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Comment 188 for Auction Proceeds Investment Plan Public Process (investplan2015-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Dennis
Last Name: Murphy
Email Address: dennis@usgbc-california.org
Affiliation: USGBC California
Subject: Comments on Second Investment Plan: Metrics
Comment:
USGBC California supports energy data transparency, whole building reporting, better use of data in decision-making, performance-based building code and attacking the growing code compliance problem (CEC estimates HVAC replacement permiting at 5-10%). The software behind the LEED Dynamic Plaque is an example of initial development in this area. We need Monroney stickers for project evaluation. Public money spent on GHG reduction should actually be evaluated by GHG reduction potential. Energy, water, waste & transportation effects can resolve to a number and projects can be ranked accordingly. One example of this approach is the Strategic Growth Council's Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities multifamily development program, which weighted Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMTs) as 55% of their scoring criteria. The recent Eisenstein/CARB paper on the GHG impacts of water and waste laid out approaches to GHG evaluation. We forward to upcoming GHG metric efforts at OPR. We hope to see an emphasis on GHG data (as well as health metrics) across the board in assessing projects, whether they are GGRF, ratepayer-funded IOU programs, general fund or Prop 39; the decision-making process is more similar than different.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2015-09-01 19:04:40
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