KRS § 56.777 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.777
56.777 High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Duties -- Administrative regulations -- Resource utilization
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56.777 High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Duties -

- Administrative regulations -- Resource utilization.

(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.