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Jefferson County to apply for $1.5 million DRCOG subaward for building decarbonization staffing and permitting software
Summary
County staff asked commissioners to support applying for a $1.5 million subaward from a DRCOG/EPA-funded Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to fund a building decarbonization policy position and analysis/implementation funding for permitting software; commissioners agreed and staff will return with a discovery-phase recommendation within 12 months.
Jefferson County staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners on a proposed application for a DRCOG (Denver Regional Council of Governments) subaward drawn from U.S. EPA funds allocated to DRCOG’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant. Staff requested authority to apply for and accept a subaward of up to $1,500,000 to support two primary components: a grant-funded full-time equivalent position to lead local building-decarbonization policy work, and funding for a permitting/software solution to better capture and report building-energy data.
Jabez Mullins, sustainability program manager in Facilities Management, described building decarbonization as reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and said buildings account for about 57% of Jefferson County’s annual greenhouse gas emissions—roughly 29% from electricity and…
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