We’re covering the intersection of COVID-19 recovery, real estate, and sustainability to help LA’s Best Buildings prepare for a “new normal” in the wake of the pandemic. For more, be sure to check out our building recovery resources post.

Safer L.A. - the City’s Roadmap to Safely Adjusting the Safer at Home Order

A gradual approach is necessary to safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to slowly taper restrictions so we can avoid a surge of new COVID-19 cases that could overwhelm our healthcare and other systems.

Starting May 8, the City and County of Los Angeles will enter Stage II to begin the process of slow and gradual adjustments to the Safer at Home order. Physical distancing, face coverings and other safety measures will remain in place and will be even more important. 

State Policies and Rules to Enable Beneficial Electrification in Buildings through Fuel Switching

ACEEE’s new policy brief reveals how in order to meet ambitious emissions reduction goals, efficiency practitioners in several states are promoting electrification of space and water heating as an important building decarbonization tool.

Jonathan Rose Companies, winner of the 2020 Innovation Awards Portfolio of the Year, successfully electrified the central hot water system of an affordable multifamily property, Casa Panorama – possibly the first project of its kind.

LA Building & Safety’s Osama Younan on New Digital Practices During Pandemic 

Agencies across the city of Los Angeles have integrated COVID-19 public health mandates—like physical distancing and face coverings—into their operations.  The Planning Report spoke with General Manager of the LA Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) Osama Younan on the shock his agency underwent and the department’s continuing transition away from in-person counter service to online systems, ePermit and ePlanLA, to expedite city processes and provide physically distant essential service. 

The Counselors of Real Estate’s New Webinar Series: ‘What’s Next for Real Estate and the Life Experience’

In a three-part webinar series, the Counselors of Real Estate offer expert interpretation from provocative speakers who not only represent diverse and novel thinking, but question prevailing thinking.  Open and complimentary to all, the exclusive webinars will offer high impact, high value, and high return from leading real estate and societal influencers worldwide. 

During next week’s first session, Richard Barkham, Ph.D., CRE, will share an eye-opening macro and micro perspective on what a post COVID-19 world order will look like and what it means for the vitality–or lack thereof–of property asset classes.

When: Thursday, May 14 at 11am PST

Join the Call: Feed-in Tariff Update with LADWP

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is now accepting applications for the first 50MW tranche of this expansion and is currently working on building a program for the remaining 250MWs of the expansion that will incorporate energy storage, known as FiT+.

This new iteration will further build grid reliability in LA communities, and the expanded FiT program is a major step forward towards California’s energy future.

Join a call hosted by LABC to hear an update from the LADWP solar team on the latest 50MW tranche and the news on the FiT+ 250MW project currently in the pipeline.

When: Tuesday, May 12 at 3pm PST