Regardless of which compliance pathway is chosen, the project must use a Certified Energy Analyst (CEA) to document compliance with the reach ordinances.
Providing education and resources to community stakeholders has always been an integral element of Santa Monica’s sustainability efforts. To support compliance with the new 2019 reach ordinances, the City added new resources to its already-robust Green Building website and teamed with Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles chapter of the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) to host compliance workshops for stakeholders to learn
about the new reach code compliance pathways in detail. The first workshop, held in January 2020, was sold out and City staff plan to conduct additional workshops to meet the demand.
“We’ve collaborated with numerous regional and statewide organizations, including the statewide Codes & Standards reach code team, the Building Decarb Coalition, and participate actively as a member of the Zero Emission Reach Code Task Force. All of these relationships have been valuable in helping us continue to develop and implement ongoing programs and ordinances to advance toward our ultimate goal,” notes Johnstone.
