New Burlingame Community Center Wins Environmental Award

BURLINGAME, CA — The new, eco-friendly Burlingame Community Center was awarded a Peninsula Clean Energy 2022 All-Electric Leader Award.

The 36,000-square-foot community center, set to open in May, will be Zero Net Energy, in accordance with the city’s 2019 climate action plan. Its design features a 215-kilowatt solar system, electric appliances, a dashboard on display in the lobby to allow visitors to see the building’s system energy performance, and more.

The new community center will replace the 70-year-old center in Washington Park.

“The Burlingame Community Center proudly showcases our residents’ commitment to fight climate change,” Burlingame City Council Member Donna Colson, who is also vice chair of Peninsula Clean Energy’s board of directors, said in a statement. “It is a stunning, modern building located in a beautiful wooded park, where it is a constant reminder we can live, play and enrich our lives with clean, all-electric design.”

Peninsula awarded a number of other awards to different San Mateo County projects, including, the Jefferson Elementary School District in Daly City; a couple who renovated their San Carlos home into a zero-emission, self-powered, and all-electric home, and more.