56.777 High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Duties -
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(1)A High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee is hereby created and shall be
administratively staffed by the cabinet.
(2)The committee shall consist of sixteen
(16)members and shall include:
(a)A representative of the cabinet designated by the secretary;
(b)A representative of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet designated by the
secretary;
(c)A representative of the Department of Education designated by the
commissioner;
(d)A representative of the Council on Postsecondary Education designated by the
president;
(e)A representative of the Office of Energy Policy designated by the executive
director; and
(f)A representative appointed by the Governor from each of the following:
1. The design and construction industry involved in public works
contracting;
2. The Kentucky Chapter of the U. S. Green Building Council;
3. The University of Kentucky College of Design;
4. The Kentucky Forest Industries Association;
5. The Kentucky Society of the American Institute of Architects;
6. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning
Engineers;
7. The Associated General Contractors of Kentucky;
8. The West Kentucky Construction Association;
9. The Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute;
10. The Kentucky Ready Mixed Concrete Association; and
11. The Plantmix Asphalt Industry of Kentucky.
(3)The representative of the cabinet shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.
All appointments shall be for a term of two
(2)years. Committee members shall
serve until their successors are appointed and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(4)The committee shall meet at least monthly or as convened by the chairperson.
(5)The members of the committee shall receive reimbursement for the cost of travel to
and from the meetings and any costs necessarily incurred in carrying out their
duties.
(6)The committee shall:
(a)Consult with architects, engineers, builders, energy and conservation
organizations, and other interested stakeholders, and make recommendations
to the cabinet regarding:
1. Standards and benchmarks developed under existing high-performance
building programs, including the ENERGY STAR rating system, Green
Globes rating system, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design
(LEED)Green Building rating system; and
2. Standards and guidelines developed and adopted by the U.S. Green
Building Council, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers, and the Illuminating Engineering Society of
North America partnership concerning the design of sustainable
buildings to balance environmental responsibility, resource efficiency,
occupant comfort and well-being, and community sensitivity;
(b)Assist the cabinet in the review of state building projects to ensure that
building performance and efficiency are maximized to the extent
economically feasible using a life-cycle cost analysis;
(c)Assist the cabinet in developing a process of documentation of the attainment
of high-performance building standards; and
(d)Assist the cabinet in conducting an ongoing professional development
program for state and local building designers, construction companies, school
districts, building managers, and the general public on high-performance
building design, construction, maintenance, and operation.
(7)Prior to the implementation of KRS 56.770 to 56.784, the cabinet shall promulgate
administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A necessary to implement
this section. The cabinet shall consider the recommendations made by the High-
Performance Buildings Advisory Committee pursuant to subsection
(6)of this
section and shall establish the criteria for the high-performance building standards
and the benchmarks by which the high-performance building standards will be
measured. At a minimum, the cabinet shall:
(a)Include the standards for site selection and management, water efficiency,
energy conservation, waste reduction, material and resource use, and indoor
air quality; and
(b)Require that each high-performance building be designed, constructed, or
renovated so that it is capable of being rated as an ENERGY STAR building
in accordance with the criteria and rating system adopted by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and in effect at the time the building is
designed or, in the case of leased buildings, at the time the lease is entered
into on or after July 1, 2018.
(8)In developing the criteria for the high-performance building standards, the cabinet
shall consider and encourage the use of:
(a)Locally grown lumber from forest lands implementing sustainable practices
established by the American Tree Farm System's Sustainable Forest Initiative
or the Kentucky Forest Stewardship Program established under KRS 149.330
to 149.355;
(b)Building materials manufactured with recycled content within the
Commonwealth; and
(c)Renewable energy sources.