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Building Commission backs San Francisco proposal to require all‑electric systems in new construction and urges ban on outdoor gas features
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously recommended the proposed ordinance to require all‑electric systems in most new construction, added a request to ban outdoor decorative gas lighting/heating, and asked DBI to finalize implementation rules after further review of an administrative bulletin.
The Building Inspection Commission on Aug. 12 recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance that would require new construction to use all‑electric systems for heating, cooling, water heating, cooking and clothes drying for initial permits filed after Jan. 1, 2021, with narrow exceptions for documented technical or physical infeasibility.
Cindy Pomerberg, climate program manager at the San Francisco Department of the Environment, told commissioners the rule is intended to protect public health, improve resilience and cut greenhouse‑gas emissions. She said the ordinance would be implemented under the city’s building code authority and that…
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