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GOAL 4: Reduce energy consumption in residential buildings by 35% by 2030, as compared to the business -as -usual forecast. Strategies: • Energy Code Enforcement: Continue to ensure all new and renovated residential buildings meet the current energy code, reducing energy use by 39% from the baseline building for new construction and 19% for renovations (0.8%of total building emissions). • Stretch Energy Code: By 2030, all new residential buildings are built to net zero energy (NZE) standards reducing emissions by 67-100% from the baseline building, depending on the year designed (0.5% of total building emissions). • Building Retrofits/Weatherization: 9,000 single- family households complete retrofits/weatherization by 2030, saving an average of 37%for natural gas and 6% for electricity (4.9% of total building emissions). • Appliance, Equipment, and Fixture Efficiency: 17,820 (75%) households replace electrical equipment with high efficiency models, and 7,200 households replace natural gas equipment with high efficiency models by 2030, saving an average of 13% (2.9% of total building emissions). • Behavior Change: By 2030, 90% of households will be engaged in sustained behavior change strategies, saving an average of 10% (3.0% of total building emissions). IMPACT: By reducing energy consumption in residential buildings by 35% from the business -as -usual forecast, these strategies are estimated to result in a 12.1% reduction in total building emissions in 2030, which equates to a 7.2% reduction in community -wide emissions. 13I.7e1Cllalllre1IvWIye1aI11FI IWL16y 4.1. Establish a residential outreach team through Sustainable St. Louis Park The city has more than 23,000 households; just over 50% are single-family homes. Actions must be tailored to different household types. 4.1.1. Through the Environment and Sustainability Commission and the Roots and Shoots Club, create a residential outreach team o Establish annual targets of households to reach (use average kWh use per premise by neighborhood maps created for the PiE Energy Action Plan to target high users) o Collect communication materials to share with residents o Develop a plan to drive residents to action o Identify other community groups that can build capacity for effective outreach o Track annual progress o Combine efforts with increased renewable energy purchases and installations 4.1.2. Utilize existing outreach programs such as Home Energy Squad visits 4.1.3. Identify opportunities to promote energy efficiency action at existing and future city events 4.2. Use city policy tools to encourage energy efficiency The city has policy and regulatory tools that it could use to encourage energy efficiency action at the time of sale, or when a lease changes hands.