(a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Act”. (b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Public buildings can be built and renovated using sustainable, energy-efficient methods that save money, reduce negative environmental impacts, improve employee and student performance, and make employees and students more productive; (2) The […]
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Institution of higher education” means a state-supported university or college; (2) “Life-cycle cost analysis” means an analytical technique that considers the costs of owning, using, and operating a facility over its economic life including without limitation: (A) Initial costs; (B) System repair and replacement costs; (C) Maintenance costs; (D) […]
(a) The Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Program is established to promote energy conservation in buildings owned or leased by public agencies and buildings owned or leased by institutions of higher education. (b) Under the Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Program: (1) For public agencies, the Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall develop and: (A) […]
(a) The following minimum standards apply to a major facility: (1) A major facility of a public agency or an institution of higher education shall consider a life-cycle cost analysis and be designed, constructed, and certified in accordance with the Performance Rating Method of Appendix G of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning […]
(a) A public agency shall not purchase a building that: (1) Did not meet the design and construction standards that were applicable for a comparable building at the time of its construction; or (2) Had a major renovation that did not meet the standard for energy and water efficiency that was applicable for a comparable […]
(a) The Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall: (1) Develop an energy program to manage energy, water, and other utility uses for public agencies that will reduce total aggregate energy consumption per gross square foot for all existing applicable public agency buildings if the savings can be justified by a life-cycle […]
This subchapter does not apply if the implementation of a measure to conserve energy, water, or other utility use conflicts with the requirements for: (1) A property to be eligible for, nominated to, or entered on the National Register of Historic Places under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Pub. L. No. 89-665; (2) […]
(a) (1) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or his or her designee may create and recommend members for a sustainable, energy-efficient building advisory committee composed of: (A) Representatives from the design and construction industry who are involved in public works contracting; (B) Persons from public agencies who are responsible for overseeing public […]
(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall promulgate rules for the implementation of operation and maintenance energy conservation measures in public buildings. (b) The Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall: (1) Develop or revise the architectural and engineering standards, to the extent funds are available and appropriated, to provide […]
(a) To the extent that funds are available and appropriated, the Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall conduct a performance review of the Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Program that includes at least the following: (1) An identification of the costs of implementing energy-efficient and water-efficient building standards in the design and construction […]
(a) The boards of trustees for the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, the University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University, and Southern Arkansas University are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter if those institutions develop policies and procedures to meet the: (1) Specific performance criteria and goals for a major […]
