Short
Title: An Act requiring the design, construction and renovation of certain
State-owned or State-leased buildings to comply with specified energy and
environmental building standards; and providing for the powers and duties of
the Department of General Services.
Prime
Sponsor: Senator RAFFERTY
Last
Action: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
March 23, 2015 [Senate]
MEMORANDUM
Posted: December 12, 2014 03:24 PM
From: Senator John
Rafferty
To: All Senate
members
Subject: Green
Buildings Legislation
In the very near future, I will be introducing
legislation which will require that the design, construction, and renovation of
state government buildings comply with specified energy and environmental
building standards.
This legislation will apply to all new major facility
projects that are owned or leased by the Commonwealth. This bill will require
the Department of General Services, in cooperation with DEP, to develop
regulations and adopt high-performance building standards. This legislation
will apply to any new construction, renovation, and commercial interior tenant
fit-out projects in which the building is larger than 20,000 square feet.
DGS shall submit an annual report to the Senate and House
Environmental Resources and Energy Committees and State Government Committees
outlining the number and types of buildings designed and constructed; the
levels of certification of each building; a description of all potential
environmental benefits; and any barriers which hinder effective implementation
of this act.
DGS shall also develop and implement a process to monitor
and evaluate the energy and environmental benefits associated with each major
facility project designed, constructed or renovated. The Commonwealth agency
occupying the building – not DGS - shall commence monitoring and evaluation the
facility one year after the completion of occupancy and continue for five years
thereafter.
Introduced as SB615
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