Pathway 3.

Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Buildings and Industry → Existing Buildings

3.3.8 Requiring Building Retrofits

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress should consider adopting mandatory retrofit laws for energy conservation and decarbonization in existing commercial and residential buildings, and state legislatures should adopt such laws if the federal government fails to do so.”

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Report, Strategies for Massachusetts Municipalities to Implement Net Zero Building Mandates

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Examines legal complexities that Massachusetts towns and cities must navigate when mandating reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector.

Proposed CLEAN Future Act (2020)

Jurisdiction: Congress

A 622-page economy-wide climate bill with provisions on power, transport, buildings, financing, and more released by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Philadelphia’s Building Energy Efficiency Tuneup Requirement

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Mandates all non-residential buildings over 50,000 square foot get tune-ups to bring their energy and water systems to their highest efficiency, or submit a certification of high-energy performance to the city.

Austin’s Energy Conservation and Disclosure Ordinance

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Requires multifamily properties that use 150%+ of average energy use for similar properties to conduct retrofits that lower energy consumption by at least 20%.

Oregon’s Executive Order 17-20

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Calls for high performance energy use targets in remodels of all existing state buildings, a ten year plan to maximize energy efficiency in all affordable housing stock, and Energy Trust pilot programs.

Colorado’s Executive Order D 2015-013

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Directs the Greening Government Leadership Council to work with all executive state agencies and departments to reduce weather normalized energy consumption per square foot by at least 2 percent annually.

Building Electrification Primer for City-Utility Coordination

Jurisdiction: Local Governments, Public Utilities

Supports cities in cultivating effective partnerships with utilities to accelerate the transition to building electrification by identifying challenges and collaborative solutions.

EE4All report, Equitable Building Electrification

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Explains the steps that California must take to ensure that electrification helps close the clean energy gap and provides relief to millions of residents facing energy insecurity in the current system.

Macarthur report, Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Preserving Affordable Rental Housing

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Outlined public-sector policies for energy efficiency in multifamily rental housing and nongovernmental investments in EE for multifamily rental housing as key factors for preserving affordable character of public housing stock.

ASHRAE Advanced Design Guide Series

Jurisdiction: Private Entities

Offers contractors and designers tools, including recommendations for practical products and off-the-shelf technology, for achieving a 30% energy savings.