42 U.S.C. § 6834 : US Code - Section 6834: Federal building energy efficiency standards

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6834 : US Code - Section 6834: Federal building energy efficiency standards

(a) In general
(1) Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary,
after consulting with appropriate Federal agencies, CABO, ASHRAE,
the National Association of Home Builders, the Illuminating
Engineering Society, the American Institute of Architects, the
National Conference of the States on Building Codes and Standards,
and other appropriate persons, shall establish, by rule, Federal
building energy standards that require in new Federal buildings
those energy efficiency measures that are technologically feasible
and economically justified. Such standards shall become effective
no later than 1 year after such rule is issued.
(2) The standards established under paragraph (1) shall -
(A) contain energy saving and renewable energy specifications
that meet or exceed the energy saving and renewable energy
specifications of the 2004 International Energy Conservation Code
(in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1-
2004 (in the case of commercial buildings);
(B) to the extent practicable, use the same format as the
appropriate voluntary building energy code; and
(C) consider, in consultation with the Environmental Protection
Agency and other Federal agencies, and where appropriate contain,
measures with regard to radon and other indoor air pollutants.
(3)(A) Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Secretary
shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy
efficiency performance standards that require that -
(i) if life-cycle cost-effective for new Federal buildings -
(I) the buildings be designed to achieve energy consumption
levels that are at least 30 percent below the levels
established in the version of the ASHRAE Standard or the
International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, that is
in effect as of August 8, 2005; and
(II) sustainable design principles are applied to the siting,
design, and construction of all new and replacement buildings;
and
(ii) if water is used to achieve energy efficiency, water
conservation technologies shall be applied to the extent that the
technologies are life-cycle cost-effective.
(B) Not later than 1 year after the date of approval of each
subsequent revision of the ASHRAE Standard or the International
Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, the Secretary shall
determine, based on the cost-effectiveness of the requirements
under the amendment, whether the revised standards established
under this paragraph should be updated to reflect the amendment.
(C) In the budget request of the Federal agency for each fiscal
year and each report submitted by the Federal agency under section
8258(a) of this title, the head of each Federal agency shall
include -
(i) a list of all new Federal buildings owned, operated, or
controlled by the Federal agency; and
(ii) a statement specifying whether the Federal buildings meet
or exceed the revised standards established under this paragraph.
(b) Omitted
(c) Periodic review
The Secretary shall periodically, but not less than once every 5
years, review the Federal building energy standards established
under this section and shall, if significant energy savings would
result, upgrade such standards to include all new energy efficiency
and renewable energy measures that are technologically feasible and
economically justified.
(d) Interim standards
Interim energy performance standards for new Federal buildings
issued by the Secretary under this subchapter as it existed before
October 24, 1992, shall remain in effect until the standards
established under subsection (a) of this section become effective.