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Luke Mendoza (he/him/his)
Environmental Management and Protection
yakʔitʸutʸu Residential Advisor 2023-2024
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From:Luke Mendoza
Subject:Comment for Dec 5.2023 Council Meeting,Agenda Item 7a
Date:December 5th,2023 @ 4:30 PM
To:emailcouncil@slocity.org
Regarding:Agenda Item 7A,December 5,2023 Council Meeting
Hello.My name is Luke Mendoza,I am an environmental management student at Cal Poly SLO
and current intern for SLO Climate Coalition.
I implore that the city council looks into various ways to decarbonize and maximize energy
efficiency for current buildings in San Luis Obispo through various retrofitting policy options.
With San Luis Obispo’s climate framework towards carbon neutrality by 2035,decarbonizing
existing buildings can aid our efforts for a more sustainable future.Current buildings can hold
high sources of embodied carbon,poor insulation,or energy-intensive appliances that increase
household emission rates.However,retrofitting existing buildings via clean energy sources,
proper weatherization,and electrification can collectively reduce household carbon emissions by
50-75%.
Sustainable additions and renovations for existing houses can produce significantly less
emissions than redevelopment and construction of new residencies.On behalf of me and my
colleagues at Cal Poly,we gladly support the development of an emissions/renovation policy and
the Council Agenda Report,Item 7a.I ask of the Council’s efforts to create a staff-proposed
retrofit program that can be reviewed and considered by the Council by next year.
Thank you for your efforts in making SLO a sustainable city for our citizens and students.
Luke Mendoza
Luke Mendoza (he/him/his)
Cal Poly SLO,Natural Resources and Environmental Science Department
Email:lukeandrew.mendozamojo@gmail.com //lmendo50@calpoly.edu
Cell:(714)507-6980