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Multifamily Building Owners and Managers: Pathways to improve your building’s sustainability performance

Put your building on the road to a greener, cleaner future. We’ve developed three pathways to improve your building’s energy and water efficiency to decrease operational costs before going fully electric with upgrades including EV charging, solar PV, and fully electrified building systems. Each pathway is tied to available funding and rebates from local utilities and State of California programs. To get started on your building’s journey, click on High Performance.

High Performance

The High Performance Pathway lays the foundation for your green building project by ensuring that the building’s envelope, hot water, appliances, lighting, and space heating and cooling equipment are modernized and functioning properly.

Pathway Goals

Generate return on investment due to utility savings
Reduce onsite water consumption
Meet corporate sustainability mandates
Increase occupant health and comfort
Minimize tenant complaints and turnover
Improve the resilience of building systems during extreme weather
Minimize out-of-pocket costs by leveraging available programs and rebates

Upgrade Opportunities

Insulation in walls, attics, and crawl spaces
High-performance windows
High-performance faucets and showerheads
LED lighting
High-efficiency water heating
And more…

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Electric-Forward

After making building and energy efficiency improvements, your building is ready for the Electric-Forward Pathway. The focus of this pathway is to prepare building infrastructure for full electrification.

Pathway Goals

Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Improve the electrical system’s resilience
Reduce the risk of electrical fires and failures
Extend the roof’s lifespan
Increase property value
Future proof in preparation to meet new solar and efficiency code requirements

Upgrade Opportunities

Electrical panel upgrades
Prepare roof for solar
Prepare electrical distribution for the added loads of EV chargers
Reservation of space for energy storage
Install property-level wifi network
And more…

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All-Electric

The All-Electric Pathway focuses on maximizing the return on investment from retrofitting a high-performance building by fully electrifying all systems, adding onsite renewable energy generation and storage, and adding electric vehicle charging for an additional source of revenue.