CITY-COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Ald. Nik Kovac and Sup. Marcelia Nicholson, Co-Chairs Pam Fendt, Linda Frank, Julie Kerksick, Ted Kraig, Janet Meissner Pritchard, Supreme Moore Omokunde, Pamela Ritger, Erick Shambarger, Rafael Smith, and Freida Webb Staff Assistant: Linda Elmer, lelmer@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-2231 Legislative Liason: Luke Knapp, luke.knapp@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-8637 Google documents for this body can be found at : http://bit.ly/CCTFCEE Wednesday, February 3, 2021 9:30 AM Vitual Green Buildings Work Group Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4663463575? pwd=NlRJWTJlQ2pCbENtSE9ORU1lSFMzUT09 Meeting ID: 466 346 3575 Passcode: Deuces Or dial in by phone: 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 466 346 3575 9:34 am call to order Roll Call: Pam Ritger, Clean WI Erick Shambarger, ECO – new construction plan; energy retrofit; commercial buildings green building standards George Martin, TF NAACP – 350.org Milwaukee Larry Hoffman, observer, not member, MECA – new construction; advocacy at Common Council meetings Ted Kraig, TF Climate Table; energy burden for low income people Donna Mrugala, Sherman Park Kevin Kane, Homeowners United – green financing Linda Frank, TF for Sierra Club – energy burden Elizabeth Hittman, ECO – green building Jill McClellan, structural engineer – sustainablize; set an example Gordie Bennett, Milw. County Sustainability – increase accessibility to high performance housing Larry Kilmer , City Housing Rehab – affordable retrofits Joseph Peletis, UWM student, working on net zero home project, premanufactured Mariela Paz, MWERC – energy efficiency projects and others Anne White, works with developer – wants to further the TF goals City of Milwaukee Page 1 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes February 3, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Michael Olen, works on deconstruction, training for green construction jobs, needs a market for the materials, can get 10,000 board feet of material from a building, vintage framing material; on Intl Code Council addressing sever weather, etc. Jacob Walton, WRTP/BIG STEP – workforce development, green jobs Shilpa Sankaran, of Madison, formerly with net zero organization – zero emission buildings; equity and affordability Kimya Green, MATC operational budget for pathways – diversity; jobs Kathleen Ellis, MATC Energy Manager – dramatic reduction through building codes and standards and benchmarking; ASHRAE representative – working on building codes Korinne Haeffel, US Bank Building Council – looking for alignments with USGBC; healthy buildings healthy economy Amanda Schienebeck, MREA, Solar in Schools – sustainability and green building design Warren Jones, VP Construction Travau of the City, largest low income houser in the city – energy efficient homes; Westlawn model of theirs; looking to improve their products and services Cara Walls, with Joseph, UWM masters student – wellness of the community Rock Ridolfi, RIVION – residential multifamily energy efficiency Professor Mark Keane; Keane @uwm.edu; Next.cc nonprofit for students – design ideas Dan Kalkman, TKWA PETER RICKMAN, mash UNION – efficiency Jennifer Evans, OWENS – direct communications – make homes affordable; retrofits; integrate with transportation Akira Mabon, multidisciplinary artist, now placed with Clean WI – sustainable green buildings 1. Brief introductions of Work Group members to one another. 2. Discuss the Green Buildings Work Group tasks, template and timeline. Pamela gave an overview GHG inventory report Iclei can be available Small budget for consulting Commercial and residential – should they be separate or combined in our approach Erick Overview of working groups GHG inventory – buildings are a huge source One big idea approach Chapters to be devoted to buildings New residential Retrofits Commercial buildings Gordie – will commercial include industrial? Erick - Yes, we will address both Linda – lack of clarity in the inventory as to commercial/industrial breakdown Erick – industrial energy use is mostly from use of equipment Jill – statewide building code – can municipal amendments be utilized? Erick says it appears we cannot override but there are approaches like tax incremental financing Pam – state task force recommendations should be reviewed, esp. as to changes in City of Milwaukee Page 2 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes February 3, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY building codes – for next meeting agenda 3. Discuss time commitment of members and meeting logistics. Pam on meeting logistics Twice monthly meetings for 1.5 hours; set meeting time to be identified; select a good recurring time on next poll Everyone attending is assumed to be interested in joining and Pam will add them unless you say otherwise Larry – what timeline? Erick – next 3 months will be the most intense Pam did screen share and addressed open meeting rules; email