Green Building
- Burlingame's Reach Codes
- Induction Cooktop Loaner Program
- California Green Building Codes
- Recycling and Composting in New Buildings
- Graywater Systems for Outdoor Irrigation
Building Electrification
All-electric buildings or building electrification refers to buildings that have no natural gas service and don't burn any gas (a fossil fuel). All-electric buildings have electric appliances for space and water heating, clothes drying, cooking, and more. Converting buildings to be all-electric is a key action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Electric appliances are more efficient than their natural-gas counterparts and are comparable in cost.
Appliance | Electric Option | Resources |
Cooking | Electric cooktop oven Induction cooktop, a high performance option that uses electromagnetic energy that heats faster and to higher temperatures than natural gas |
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Space Heating | Air source heat pump HVAC, can efficiently provide both heating and cooling from single unit, ducted or wall systems. Electric room space heaters |
Types of air source heat pumps |
Water Heating | Heat pump water heater, tank or tankless |
Heat pump buyers guide |
Clothes Drying | Electric dryer Heat pump dryer |
Electric dryer options |
Pool heating | Heat pump pool system | How it works |
Fireplace |
Electric fireplace | Electric fireplace reviews |
Burlingame's Reach Codes
As part of the City's effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Burlingame adopted reach codes - building codes that are more efficient than the state's building codes - that require new buildings to use all-electric appliances. Read about our reach codes here.
- Reach Code for New Single Family Homes
- Reach Code for New Multifamily Buildings
- Reach Code for New Commercial Buildings
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