Adapting the Built Environment for a Decarbonized Future
Moderator: Panama Bartholomy, Executive Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition
Panel:
Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Windie Yancy, Director, Power New Business and Electrification, LADWP
Beth Tomlinson, Carbon and Climate Discipline Leader, Buildings, Stantec
Heather Rosenberg, Associate Principal, Arup
On average, a city greenhouse gas emission is two-thirds transportation and one-third buildings. Some cities are taking steps to ban or heavily restricting gas hookups for new construction. In California, decarbonization has recently began to be written in the California Building Code. It is predicted that buildings built between 2023 and 2028 will be all electric. What is the outlook of the 2023-2026 code cycle for decarbonization? How will companies who rely on the continued expansion and maintenance of a gas distribution respond to decarbonization?