Pam directly instead of the whole work group Pam had outline through Dec. 2021 Gordie – subgroup membership; when will we sign up; Pam – next meeting; ICLEI POLICY OPTIONS AND MATERIALS will be sent; send in your ideas which will be gathered into a big spreadsheet Prof. Keane – are funds in place?; Pam – no, we want to gear up for federal or state funding that will be available Social Development staff will also join us Linda – suggesting that public Google Doc be created where all group members can enter project ideas; Pam agreed this would be a good approach 4. Presentation from Shilpa Sankaran of Alpha Group on new housing strategy proposal. Shilpa Sankaran presentation and screen share; ALPHA Group (Erick - Rocky Mountain Institute has recommended Shilpa to Erick for this presentation) Co-founder of Prefab SME in San Francisco; factory building affordable housing, net zero housing Zero Energy / Carbon coalition of many organizations Enabling residential developers Work with Rocky Mountain Institute Prefabricated retrofit Netherlands public private retrofit Energy burden in Milwaukee; also deteriorating housing stock; vacant lots where homes were demolished now owned by city; too expensive to get bank financing to put in new housing due to low housing values in the neighborhoods Linda – majority Black census tracts Workforce development – training on these energy efficient approaches Air quality and circulation is esp. important to address with tighter buildings Recipe Orientation and slope Small HVAC Good thermal enclosure* Clean energy source Vest in class plug loads Some dozen cities are implementing this DOE qualification for net zero is pursued Offsite construction – why? Better quality control and weather control; no exposed wood; contractor and designer sit together from the start; much better coordination during production; 70-90% less City of Milwaukee Page 3 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes February 3, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY waste Distinct from “manufactured”; this is real property, not personal property; panelized and modular are two other building approaches Components SIP – structurally insulated panels Etc. Examples, from CA 3 were modular; one panel/timber frame; also 22-unit micro-unit building modular; affordable housing apartment building retrofits panelized in Netherlands – panels were snapped on, windows removed, mechanicals replaced – this inspired an industry and supply chain enterprises Milwaukee suggestions – not a project; a sustainable business model Integrated a&e / factory / general contractor Committed pipeline of projects Leading city vision, policy, codes 30th Street Industrial Corridor; Century City Building – designed for manufacturers and could now be the target venue 5-year pipeline commitment needed; financial commitment Chicago effort – did not come through Entrepreneurial mindset in Milwaukee; if it prevails, could make the difference Panelized factory could be the start; module later Bloomberg prize to be pursued Questions Examples nearby - Wausau Homes but is not modular; Madison has some framing but not modular; Terrace Homes in central WI Cost? Too many variables, but on par with on site production Erick reminds that the vacant city lots would be a target area Materials – wood, but less of it; no formaldehyde Top firms – very different in Europe – can be inspiration but better to look here on the east coast for modular, multifamily City commitment, what’s needed – support it; codes; subsidies precedent is in place per Erick Alignment of lot on orientation and other criteria? Erick said that some of this is known but GIS mapping can be done; SOLAR CAN BE LOOKED AT Financing for retrofits; a development partner can provide some of this Combine with park spaces; community solar, etc.? as far as shared amenities Individual design or a portfolio to choose from? Standard lot sizes would play in, then, a catalog could be designed; Erick points out that catalog approach could be more feasible for affordability; mass customization allows you to choose components so it becomes a custom project Factory ownership – Melissa Scanlon is putting out a book on housing coops; Erick City of Milwaukee Page 4 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes February 3, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY says public private partnership could be done, not public money Air flow issue – it’s a challenge of net zero; DOE has a great deal of research on this Social impact bonding for funding; Financing WG will address this Resources – not yet available 3/31 deadline on Bloomberg challenge that we could aim for 5. Review of some initial data on high energy burdens (if time permits, otherwise, push to next meeting) Submit any agenda items to Pam George – who will decide on this project, WG or TF? Vote – some 19 could be seen with raised hands in favor of moving forward with this project 2/9 meeting 8:30 11:21 am adjournment Minutes provided by Pam Ritger. City of Milwaukee Page 5