by Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Community
What is a master plan? Presently, a city’s planning department duties are to not just properly address professional planning projects, but also to hypothesize what is best for the city in the future. This is known as comprehensive planning and is represented as a...
by Admin | Oct 31, 2019 | Community
The City of San Jose all electric ordinance is not that “all electric”. Recently the City of San Jose announced their intent to steer the city’s energy use in all new buildings to rely solely on electricity starting with the 2019 Energy Code. This was an aggressive...
by Admin | Sep 26, 2019 | Community
The City of San Jose is banning all natural gas in the construction of new buildings. The City currently has the highest number of electric vehicles per capita in the country and has earned a reputation for being among the most environmentally conscious cities in the...
by Admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Community
When it comes to complying with the California Energy Code, many jurisdictions follow its language to the letter. However, several cities have begun rolling out more stringent energy requirements for new construction projects within their jurisdiction. This can...
