HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/5/2022 Item 6b, Stannard
Delgado, Adriana
From:Sandy Stannard <stannard@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5,
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:In Support of Resolution 11133 and Ordinance 1684; All New Buildings Should Be All-
Electric
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To the San Luis Obispo City Council:
I am an architect and a professor of architecture at Cal Poly. As a professor, it is my joy to teach future
architects about sustainable design methods. But teaching principles is not enough; we need cities such as
San Luis Obispo to establish firm building performance expectations.
I am writing in support of Resolution 11133 (new buildings should be all-electric) and Ordinance 1684
(requiring that mixed-fuel buildings be substantially higher performing than all-electric buildings and
requiring solar installations on nonresidential buildings).
The Council has already laid the groundwork for these resolutions through the city's Climate Action Plan and
with the passage of Resolution 11159 (to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035). A major method of achieving
these goals is for all new buildings to be all-electric (as a start; existing buildings can be next). The time is
right for this action, as costs for renewable energy technologies (particularly PV) have dropped significantly in
the past decade (NREL).
While federal action and control may be lagging at the moment on the issue of climate action (due most
recently to the Supreme Court decision limiting some of the EPA's power), it is up to local jurisdictions to
lead. This is San Luis Obispo's opportunity to demonstrate that leadership; to act in a way that
demonstrates concern for the future and not just the present.
All new buildings should be all-electric; please support Resolution 11133 and Ordinance 1684.
Please: act now for the future.
Respectfully,
Sandy Stannard
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Sandy Stannard, Architect, LEED AP
Professor of Architecture
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
http://architecture.calpoly.edu/faculty/stannard
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