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Committee forwards ordinance to make new municipal buildings all‑electric
Summary
The committee recommended sending an ordinance to the Board that would amend the Environment Code to require new municipal buildings and major renovations be all‑electric, citing greenhouse gas and safety concerns; staff detailed waiver/alternative compliance pathways and planned outreach and technical workshops.
Chair Sandra Lee Feuer moved item 2 to the full Board with a positive recommendation after presentations from the Department of Environment, Public Works and the Budget Analyst.
Cindy Comerford, climate program manager at the Department of Environment, told the committee the ordinance would require all new municipal construction and major renovations to use exclusively electric energy systems, excluding natural gas. Comerford said buildings account for 44% of San Francisco’s emissions and that 94% of municipal‑building emissions come from natural gas use. She listed climate,…
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