The Oakland EcoBlock - A Zero Net Energy, Low Water Use REtrofit Neighborhood
Summary
SCH Number
2016058324
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
The Oakland EcoBlock - A Zero Net Energy, Low Water Use REtrofit Neighborhood
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/26/2016
Document Description
The EcoBlock is an urban sustainablility research and retrofit project in Oakland, CA that brings together residents of a local neighborhood block and a multi-disciplinary team of experts from UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natinal Lab, Stanford University, the City of Oakland and local professionals. Built on local community buy-in, the project seeks to design, and blueprint an integrated solar-powered urban system that demonstrates a highly-efficient, affordable neighborhood block-scale energy (for home and transportation) water, and wastewater treatment and reuse platform and retrofitting process that can be replicated across California and the United States.
Contact Information
Name
Anthony Ng
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15262; 15306; 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Feasibility or planning sutdies for possible future actions which the agency, board, or commission has not approved, adopted, or funded. Information Collection. The project will not have a signigicant effect on the environment.
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