Many ABAG member cities, towns, and counties have opted into Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing programs to benefit their constituents and communities. PACE is rapidly growing in popularity with local governments as a means for local home and business owners to finance the upfront cost...
View BayREN's April e-letter for the latest news on Single Family and Multifamily energy upgrade programs, Codes and Standards program events, Property Accessed Clean Energy (PACE) and more.
BayREN is a collaboration of the nine counties that make up the San Francisco Bay Area. Led by the Association...
The second hearing of the Assembly Select Committee on Regional Planning for the San Francisco Bay Area will be held on Friday, April 8, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the California State Building, Auditorium, 1515 Clay Street in Oakland. The hearing will include an update on the February and...
The Bay Area region added 90,834 people between 2014 and 2015, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau data. "The population has been growing because of an increase in the number of available jobs in the Bay Area over the past five to seven years, especially in technology and healthcare...
Discover 345 miles of walking and biking trails and explore the shoreline with updated Bay Trail Map Cards and a new Bay Trail Website. Commute routes and recreation destinations for walkers and bicyclists are showcased on the San Francisco Bay Trail Project's revised map cards. The San Francisco...
Coordinated programs provide streamlined access to low-interest loans, rebates and no-cost consulting services for energy efficiency improvements
OAKLAND, Calif — March 18, 2016 — A new Bay Area program that helps private lenders provide low interest financing for energy efficiency improvements in...
ABAG has identified an innovative way to help meet California's mandated drought response and greenhouse gas reduction goals with the Water Bill Savings Act, SB 1233 (McGuire). This bill was developed to facilitate large-scale adoption of water efficiency upgrades. Passage of the bill will help...
ABAG General Assembly April 21st
The ABAG General Assembly is to determine policy matters for the Association, including adoption of the annual general budget and summary work program. Other functions include reviews of major policy actions and recommendations of the Executive Board; establish...
ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), jointly sponsored "Calling the Bay Area Home: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Displacement Challenge," held on Saturday, February 20, 2016. More than 350 attended this free half-day event and participated in a timely and important...
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) is pleased to release the Codes and Standards Program 2015 Annual Report. The Codes and Standards Program is part of the BayREN portfolio of energy efficiency programs and is designed to help local building departments understand and comply with Title 24...
