Sec. 32204. Survey of private sector smart buildings
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The Secretary shall conduct a survey of privately owned smart buildings throughout the Nation, including commercial buildings and buildings owned by nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. From among the smart buildings surveyed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall select at least 1 building each from an appropriate range of building sizes and types. Using the guidelines of the Federal Energy Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall evaluate the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under subsection (b), including an identification of— which advanced building technologies— are most cost-effective; and show the most potential to— increase building energy savings; increase service performance to building occupants; and reduce environmental impacts; and any other information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.