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Home My WebLink About10-27-16 BCP Meeting Minutes Corrected FinalBOZEMAN CLIMATE PARTNERS MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 27, 2016 A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Bozeman Climate Partners Working Group was called to order at 2:00 PM on October 27, 2016 in the Lindley Center by Natalie Meyer. PRESENT Natalie Meyer, Heather Higinbotham, Kathy Powell, Carson Taylor, Jay Sinnott, Joan Montagne, Mahima Giri, Susan Bilo, Dan Perata, Nicola Preston B. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA Discussion of the Pecha Kucha event was moved to the beginning of the agenda to accommodate schedules. C. PUBLIC COMMENT N. Meyer opened public comment. K. Walser informed the group that the screening of Before the Flood with Leonardo DeCaprio at the Procrastinator Theater was a packed house. There would be showing on the National Geographic Channel on 9/30 at 9PM EST. She is working with CCL to host another screening in Bozeman in the coming weeks. N. Meyer closed public comment. D. MINUTES Minutes from September 22 were not approved. E. FYI/DISCUSSION I. PECHA KUCHA EVENT & ENERGY SMACKDOWN H. Higinbotham shared that the Energy Smackdown launched October 1. This year’s competition includes a Neighborhood Association competition, plus a competition for fraternities and sororities. Heather and Natalie have attended several Neighborhood Association annual meetings to share information about the competitions. S. Bilo asked why she hadn’t heard about it through the Alder Creek HOA. Higinbotham clarified that we are only including formal Neighborhood Associations, not HOA. There is not comprehensive list of all HOAs. M. Giri asked about the biggest barrier to participation. H. Higinbotham expressed a general sentiment that energy efficiency is not appealing and people are too busy. S. Bilo suggested that energy efficiency coupled with a Solarize Bozeman program might help. People will be drawn by solar technology, then through education learn that they can significantly reduce the size and cost of their solar array through energy efficiency. H. Higinbotham updated the group on the Sustainability themed Pecha Kucha event. The tentative date is November 22nd in the large Community Room in the Bozeman Public Library. Ten people have indicated that they will submit proposals. She highlighted West Paw on social sustainability and Jesse Bussard on cattle grazing for ecosystem restoration and carbon sequestration. We will continue to review proposals through November 7th. S. Bilo asked if the program would be part of the official PK event. H. Higinbotham responded that we have a proposal in for formal sponsorship, but a PK committee member has already agreed to help coach our presenters. She plans to film the event and make it available on line. D. Perata asked how we really plan to reach more than the regular crowd. The group provided several suggestions, including using the main PK email distribution list. F. SPECIAL PRESENTATION - GETTING TO ZERO NET CARBON IN BUILDINGS S. Bilo shared highlights from the Getting to Zero National Forum in Denver, CO. Ed Mazria from the think tank Architecture 2030, Robert Freidman from the Craig Venter Institute, Ralph DiNola from the New Buildings Institute, and Jorge Chapa from the Green Building Council Australia were some of the primary speakers. She learned that carbon pricing in Australia led to a reduction in carbon emissions in buildings, but after the carbon program dissolved, emissions increased again. K.Walser noted that their carbon pricing was assessed differently than what CCL proposes under Carbon Fee and Dividend. They had no mechanism to apply the fee to the source of generation, whereas CCL proposes the fee at the first point of sale. S. Bilo attended a pre-conference on schools. She specifically asked about chilled beams and was informed that humidity should not be a problem if the systems are commissioned properly. She noted the role of the human element and the need for leadership. She emphasized the need for leadership in establishing a EUI (Energy Use Intensity) or a performance-based measureable energy goal. Design-Build selection criteria is needed to create the accountability for sustainability and energy goals. The City and MSU use GC/CM (General Contractor/Construction Manager), which is better than traditional design-bid-build delivery method, but not has collaborative as Design- Build procurement and there is one point of accountability. C. Taylor noted the advantage