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Code · Iowa · Chapter 103A — State Building Code

103A.8B Sustainable design or green building standards.

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The commissioner, after consulting with and receiving recommendations from the department of natural resources, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A specifying standards and requirements for sustainable design and construction based upon or incorporating nationally recognized ratings, certifications, or classification systems, and procedures relating to documentation of compliance. The standards and requirements shall be incorporated into the state building code established in section 103A.7, but in lieu of general applicability shall apply to construction projects only if such applicability is expressly authorized by statute, or as established by another state agency by rule.
2008 Acts, ch 1126, §8, 33; 2008 Acts, ch 1173, §7; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §40, 89
Referred to in §15.291, 423.3, 423.4
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