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Home I DECO Figgis s ~ , �. I Panteic I Co Office .. ..: Energy Conservation Design Standard for New State Buildings Recoenizrn^ the importance of desisnin" new enersY efficient state-owned facilities and major renovations, the 70th Texas !-eeislature authorized adoption of energy conservation design stands Design Standard for New State Buildings, based on the American Society of Heating. Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAEI Standard 90.1 and commonly referred to a The Energy Conservation developed to respond to this directive. It was first adopted in June 1989 and was recRefrigerating and Air February l99.. s the "Texas Standard." was revised to May 1990 and The Texas Legislature recently passed sena/ s which imposes new requirements and around some manor urban -areas in Texas (see the Senate Research Center's se s e rntormation,. Cenatn pot►tical subdivisions texcept school districtsi must inn Jeon local o y �o ..rnments in that are cost-effectrye, and all cities must adopt new energy efficient building codents. fergy a sis for additional League. the Texas Conference of li P dent energy efficient measures Urban Counties. the State Energy Conservation Office, and the Te ci Association of Counties will present one -day w he Texas Municipal as these workshops. Of C see How will workshops focusing on Senate Bill 5. For additional information on •--.P�wilh Senate 8i// S, Program goals are to set minimum re renpvarron prorecr: so that the 4uirements for energy efficient design of new Of energ: w - ma" be constructed, operated and maintained in a state building without constraining the building manner that minimizes the use goals are. function or the comfort and productivity of the occupants. S peci Ic • Io Drovidc criteria for enerev cnten�. efficient design and describe methods for determining • I"Drn:,ce sounds compliance with the _ uidance for energy efficient design. • Ire de:•elOD Droceaures to encourage code co i Q�\eiuD eparance and improve enforcement. an Incentive process and encoura pprrcation of the Texas Standard. T• Residential and Commercial Energy C^.� orn�re.cst+•_ re g. ode Training staenttai and small commercial energy �_BG MOO --i =Hero, Cude and AS code training HR.A E Standard 90.1. - cu'Tently in Place in Texas is based on the ::pprc,aches Dasea on file uee Training also focuses on simplified compliance path J•f of h•�Cchecl� and COMchecl� software• as developed u• er �c,urat•_ by PNNL for U.S. DOE. =�j, inrou_•: 'the adc,ption of a residential andlor comm use �i user. rriendl% tool lc, verily Compliance ercial energy code by�urisdictions in Olianc. Lrl�.•: m nrt_ct,• are It, Drn:tde training r••_u,In_ +,r ` �S`, tic; atning it, building code Officials deli; rt,r residential structure` and ASHRAE Standard 9061 for small commercial engineers by Home Ener;% Rating 'v buildings. :roc• �: � S. steiri/Energv EfYicienc�• 'n Tcn't: a:ttc,r, ,;�enctes, and Mortgage Demonstration Program cat,c, �`D =03K consultants successfully function as sub -grantees ot'DO funding• ti,r lc,w income ehi!lble home ciwn They currently use sub -grantees .ink Wit.:•. = no,tl� tu01s ►u e\•aluate E cost effective energy efficiency. sophisticated energy irnc-rove cnero: tug:. etftcieni improvements in new envies. and HUD ?03f; and e'_cc+mmunn\ action a_. existing homes in Texas and to certify consultants as qualified energy raters. r:m aobrecrt\e; are to d=monstrate a close correlation between Home Energy Rat . ing Systems and Energy 11 1, 1+ Cn..r, .1., Ct..1.a 1 + r, , ••%11i. .