Synapse: This Week's News for LA’s Best Buildings
Disrupted Data: Benchmarking in the Time of COVID and Beyond
Requirements for benchmarking ordinances range depending on the state or local municipality. Like New York’s ordinance, the Los Angeles Existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency (EBEWE) Program requires annual benchmarking and performance requirements for water and energy. Waypoint Energy spoke with our Executive Director Dave Hodgins to learn more about benchmarking, COVID’s impact on building performance, and the path forward.
Biden Order Calls for Disclosure of Financial Risks of Climate Change
President Biden announced on Thursday an Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk, with wide-ranging transparency, disclosure and investment implications for investors, companies and regulators.
According to the White House, the executive order aims to help the federal government to address the climate crisis and mitigate the economic risks of climate change, beginning with the measurement and reporting of the financial impact of those risks.
IEA: Tripling the Speed of Efficiency Progress a Must for a Net-Zero Carbon World
By taking unprecedented action that transforms how energy is produced, transported, and used, the world can eliminate net emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050, according to a report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report makes clear that this goal will require rapid scaling of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and electrification.
‘The Time is Now’: Natural Resources Undersecretary Angela Barranco on Multi-Benefit Infrastructure Investments
Ahead of her keynote address at USGBC-LA’s 20th annual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo, The Planning Report interviewed Angela Barranco, undersecretary at the California Natural Resources Agency to share how California, and especially Los Angeles, is leveraging resources to maximize state and federal investments in local climate resilience and multi-benefit infrastructure. The former CEO of River LA highlights the physical, mental, and public health benefits of open space in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and state efforts to ensure equitable access to disadvantaged communities across California. Click here to register for MGBCE, May 21-22.
Podcast: What Are ‘Transformational’ Utilities Doing Right?
This week’s episode of the Energy Gang podcast by Greentech Media (now Canary Media) takes a look at some positive trends guiding the utility sector. What are power providers that are leading the energy transition doing right? They are joined by Julia Hamm, the president and CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), which just published a survey that identifies key traits of utilities that are taking the lead in the transition to clean energy.
LA Department of Water and Power, one of our energy efficiency education sponsors, is featured on the survey’s ‘leader’ board - for further reading, check out this article.
