Varieties of Prefabricated Envelope Solutions for CA Low-Rise Buildings
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020070186
- Lead Agency
- Energy Commission (California Energy Commission)
- Document Title
- Varieties of Prefabricated Envelope Solutions for CA Low-Rise Buildings
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 7/10/2020
- Project Applicant
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- Document Description
- The project will consist of installing prefabricated façade panels at technology demonstration sites. These panels will be applied to the exterior of the existing building as façade retrofit. The retrofit may involve excavation at the building perimeter to insulate slab edge and/or attach to existing footings. It may also include the capping and removal of gas service.
- Contact Information
-
Adel Suleiman
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-48
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone : (916) 327-3313
Location
- Cities
- Marysville
- Counties
- Yuba
- Cross Streets
- 5903 Lowe Ave
- Zip
- 95901
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15301 ; Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15306
- Reasons for Exemption
- The Energy Commission made CEQA findings pertaining to this project, including finding that it was categorically exempt under 14 CCR section 15306. This project will not result in any environmental impacts and do not change the applicability of the categorical exemption under 14 CCR 15306. Cal. Code Regs, tit.14, sec.15306 provides that projects which consist of basic data collection, research and resources evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to environmental resources are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. Specifically, this project will install prefabricated façade panels to the exterior of the existing building as façade retrofit. The retrofit may involve excavation at the building perimeter to insulate slab edge and/or attach to existing footings. It may also include the capping and removal of gas service. Therefore, this project falls within section 15306 and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- 2020070186_06 CEQA-EPC-19-036 PDF 288 K
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