ENERGY PLUS WATER
Efficient Design
Envelope and Equipment Features
Efficiency
Renewables
Electrification
Transport
Electric Vehicle Charging
EV Readiness
Light Duty Vehicles
Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles
Operational Emissions
Performance Information and Improvement
Benchmarking
Building Performance Standards (BPS)
Audits
Time of Sale / Date-Certain
Embodied Carbon
Low Carbon Materials
Manufacturing
Procurement
Demolition
Recycling and Reuse
ENERGY PLUS WATER
Indoor and Outdoor Water Efficiency
Right-sizing Plumbing
Water Reuse
Water Neutral Development
Require components of MWENDO
The Model Water Efficient New Development Ordinance (MWENDO) was originally developed in partnership with Santa Clara County and contains 17 water-saving measures that apply to a variety of building types.
- Saving water also saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
- Preparation for drought years
- Increased cost of new construction
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Require irrigation with recycled water for common landscaping in single-family developments
Enable connecting common landscaping irrigation system to the source of recycled water once recycled water supply is available within 200 feet of the property line.
- Enabling measures are forward-looking
- Cost at new construction significantly less than retrofit
- Saving water also saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
- Potential to improve reliability of local water supplies
- No direct water savings associated with enabling measures
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Require water neutral development
When new development is projected to exceed historical water use of a parcel, require the developer to offset new water demand by paying for installation of water efficient fixtures and fittings at existing properties elsewhere within the city.
- Saving water also saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
- Preparation for drought years
- Accommodates population growth without putting more strain on water supplies
- No statutory requirement for cost-effectiveness study or CEC approval
- Increased cost of new construction
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Hot Water Recirculation
- Potential water savings
- Pncreases hot water on demand
- Potential energy savings when managed
- Potential increases in energy consumption if not managed with timers
- Higher upfront costs
- Potential maintenance for pumps and sensor valves
- Increased installation complexity
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Single Pass Cooling
- significant water usage to remove heat load
- potential localized flooding risks
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