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Mayor Bruce Harrell today announced a bold new proposal to reduce emissions for existing large buildings. Applying to existing nonresidential and multifamily buildings greater than 20,000 square feet, the Building Emissions Performance Standard Policy (BEPS) is expected to reduce annual building greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 325,000 metric tons by 2050 - a 27% decrease from a 2008 baseline. The reduction in emissions is the equivalent of taking 72,322 gasoline-powered cars off the road for a year.

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Speakers and attendees include:

Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Jessyn Farrell, Director, Office of Sustainability and Environment
Katie Garrow, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, MLK Labor
Kelly Hall, Washington State Director, Climate Solutions
Patience Malaba, Executive Director, Housing Development Consortium