2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
4.F,
Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions
),
which
sets
energy
efficiency
performance
standards.
In
addition,
Mitigation
Measures
4.P-2a
through
4.P-2c
would
further
reduce
energy
use
by
ongoing
operations
of
Baylands
Project
site
uses.
For
these
reasons,
with
mitigation,
Project
site
development’s
impact
with
respect
to
fuel
use
would
be
less
than
significant,
and
no
further
mitigation
is
required.”
Building
commissioning
is
the
process
of
verifying,
in
new
construction,
that
all
(or
some,
depending
on
scope)
of
the
subsystems
for
mechanical
(HVAC),
plumbing,
electrical,
fire/life
safety,
building
envelopes,
interior
systems,
cogeneration,
utility
plants,
sustainable
systems,
lighting,
wastewater,
controls,
and
building
security
will
achieve
the
owner's
project
requirements
as
intended
by
the
building
owner
and
as
designed
by
the
building
architects
and
engineers.
Thus,
building
commissioning
could
be
used
to
ensure
initial
construction
meets
applicable
regulatory
requirements
and
mitigation
measures,
but
is
not
itself
a
mitigation
measure.
See
Chapter
4.0
of
the
Final
EIR
for
the
Mitigation
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Program
for
specific
methods
that
will
be
used
to
ensure
implementation
of
EIR
mitigation
measures.
Mitigation
Measures
4.P-2a
through
4.P-2c
establish
performance
standards
that
reduce
energy
consumption-related
impacts
to
a
less
than
significant
level.
Achievement
of
these
performance
standards
will
reduce
impacts
to
less
than
significant.
“Smart
meters,”
as
suggested
in
Comment
represent
a
means
of
monitoring
energy
use
that
are
among
a
wide
variety
of
tools
that
could
be
used
to
achieve
the
performance
standards
set
forth
in
Mitigation
Measures
4.P-2a
through
4.P-2c.
The
use
of
“in-building
displays,”
which,
as
stated
in
Comment
are
a
complement
to
smart
meters,
represent
a
monitoring
system,
and
would
not
reduce
energy
use
or
mitigate
identified
impacts
of
proposed
Project
Site
development.
While
use
of
in-building
displays
could
be
incorporated
into
building
construction
to
complement
the
use
of
smart
meters,
requiring
these
displays
as
a
CEQA
mitigation
measure
would
not
reduce
Project
Site
development
energy
use,
and
is
therefore
is
not
appropriate
as
a
mitigation
measure.
Mitigation
Measures
4.P-2a
through
4.P-2c
establish
performance
standards
that
reduce
energy
consumption-related
impacts
to
a
less
than
significant
level.
Achievement
of
these
performance
standards
will
reduce
impacts
to
less
than
significant.
“District-wide
heating,”
as
suggested
in
Comment
represents
one
means
of
reducing
energy
among
a
wide
variety
of
tools
that
could
be
used
to
achieve
the
performance
standards
set
forth
in
Mitigation
Measures
4.P-2a
through
4.P-2c.
Because
Mitigation
Measures
4.P-2a
through
4.P-2c
will
reduce
energy
impacts
to
less
than
significant,
additional
mitigation
measures
are
unnecessary.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-137
May
2015