HB 2001

Abstract

Building standards for certain state and local buildings. Requires that any executive branch agency or institution or locality entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building ensure that such building has sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure, defined in the bill, and has features that permit the agency or institution to track the building's energy efficiency and carbon emissions. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of General Services to grant exemptions to such standards, in writing and with certain terms. The bill requires agencies to annually report to the Governor the energy efficiency and carbon emissions metrics for each such building built or renovated. The bill requires localities to design such building projects according to the same or similar standards, or more stringent standards if adopted by ordinance. The bill also requires that localities incorporate appropriate resilience and distributed energy features. The bill requires that any exemption from the standards granted by resolution of the governing body of a locality be made in writing and explain the basis for granting the exemption.

Building standards for certain state and localbuildings. Requires that any executive branch agency or institutionor locality entering the design phase for the construction of a newbuilding greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size or the renovationof a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percentof the value of the building ensure that such building has sufficientelectric vehicle charging infrastructure, defined in the bill, andhas features that permit the agency or institution to track the building'senergy efficiency and carbon emissions. The bill authorizes the Directorof the Department of General Services to grant exemptions to suchstandards, in writing and with certain terms. The bill requires agenciesto annually report to the Governor the energy efficiency and carbonemissions metrics for each such building built or renovated. The bill requires localities to design suchbuilding projects according to the same standards. The bill requiresthat any exemption from the standards granted by resolution of thegoverning body of a locality be made in writing and explain the basisfor granting the exemption.