Today (01/13/10) the Indiana House Environmental Affairs Committee approved HB 1063 concerning energy efficient buildings by a vote of 8 to 3. The three members of the committee voting against the bill were Rep. David Wolkins (R-Winona Lake), Rep. Jack Lutz (R-Anderson and Rep. Sean Eberhart (R-Shelbyville). For more details on the bill and members of the committee see http://blog.indianarenew.org/2010/01/hb-1063-energy-efficient-buildings-bill.html
Since Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) has introduced a similar bill the past two sessions that passed the House, there was a brief committee hearing and public testimony. After Rep. Pierce explained the bill, Miriam Dant representing the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT) testified against the bill. The remainder of the testimony was in support of the bill and included:
Donald Abel, American Institute of Architects Indiana Chapter (AIA Indiana);
Mark Flint, Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL);
Lynn Dennis, The Nature Conservancy (TNC);
Tim Maloney, Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC);
Kerwin Olson, Citizens Action Coalition (CAC); and
Glenn Pratt, Hoosier Chapter of the Sierra Club.
HB 1063 now moves to the floor for further action.
Indianapolis Power and Light (IPL) is a member of the Indiana Renewable Energy Association.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
HB 1063 Energy Efficient Buildings Bill Introduced by Rep. Pierce Scheduled for Hearing Wed., Jan. 13th
ACTION ALERT!
HOUSE BILL No. 1063 Energy Efficient Buildings Scheduled for Public Hearing as follows:
AGENDA FOR: House Environmental Affairs Committee
MEETING: January 13, 1:30PM, 156C, State House, Indianapolis
CHAIR: Dvorak
VICE-CHAIR: Stevenson
MEMBERS:
Candelaria Reardon, L. Lawson, Moses, Pearson, Pierce.
Wolkins R.M.M., Eberhart, Lutz, Neese, Ruppel.
AGENDA: HB 1063 Energy Efficient Buildings
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 4-13-20; (10)IN1063.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 4-13-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]:
Chapter 20. Government Building Design Standards for Energy Efficiency
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a design plan that is:
(1) for the major renovation or construction of a government building consisting of at least five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor space;
(2) for a project costing the owner of the government building at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and
(3) approved by the owner of the government building after June 30, 2010.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a design plan for the major renovation or construction of a building that does not consume energy for heating, ventilating, or air conditioning.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "government building" means a
building owned, occupied, and used by any of the following:
(1) A state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1(b)).
(2) Any other authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or instrumentality of the executive branch of state government, including the following:
(A) A license branch operated or administered under IC 9-16.
(B) The state police department created by IC 10-11-2-4.
(3) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).
(4) A body corporate and politic created by statute.
(5) The judicial department of state government.
(6) The legislative department of state government.
(7) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(8) A school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17).
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "LEED rating system" refers to the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "major renovation" refers to a renovation of a government building in which:
(1) the building shell is used to contain new construction;
(2) the heating, air conditioning, ventilation, electrical, and plumbing systems of the building are replaced; and
(3) at least seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet are renovated.
Sec. 5. (a) A newly constructed government building must be designed and constructed to achieve or exceed the performance criteria determined under any of the following:
(1) The silver rating under the LEED rating system.
(2) The Two Globes rating under the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system.
(3) An equivalent rating under a rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
(b) This subsection does not apply to contracts for the reconstruction, repair, alteration, or retrofitting of a building or structure that is listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. A major renovation of a government building must be designed, renovated, or reconstructed to achieve or exceed the performance criteria determined under any of the following:
(1) The silver rating under the LEED rating system.
(2) The Two Globes rating under the Green Building
Initiative's Green Globes rating system.
(3) The Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star rating system.
(4) An equivalent rating under a rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
Sec. 6. The owner of a government building shall consider the historic or aesthetic qualities of the building and the availability of local materials when determining performance criteria required of the design, construction, renovation, or reconstruction of the government building by section 5 of this chapter.
Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "Indiana hardwood lumber" means hardwood lumber harvested from real property located in Indiana.
(b) The owner of a government building may consider Indiana hardwood lumber for use as a local source material in any project in which the use of Indiana hardwood lumber is practicable.
SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010] The general assembly recognizes that the 2006 study:
(1) conducted by the department of natural resources division of forestry; and
(2) entitled "The Sustainability of Indiana's Forest Resources";
indicates Indiana timberland acreage and volume has steadily increased since 1967.
This article brought to you by the Indiana Renewable Energy Association and Indiana Distributed Energy Advocates.
HOUSE BILL No. 1063 Energy Efficient Buildings Scheduled for Public Hearing as follows:
AGENDA FOR: House Environmental Affairs Committee
MEETING: January 13, 1:30PM, 156C, State House, Indianapolis
CHAIR: Dvorak
VICE-CHAIR: Stevenson
MEMBERS:
Candelaria Reardon, L. Lawson, Moses, Pearson, Pierce.
Wolkins R.M.M., Eberhart, Lutz, Neese, Ruppel.
AGENDA: HB 1063 Energy Efficient Buildings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 4-13-20; (10)IN1063.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 4-13-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]:
Chapter 20. Government Building Design Standards for Energy Efficiency
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a design plan that is:
(1) for the major renovation or construction of a government building consisting of at least five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor space;
(2) for a project costing the owner of the government building at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and
(3) approved by the owner of the government building after June 30, 2010.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a design plan for the major renovation or construction of a building that does not consume energy for heating, ventilating, or air conditioning.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "government building" means a
building owned, occupied, and used by any of the following:
(1) A state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1(b)).
(2) Any other authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or instrumentality of the executive branch of state government, including the following:
(A) A license branch operated or administered under IC 9-16.
(B) The state police department created by IC 10-11-2-4.
(3) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).
(4) A body corporate and politic created by statute.
(5) The judicial department of state government.
(6) The legislative department of state government.
(7) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(8) A school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17).
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "LEED rating system" refers to the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "major renovation" refers to a renovation of a government building in which:
(1) the building shell is used to contain new construction;
(2) the heating, air conditioning, ventilation, electrical, and plumbing systems of the building are replaced; and
(3) at least seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet are renovated.
Sec. 5. (a) A newly constructed government building must be designed and constructed to achieve or exceed the performance criteria determined under any of the following:
(1) The silver rating under the LEED rating system.
(2) The Two Globes rating under the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system.
(3) An equivalent rating under a rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
(b) This subsection does not apply to contracts for the reconstruction, repair, alteration, or retrofitting of a building or structure that is listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. A major renovation of a government building must be designed, renovated, or reconstructed to achieve or exceed the performance criteria determined under any of the following:
(1) The silver rating under the LEED rating system.
(2) The Two Globes rating under the Green Building
Initiative's Green Globes rating system.
(3) The Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star rating system.
(4) An equivalent rating under a rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
Sec. 6. The owner of a government building shall consider the historic or aesthetic qualities of the building and the availability of local materials when determining performance criteria required of the design, construction, renovation, or reconstruction of the government building by section 5 of this chapter.
Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "Indiana hardwood lumber" means hardwood lumber harvested from real property located in Indiana.
(b) The owner of a government building may consider Indiana hardwood lumber for use as a local source material in any project in which the use of Indiana hardwood lumber is practicable.
SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010] The general assembly recognizes that the 2006 study:
(1) conducted by the department of natural resources division of forestry; and
(2) entitled "The Sustainability of Indiana's Forest Resources";
indicates Indiana timberland acreage and volume has steadily increased since 1967.
This article brought to you by the Indiana Renewable Energy Association and Indiana Distributed Energy Advocates.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Senate Conferees Named for HB 1280
Yesterday (03/03/08) the Senate appointed Conference Committee Conferees for HB 1280 on energy efficient buildings as follows:
Senate conferees appointed: Sens. Hershman and Simpson
Senate advisors appointed: Sens. Gard and Breaux
Senate conferees appointed: Sens. Hershman and Simpson
Senate advisors appointed: Sens. Gard and Breaux
Monday, February 18, 2008
RES in HB 1117 Moves to Third Reading in Senate; HB 1280 Heard but No Action Until Wednesday
HB 1117 with the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) language added in the Senate Utilities & Regulatory Affairs Committee hearing last week was handed down on second reading today on the Senate floor without further amendments. HB 1117 is now eligible for third reading or final passage in the Senate.
