c). Status: Waiting on Dependency.
Action GHG-05-e: Submit the ordinance(s) and cost-effectiveness studies for new construction building reach code(s) to the California Energy Commission for review and approval. Status: Waiting on Dependency.
Action GHG-05-f: Conduct training for County permitting staff to understand the reach code requirements for new buildings and how compliance will be demonstrated. Status: Waiting on Dependency.
Action GHG-05-g: Engage with the California Energy Codes and Standards Program to continually monitor and reassess legal and regulatory barriers requiring all-electric new construction and develop pathways for eliminating the expansion of natural gas infrastructure in the county as feasible. Status: Ongoing.
Action GHG-05-h: Develop a tracking system for the number of housing units and nonresidential square footage that is built to comply with the new reach code. Status: Waiting on Dependency.
Action GHG-05-i: Provide information regarding new reach code requirements and any incentives to contractors, potential owners, and building applicants by publishing information on the County website, developer/business group-focused communications, and at the permit counter. This should also include information on grant funding opportunities, such as the Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Program, and 179D tax credits. Status: Waiting on Dependency.
Action GHG-05-j: Partner with Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, Construction Trades Workforce Initiative, Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council, Sacramento Regional Builders' Exchange, and Northern California Construction Training to develop a training program targeted towards developing knowledge and skills of contractors and construction workers to support the construction of all-electric buildings. (Note that this action may be combined with Action GHG-04-k.) Status: Waiting on Dependency.
