Accelerating Electrification of California’s Multifamily Buildings
This report, Accelerating Electrification of California’s Multifamily Buildings, is a deliverable for the Accelerating Multifamily Building Upgrades project. This project was funded by the California Energy Commission’s Local Government Challenge grant. The report provides policy context (Part 1) and functional technical information (Part 2) to accelerate the electrification of California’s existing multifamily buildings. Part 1, The Value Proposition of Electrification in Multifamily Housing, reviews the historical and policy context for multifamily building electrification, addresses the
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StopWaste Achieves First Fitwel 2-Star Certification for a Public Building in California
Updated Jan 16, 2025
StopWaste’s office building in Oakland recently earned a 2-Star rating from Fitwel, the world’s leading certification system for buildings designed and operated to support occupant health and well-being. “StopWaste has achieved a very significant accomplishment as the first public sector building in California to achieve Fitwel certification at a 2 Star Rating,” said Reena Agarwal, COO at the Center for Active Design, a global nonprofit that runs the Fitwel certification system. “This achievement reflects StopWaste’s groundbreaking efforts to further their sustainability initiatives by
Multifamily HERCC Recommendations Report
This report provides consensus-based recommendations for the refinement of Energy Upgrade California Multifamily programs authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission. The recommendations are intended to help program administrators and evaluators design and implement ratepayer incentive programs for the multifamily sector. This report also provides insights into multifamily market conditions for low-income housing programs, for emerging programs such as those funded by cap and trade revenue, and programs that will be defined and implemented by California's Assembly Bill 758.