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<br />Page 9 of 22 <br /> <br />25% by 2035 <br />• Built Environment Goal BE5: Advance Sustainable Building <br />Practices <br /> <br />Town of Chapel Hill (TOCH): <br />The proposed project directly supports multiple goals within two of the <br />top priority action categories identified in the TOCH Climate Action and <br />Response Plan. <br />1: Green the Grid <br />Action: Large-and small-scale renewable energy projects <br />Action: Net-Zero Emissions for New Construction <br />Target: Achieve 100% zero net energy in new construction buildings by <br />2050 <br />3. Sustainable Development <br />Action: Green building policy <br />Action: Plan for walkable and transit served communities <br />Target: 100% net-zero emissions development by 2030 <br />Target: More walkable, transit-served areas by 2050 <br />Installing solar panels on affordable housing also addresses inequitable <br />disparities in access to residential renewable energy, and advances <br />multiple community benefits identified as priorities by TOCH, including: <br />• Improved racial equity outcomes <br />• Environmental justice <br />• Lower costs and greater affordability <br />• Improved energy security and reliability <br />• Decreased risk of energy shortages or outages <br />• Reduced pollution <br />• Improved air quality <br />• Improved health outcomes <br />• Improved economy <br />• Expanded local jobs creation <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br />This criterion has a maximum score of 6 pts (out of a total of 26 pts). <br />Docusign Envelope ID: AA482F5E-25D4-439A-862A-65CC63DF3A74