Testimony was taken this morning on HB 1280 addressing energy efficient public buildings, however, action on the bill has been deferred until Wednesday (02/20/08) at 5:00 pm. The Senate Energy and Environmental Affairs Committee received testimony on the bill and it is anticipated that amendments will be considered when the committee meets again.
The bill requires a building or structure constructed, reconstructed, repaired, altered, or retrofitted under public works contracts entered into after 12/31/08, be designed with the goal of achieving the silver rating under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Globes Two Globes level, or an equivalent standard under an equivalent rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute. The public works provisions apply to any state public work, a public work by a state agency, and state institutions. The project must have a value of more than $1 million and does not apply to structures listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or structures designed solely to store commodities or other property, such as a highway salt barn. It provides that the certificaton requirement does not apply to a public works contract entered into by a school corporation.
Following an explanation of the bill by House author Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) the following individuals offered testimony in support of HB 1280: Bill Brown, Indiana Green Building Council; Andrew Berger, Association of Indiana Counties; Fred Mills, Indianapolis Power & Light; David Pilbrow, Indiana Friends Committee; Tim Maloney, Hoosier Environmental Council; Mac Williams, Architect; Janet McCabe, Improving Kids Environment; Paul Chase, Citizens Action Coalition; Lynn Dennis, the Nature Conservancy; Laura Arnold, Indiana Renewable Energy Association; and Carey Hamilton, Hoosier Sierra Club, Save the Dunes Council and the Izaak Walton League of America.
Opposition to the bill was lead by Ray Moistner, Executive Director of the Indiana Hardwood Lumberman's Association (www.ihla.org) Jack Siefert, Director of the Division of Forestry with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources was asked by Committee Chair Senator Beverly Gard (R-Greenfield) to provide clarifying testimony concerning classified woodlands and cetification standards for Indiana hardwood products. Several other speakers representing the Indiana lumber industry expressed concerns with the proposed bill. Vince Griffin representing the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Gretchen White representing the Indiana Builders Association both spoke against the mandate the bill proposes. Kevin Green representing Purdue University said Purdue is not opposed to green building efforts and stated "we are making voluntary efforts" now but would prefer removing the words "university shall".
Testimony was taken this morning on HB 1280 addressing energy efficient public buildings, however, action on the bill has been deferred until Wednesday (02/20/08) at 5:00 pm. The Senate Energy and Environmental Affairs Committee received testimony on the bill and it is anticipated that amendments will be considered when the committee meets again.
The bill requires a building or structure constructed, reconstructed, repaired, altered, or retrofitted under public works contracts entered into after 12/31/08, be designed with the goal of achieving the silver rating under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Globes Two Globes level, or an equivalent standard under an equivalent rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute. The public works provisions apply to any state public work, a public work by a state agency, and state institutions. The project must have a value of more than $1 million and does not apply to structures listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or structures designed solely to store commodities or other property, such as a highway salt barn. It provides that the certificaton requirement does not apply to a public works contract entered into by a school corporation.
Following an explanation of the bill by House author Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) the following individuals offered testimony in support of HB 1280: Bill Brown, Indiana Green Building Council; Andrew Berger, Association of Indiana Counties; Fred Mills, Indianapolis Power & Light; David Pilbrow, Indiana Friends Committee; Tim Maloney, Hoosier Environmental Council; Mac Williams, Architect; Janet McCabe, Improving Kids Environment; Paul Chase, Citizens Action Coalition; Lynn Dennis, the Nature Conservancy; Laura Arnold, Indiana Renewable Energy Association; and Carey Hamilton, Hoosier Sierra Club, Save the Dunes Council and the Izaak Walton League of America.
Opposition to the bill was lead by Ray Moistner, Executive Director of the Indiana Hardwood Lumberman's Association (www.ihla.org) Jack Siefert, Director of the Division of Forestry with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources was asked by Committee Chair Senator Beverly Gard (R-Greenfield) to provide clarifying testimony concerning classified woodlands and cetification standards for Indiana hardwood products. Several other speakers representing the Indiana lumber industry expressed concerns with the proposed bill. Vince Griffin representing the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Gretchen White representing the Indiana Builders Association both spoke against the mandate the bill proposes. Kevin Green representing Purdue University said Purdue is not opposed to green building efforts and stated "we are making voluntary efforts" now but would prefer removing the words "university shall".
