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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 945 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that high-performance 

buildings improve the quality of life for millions of individuals, produce 

a more resilient and sustainable world for current and future generations, 

reduce operating costs, and improve the productivity, comfort, and health 

of occupants, and expressing support for designating the week of June 

11 through June 15, 2018, as ‘‘High-Performance Building Week’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2018 

Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. MCKINLEY) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

high-performance buildings improve the quality of life 

for millions of individuals, produce a more resilient and 

sustainable world for current and future generations, 

reduce operating costs, and improve the productivity, 

comfort, and health of occupants, and expressing support 

for designating the week of June 11 through June 15, 

2018, as ‘‘High-Performance Building Week’’. 

Whereas the term ‘‘high-performance building’’ is defined in 

section 401 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 

of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17061) as ‘‘a building that integrates 

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ronment, safety, security, durability, accessibility, costbenefit, productivity, sustainability, functionality, and 

operational considerations’’; 

Whereas, because individuals spend approximately 90 percent 

of their time indoors and buildings are the single largest 

consumer of energy and water in the United States, built 

environments have a vast impact on virtually all aspects 

of life and national security in the United States; 

Whereas the United States benefits technologically, economically, and environmentally from innovative technologies 

developed for use in high-performance buildings; 

Whereas research and programs that are supported by government entities and private industry, and relate to highperformance buildings benefit the United States and individuals in the United States; and 

Whereas investing in resilient and robust building systems 

protects individuals and businesses in the United States 

from the impacts of man-made disasters and natural disasters, such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, 

wildland fires, floods, and earthquakes: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 

2 efforts to— 

3 (1) improve the performance of existing and fu4 ture buildings through— 

5 (A) the adoption of best practices and vol6 untary consensus standards relating to commer7 cial and residential buildings; and 

8 (B) participation by interested parties in— 


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1 (i) Government programs, including 

2 those at the Office of Energy Efficiency 

3 and Renewable Energy of the Department 

4 of Energy; 

5 (ii) public-private partnerships; and 

6 (iii) private initiatives; 

7 (2) create awareness of the beneficial impacts 

8 that high-performance buildings have on commu9 nities, including reductions in operating costs, im10 provements in the health and productivity of occu11 pants of high-performance buildings, and enhance12 ments in community resiliency; 

13 (3) encourage interested parties to engage in 

14 dialogues on innovative policies and programs relat15 ing to the built environment that address needs re16 lating to resiliency, workforce development, and en17 ergy and water efficiency; 

18 (4) incentivize investment in high-performance 

19 commercial and residential buildings because invest20 ment in high-performance buildings is in the best in21 terests of the United States; and 

22 (5) invest in training and education for, and 

23 celebrate the work of, engineers, architects, builders, 

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1 borers, and others in the construction industry who 

2 work to advance high-performance buildings. 

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