HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 14
Environmental Initiatives Committee
Draft Meeting Minutes
DATE: Monday, December 14, 2009
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Parks & Recreation Building,
26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Initiatives Committee regarding any
item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at Town
Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California during normal business hours.
1. Roll Call
Attendees: Breene Kerr, Kunjan Shah, Peter Evans
Members of the Public: Rick Weiss, Steve Schmidt
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Bay Area Climate Collaborative
The committee decided to take a recommendation for possible LAH participation under advisement.
4. Energy/Environmental Forums
The committee reviewed effectiveness of the publicity implemented for the energy efficiency forum on
December 9. We still believe we are not hitting areas of key interest in the community. The committee
discussed possible topics for future forums including:
• Build it Green/Sustainable Materials
• Recycling
• EV-ready/Solar-ready Buildings
5. Future Initiatives (discussion)
The of the previously-identified topics, the committee had additional discussion on the following three, and
decided to make (c), EV-ready buildings, the priority
a. Getting LAH back ahead of the green building curve
i. Increase Build-It-Green point requirement
ii. Include remodels
iii. Increase availability of raters (HERS-2)
iv. Benchmarks to apply to existing homes
v. Energy disclosure on home sale
vi. Modify building codes for solar thermal and tankless water heaters
b. Demonstrations/case studies/brochures
i. Recirc pumps
ii. Duct sealing
iii. Heat pump (Mr. Slim, Mini-split)
iv. Solar thermal
v. HERS-2 rating
c. EV-ready/Solar-ready Buildings
i. A regional/webcast conference sponsored by LAH covering technology, policy, and
markets, including regional players such as EPRI, the CEC, Tesla, Echelon, Electric
Vehicle Association of Silicon Valley
ii. Smart charging
iii. Town charging stations
iv. Smart pool controls
v. Pilot demonstrations using existing homes with plug-in vehicles
6. Westwind Barn energy projects and related financing update
Breene Kerr updated the committee on the energy elements of the WWB refurbishment. The solar thermal
system is a packaged system provided by Heliodyne and Rheem.
7. Acterra/High Energy Homes assessment program/partnership update
Breene Kerr, Peter Evans, Steve Schmidt and Debbie Mytels (Acterra) met with with CEC Commissioner
Jeff Byron on November 20 to discuss the Acterra/High Energy Homes program. Steve Schmidt reported
that they are still gathering CEC staff input and preparing the formal proposal. They expect a six week
period between the submittal of the formal proposal and CEC Finance Committee and final Business
Meeting approval. The program might initiate in 2Q2010.
8. Public Comment
None.
9. Adjournment