AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY

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GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY

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A. As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Green Globes” means the Green Building Initiative green building rating standard. “LEED” means the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environment Design green building rating standard.

B. Any state body entering the design phase for construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or renovating such a building where the cost of renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, shall conform to LEED silver or Green Globes two globe standards and the buildings shall be designed, constructed, verified, and operated to achieve energy savings that exceed the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1-2004 (Energy Standard for buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings) by at least 15 percent for new construction and 10 percent for major renovation. In addition, water systems designed for such buildings shall be required to provide water use savings of at least 25 percent over the baseline standard established in the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992.

C. An exemption from the design and construction standards required by subsection B may be granted by the Director of the Department of General Services only upon a finding of special circumstances that make construction to the standards impracticable.