of GC/CM from a cost perspective as it includes a guaranteed maximum price. He sees team members working creatively to achieve goals. N. Meyer shared a summary from the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network Annual Meeting on the Low-Carbon Built Environment (see attached). G. FYI/DISCUSSION I. SUSTAINABILITY WORK PLAN UPDATE FOR FY16/17 N. Meyer reviewed the table (attached) and shared a status update on each item. The table will need to be updated to reflect current time tables. Work on the Recommended Sustainability Building Standard for CoB should be the next focus. II. PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (PACE) LEGISLATION N. Meyer let the group know that Northern Plains Resource Council and other partners are advocating for PACE enabling legislation during the 2017 Legislative Session. PACE legislations allow communities to offer property assessments as a loan repayment tool for private businesses and residents to implement energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits. By placing the loan obligation on the property rather than the owner, it reduces the concern that an energy retrofit will not payback before the property is sold to the next owner. The monthly payment is calculated to be lower than the anticipated monthly savings realized from the energy upgrade. Mayor Taylor and Cyndy Andrus attended an informational session at the League of Cities in Missoula. C. Taylor says the city’s biggest priority this year will be enabling a local option tax, but he would be willing to help build support among the seven biggest Montana cities for PACE. H. NEXT MEETING The next meeting is scheduled on Thanksgiving and the December meeting is scheduled for December 22. N. Meyer suggested rescheduling the Nov. 24 meeting to Dec. 1 at the same time. Scheduling a second meeting in December would be too difficult to coordinate with holiday schedules, so the group decided to schedule one official meeting in December. Up to two subcommittees would meet in November and December to help advance the work plan. Should the L&J Center bond be approved in November, then a subcommittee would meet to focus on the sustainability aspects of the project. A second group would meet to focus on the City Sustainability Standard for new Buildings. J. Sinnott and S. Bilo volunteered for both subcommittees. K.Walser volunteered for the L&J Center subcommittee. I. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 3:40 PM by Natalie Meyer. The next regular meeting will be at 2:00 PM on December 1 2016, at a location to be determined. Minutes submitted by: Natalie Meyer Low Carbon Built Environment Urban Sustainability Directors Network Annual Meeting, October 17-19, 2016 Toronto, ON Edward Mazria, Architecture 2030 and Mark Frankel New Building Institute Achieving Zero, Upcoming publication I. Phasing out CO2 by 2050 is the only way to likely avoid more than 2° C warming. II. Stated Goal of ASHRAE is outcome-based zero net energy by 2030 III. Promoting 20%/40%/NZE goal by 2050 (80% reduction by 2050) a. 20% reduction easy b. 40% reduction requires major changes, particularly in HVAC IV. Energy code along does not deliver NZE a. Behavior and operating characteristics make up the balance of the effort V. 3 Key Elements for Communities: 1) High-performance New Construction a. Energy Codes b. Stretch or Step Codes c. Incentives 2) Deep Energy Efficiency Retrofits for Existing Buildings a. Renovation triggered by: zoning, change of use, natural disaster, and building transaction b. One-third of all households low-income, thus need to address cause not symptoms through LIEP. 3) Renewable Energy a. Talk jobs, jobs, jobs to promote regulation changes and demand in the market VI. Incentives to Regulation for 80x50 a. Policy roadmap with engagement strategy (real estate, design, boards) b. Model codes c. Training tools VII. Potential Policies a. Benchmarking and disclosure b. Impact Fee Reduction (or Refund) for High Performance Buildings c. “The better you do, the faster approved” d. Outcome based code based on GHG intensity with thermal limits e. Step Codes f. Re-zoning or building reuse requests triggers step code or retro-commissioning g. PACE for on-bill financing h. Truth in Sale disclosure, trigger air sealing and furnace efficiency (seller or buyer agree to pay) i. Portland has Home Energy Score at time of listing i. Rental Licensing (Safe, Healthy, Efficient) j. Green Leasing k. Behavior Change Programs for tenants VIII. Resources: Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Code