The Bay Area faces a high likelihood of a major earthquake in the coming decades, with its housing stock representing a critical vulnerability. Soft story buildings—common in older multifamily housing
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Do you know how safe your home will be in an earthquake? ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission provide resources for residents in planning for earthquakes, the effects of climate change
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) hosts Regional Forums around the Bay Area on policy and program design issues in energy efficiency and energy code compliance.
The Clean Building Compass is a one-stop online clearinghouse of vetted information to assist local government planners and staff in developing and adopting the practices required to accelerate the
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) provides free engineering technical assistance to help local governments save energy and money while reducing their carbon footprints. The Municipal ZNE
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Codes and Standards Program has developed Title 24, Part 6 Energy Code Permit Guides to help local enforcing agencies streamline energy code compliance
Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) trainings are designed to educate local government officials and the private sector building community in key aspects of code compliance and enforcement. Each
The Bay Area Energy Atlas is a database of building energy consumption that links Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) metered energy consumption to building characteristics, sociodemographic data
Continuity of infrastructure systems in the wake of a major seismic event is essential for quick recovery of societal and economic functions. A single earthquake event is likely to disrupt key