City of Berkeley needs building performance standards

City of Berkeley needs building performance standards

Berkeley already has the data to craft effective, fair emissions laws — it just needs to use it. We as the residents of Berkeley should call on the Berkeley City Council to adopt a full building performance standard.

Berkeley adopts first-of-its-kind policy to cut pollution from existing homes - Stand.earth

In a trailblazing move, the City Council in Berkeley, Calif., passed a policy Tuesday to cut pollution and boost utility affordability and resilience by modernizing homes when they are sold. The policy ensures that when a home changes hands, it has 21st Century upgrades that will help lower energy bills, improve health and safety during extreme weather events, and decrease air and climate pollution. Under the new policy, if upgrades are needed, …