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15" CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC)
OF THE PHILIPPINES)
2% Regular Session)

HOUSE OF REPRESENT,
House Bill No.

B99

Introduced by : MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID
Representative, 4* District, City of Manila

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘At the recent Annual General Membership Meeting of the Philippine Green
Building Council (PhilGBC) held in Makati City, British experts from building and
design companies shared the “latest and most innovative” environmental technologies
with local counterparts. As part of its global commitment to address alarming trends of
climate change, the United Kingdom reportedly seeks to bring in our country cutting-
edge environmental technologies, particularly in building designs.

John Chick, director of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), said technology
sharing is timely since the PhilGBC is currently working on a set of standards for the
Philippines called Building Ecologically Responsive Design for Excellence (BERDE).’

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to partner with the
commission on Higher Education to award grants to university programs related to the
design and construction of high performance buildings. The legislation specifically states
that in awarding grants, DOE should give priority to university programs in design,
architecture, landscape architecture, and city, regional, or urban planning. This would
improve the ability of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and planners to
cooperate on the incorporation of advanced energy technologies during the design and
construction of buildings. The bill would help in preparing the next wave of design and
construction professionals to improve the energy efficiency and productivity of our
nation’s buildings.

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ATTY. MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID.


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC)
OF THE PHILIPPINES)
28° Regular Session)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill No._ 5999

Introduced by : MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DA’
Representative, 4" District, City of Manila

AN ACT AUTHORIZING HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM
OPMENT AND GRADUATE TRAINING IN ADVANCED ENERGY AND
GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES

Le it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled.

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Green Energy
Edueation Act of 2012”.

SEC.2. Definition. -For purposes of this Act, the term:

(1) “Chair” means the chairman of the Commission on Higher Education
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(2) “High Performance Building” means a building that integrates and optimizes

all major high-performance building attributes, including energy efficiency,
durability, life-cycle performance, and occupant productivity.

(3) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE).

SEC3. Graduate Training In Energy Research And Development. —

(a) Funding. - In carrying out research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application activities authorized for the DOE, the Secretary may contribute
funds to the CHED to support projects that enable graduate education related to such
activities.

(6) Consultation. - The Chair shall consult with the Secretary when preparing

solicitations and awarding grants for projects described in paragraph (a).

SECA. Curriculum Development For High Performance Building Design. -

(a) Funding. - In carrying out advanced energy technology research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application activities authorized for
the DOE related to high performance buildings, the Secretary may contribute
funds to curriculum development activities at the CHED for the purpose of
improving undergraduate or graduate interdisciplinary engineering and
architecture education related to the design and construction of high performance
buildings, including development of curricula, of laboratory activities, of training

practicums, or of design projects.


A primary goal of curriculum development activities supported under this Section
shall be to improve the ability of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and

planners to work together on the incorporation of advanced energy technologies

during the design and construction of high performance buildings.

(b) Consultation. - The Chair shall consult with the Secretary when preparing

solicitations and awarding grants for projects described in paragraph (a).

(©) Priority. - In awarding grants with respect to which the Secretary has
contributed funds under this Section, the Chair shall give priority to applications
from departments, programs, or centers of a school of engineering that are
partnered with schools, departments, or programs of design, architecture, and city,

regional, or urban planning.
SECS. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or

unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SEC.6, Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended
accordingly.

SEC.7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved