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<br /> <br />Full Waiver 2.2.3 Renewable <br />Energy <br />Technological This waiver requests to change the requirement to providing a “PV- <br />ready” roof in lieu of providing onsite renewable energy of a certain scale <br />within the proposed design. The structural and electrical provisions will <br />be incorporated into the shell building. Ryan will also work with a local <br />solar provider to study the viability of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) <br />solution and present the option to the tenant for consideration. We have <br />provided preliminary calculations that demonstrate a rough estimate of <br />70-75% of the building’s annual energy load may be met by a maximized <br />PV array, on the separate PDF showing total roof area available for PV <br />after rooftop equipment, clearances, required fire access paths and <br />perimeter safety setbacks have been incorporated. We cannot guarantee <br />the final amount possible or whether the electricity purchase rates and <br />terms will be favorable to signing a final PPA contract. <br /> <br />Even though the rooftop cannot provide the 120% requested, we do not <br />believe implementation of carports on the site to further increase <br />generation potential would be practical or cost effective both due to the <br />orientation of the employee parking (long axis N-S which would cause the <br />PV to face either E or W rather than the ideal S exposure) and due to <br />shading from the many trees incorporated into the parking areas. <br />Carport PV is already more expensive per watt than rooftop arrays, and <br />lower generation from these conditions further decreases the payback <br />these systems would achieve to offset their initial costs with energy <br />savings either if purchased or if implemented in a PPA solution. <br />Full Waiver 2.5.1 Electric <br />Vehicles – non- <br />residential parcels <br />Programmatic This waiver requests to lower the 30% electric vehicle stall requirement <br />for the project to 2%. The tenant will be installing 4 Level 2 EVSE chargers <br />and will seek to provide an additional 4 EV-capable stalls (8 total), but the <br />project cannot provide the full extent of EV-ready and EV-capable stalls <br />due to the electrical service increase required to support these. An <br />additional, dedicated electrical service is required to power the full scope <br />of EV parking spaces in the Guidelines, in addition to what is required for <br />the tenant’s operation. The additional cost and electrical infrastructure <br />are unable to be accommodated within the budget given the other <br />sustainability features the project is striving to incorporate. The <br />estimated cost was sourced through market subcontractors to be higher <br />than $500,000. <br /> <br />The project team does not request waivers for the Embodied Carbon and Annual Reporting requirements of the Sustainable Design <br />Guidelines as the project intends to fulfill both of these per the criteria that is written.