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
HB 1280 to Require Energy Efficient Buildings Scheduled for Committee Hearing on Feb. 18 at 10 AM
AGENDA FOR: Senate Energy and Environmental Affairs
MEETING: Monday, February 18, 10:00 AM, Room # 233 State House, Indianapolis
CHAIR: Senator Gard
MEMBERS:
Riegsecker R.M., Bray, Dillon, Drozda, Hershman, Miller,
Hume R.M.M., Errington, Lanane, Tallian
AGENDA:
HB 1185 Indoor air quality
HB 1280 Energy efficient buildings
See previous posts for details and information on how to e-mail committee members.
MEETING: Monday, February 18, 10:00 AM, Room # 233 State House, Indianapolis
CHAIR: Senator Gard
MEMBERS:
Riegsecker R.M., Bray, Dillon, Drozda, Hershman, Miller,
Hume R.M.M., Errington, Lanane, Tallian
AGENDA:
HB 1185 Indoor air quality
HB 1280 Energy efficient buildings
See previous posts for details and information on how to e-mail committee members.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
HB 1280 to Require Energy Efficient Buildings Passes House by 51 to 44
Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) introduced HB 1280 to maximize energy efficiency in buildings, to save taxpayers money and to make the state more energy independent. Debate on third reading at the microphone at 5:30 pm as it approached the dinner hour for most Hoosiers was limited. After Rep. Pierce briefly explained the bill, Rep. Sean Eberhart (R-Shelbyville) and Rep. William Friend (R-Macy) spoke against the bill stating that Indiana hardwood lumber would be harmed by HB 1280. Rep. Pierce responded to their opposition by pointing out that the bill allowed both LEEDS and Green Globes as an option for building construction. Rep. Pierce explained that using locally available materials such as Indiana hardwood lumber would accumulate points under the system.
DIGEST OF HB 1280 ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS. Requires a building or structure constructed, reconstructed, repaired, altered, or retrofitted under certain public works contracts entered into after December 31, 2008, to be designed with the goal of achieving the silver rating under the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Globes Two Globes level, or an equivalent standard under an equivalent rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute. Provides that the certification requirement does not apply to a public works contract entered into by a school corporation. Provides that for state agency purchases, there is a 5% price preference for certain office equipment that is compliant with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star ratings. Allows the Indiana economic development corporation to adopt rules allowing the corporation to give priority to economic development projects that meet or surpass the standards of the leadership in energy and environmental design ratings systems developed by the U.S. Green Building Council or the Green Building Initiative.
Rep. Pierce will be speaking at the Indiana Building Green Symposium 2008
January 31 - February 01, 2008 - Indianapolis, Indiana.
See www.indianabuildinggreen.org.
See how your state legislator voted on HB 1280 at
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/PDF/Hrollcal/0147.PDF.pdf
DIGEST OF HB 1280 ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS. Requires a building or structure constructed, reconstructed, repaired, altered, or retrofitted under certain public works contracts entered into after December 31, 2008, to be designed with the goal of achieving the silver rating under the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Globes Two Globes level, or an equivalent standard under an equivalent rating system that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute. Provides that the certification requirement does not apply to a public works contract entered into by a school corporation. Provides that for state agency purchases, there is a 5% price preference for certain office equipment that is compliant with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star ratings. Allows the Indiana economic development corporation to adopt rules allowing the corporation to give priority to economic development projects that meet or surpass the standards of the leadership in energy and environmental design ratings systems developed by the U.S. Green Building Council or the Green Building Initiative.
Rep. Pierce will be speaking at the Indiana Building Green Symposium 2008
January 31 - February 01, 2008 - Indianapolis, Indiana.
See www.indianabuildinggreen.org.
See how your state legislator voted on HB 1280 at
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/PDF/Hrollcal/0147.PDF.pdf
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