The city and county of SAN francisco, environment department (SFE), will partner with the city of berkeley (berkeley) and regional entities to adopt, implement, and enforce building performance…

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $19,994,217.00, is provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117). The City and County of San Francisco's Environment Department (SFE) will partner with the City of Berkeley and regional entities to adopt, implement, and enforce Building Performance Standards (BPS) in both San Francisco and Berkeley. The project aims to: 1) Adopt, implement, and enforce BPS in Berkeley and San Francisco; 2) Work with community partners to ensure equity priority building compliance with the BPS requirements; 3) Collaborate on a model BPS that could be adopted by cities across the Bay Area; and 4) Leverage existing regional expertise and infrastructure to support region-wide readiness for BPS adoption. The award has a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

The city and county of SAN francisco, environment department (SFE), will partner with the city of berkeley (berkeley) and regional entities to adopt, implement, and enforce building performance standards (BPS) in both SAN francisco and berkeley, and help to prepare smaller jurisdictions in alameda county and other parts of the BAY area to adopt BPS. Goal 1: adopt, implement, and enforce BPS in berkeley and SAN francisco goal 2: work with community partners to ensure equity priority building (EPB) compliance with the BPS requirements goal 3: collaborate on a model building performance standard based on SAN francisco and berkeley's efforts that could be adopted by cities across the BAY area, and goal 4: leverage existing regional expertise and infrastructure to support region-wide readiness for BPS adoption