(4) in the construction or renovation of buildings, the cost of energy consumed over the life of such buildings must be considered as well as the initial cost of such construction or renovation; and (5) the Federal Government, the largest energy consumer in the United States, should be in the forefront in implementing energy conservation measures and in promoting the use of solar heating and cooling and other renewable energy sources. [42 U.S.C. 8251] SEC. 542. POLICY. It is the policy of the United States that the Federal Government has the opportunity and responsibility, with the participation of industry, to further develop, demonstrate, and promote the use of energy conservation, solar heating and cooling, and other renewable energy sources in Federal buildings. [42 U.S.C. 8252] SEC. 543. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this part to promote— (1) the use of commonly accepted methods to establish and compare the life cycle costs of operating Federal buildings, and the life cycle fuel and energy requirements of such buildings, with and without special features for energy conservation, and (2) the use of solar heating and cooling and other renewable energy sources in Federal buildings. [42 U.S.C. 8253] SEC. 544. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this part (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. (2) The term "life cycle cost" means the total costs of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life, including its fuel and energy costs, determined on the basis of a systematic evaluation and comparison of alternative building systems; except that in the case of leased buildings, the life cycle cost shall be calculated over the effective remaining term of the lease. (3) The term "preliminary energy audit" means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of an existing Federal building, including the size, type, rate of energy consumption and major energy using systems of such building and the climate characterizing the region where such building is located. (4) The term "energy survey" means a procedure to be used in determining energy conservation and cost savings likely to result from appropriate energy conserving maintenance and operating procedures and modifications, including the purchase and installation of particular energy-related fixtures to a Federal building. (5) The term "Federal Building" means any building, structure, or facility which is constructed, renovated or leased or purchased in whole or in part for use by the United States, and which includes a heating system, a cooling system, or both. (6) The term "construction" means construction and substantial reconstruction or renovation, as determined under rules prescribed by the Secretary. (7) The term "energy performance target" means a rate of energy consumption which is the minimum practically achievable, taking into account life cycle cost, by adjusting maintenance and operating procedures, or by modifying a Federal building's equipment or structure, or both. [42 U.S.C. 8254] SEC. 545. ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF LIFE CYCLE COST METHODS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF LIFE CYCLE COST METHODS.-The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, and the Administrator of the General Services Administration, shall (1) establish practical and effective methods for estimating and comparing life cycle costs for Federal buildings; and (2) develop and prescribe the procedures to be followed in applying and implementing the methods so established and in conducting preliminary energy audits required by section 547, using the sum of all capital and operating expenses associated with the energy system of the building involved over the expected life of such system or during a period of 25 years, whichever is shorter, and using marginal fuel costs as determined by the Secretary and a discount rate of 7 per centum per year. (b) USE OF LIFE CYCLE COSTS.-All new Federal buildings shall be life cycle cost effective as determined in accordance with the methods established under subsection (a). In the design of new Federal buildings, cost evaluation shall be made on the basis of life cycle cost rather than initial cost. (c) USE IN NON-FEDERAL STRUCTURES.-The Secretary shall make available to the public information on the use of life cycle cost methods in the construction of buildings, structures, and facilities in all segments of the economy. [42 U.S.C. 8255] SEC. 546. ENERGY PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS. The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish and publish energy performance targets for Federal buildings, and shall take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to promote to the maximum extent practicable achievement of such targets by Federal buildings. The performance targets established under the preceding sentence shall be compatible with energy conservation performance standards adopted or developed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for buildings. [42 U.S.C. 8256] SEC. 547. ENERGY AUDITS AND RETROFITTING OF EXISTING FEDERAL BUILDINGS. (a) AUDITS OF BUILDINGS WITH 30,000 OR MORE SQUARE FEET.-AS soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this part, each (4) in the construction or renovation of buildings, the cost of energy consumed over the life of such buildings must be considered as well as the initial cost of such construction or renovation; and (5) the Federal Government, the largest energy consumer in the United States, should be in the forefront in implementing energy conservation measures and in promoting the use of solar heating and cooling and other renewable energy sources. [42 U.S.C. 8251] SEC. 542. POLICY. It is the policy of the United States that the Federal Government has the opportunity and responsibility, with the participation of industry, to further develop, demonstrate, and promote the use of energy conservation, solar heating and cooling, and other renewable energy sources in Federal buildings. [42 U.S.C. 8252] SEC. 543. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this part to promote (1) the use of commonly accepted methods to establish and compare the life cycle costs of operating Federal buildings, and the life cycle fuel and energy requirements of such buildings, with and without special features for energy conservation, and (2) the use of solar heating and cooling and other renewable energy sources in Federal buildings. [42 U.S.C. 8253] SEC. 544. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this part (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. (2) The term "life cycle cost" means the total costs of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life, including its fuel and energy costs, determined on the basis of a systematic evaluation and comparison of alternative building systems; except that in the case of leased buildings, the life cycle cost shall be calculated over the effective remaining term of the lease. (3) The term "preliminary energy audit" means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of an existing Federal building, including the size, type, rate of energy consumption and major energy using systems of such building and the climate characterizing the region where such building is located. (4) The term "energy survey" means a procedure to be used in determining energy conservation and cost savings likely to result from appropriate energy conserving maintenance and operating procedures and modifications, including the purchase and installation of particular energy-related fixtures to a Federal building. (5) The term "Federal Building" means any building, structure, or facility which is constructed, renovated or leased or purchased in whole or in part for use by the United States, and which includes a heating system, a cooling system, or both. (6) The term "construction" means construction and substantial reconstruction or renovation, as determined under rules prescribed by the Secretary. (7) The term "energy performance target" means a rate of energy consumption which is the minimum practically achievable, taking into account life cycle cost, by adjusting maintenance and operating procedures, or by modifying a Federal building's equipment or structure, or both. [42 U.S.C. 8254] SEC. 545. ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF LIFE CYCLE COST METHODS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF LIFE CYCLE COST METHODS.-The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, and the Administrator of the General Services Administration, shall (1) establish practical and effective methods for estimating and comparing life cycle costs for Federal buildings; and (2) develop and prescribe the procedures to be followed in applying and implementing the methods so established and in conducting preliminary energy audits required by section 547, using the sum of all capital and operating expenses associated with the energy system of the building involved over the expected life of such system or during a period of 25 years, whichever is shorter, and using marginal fuel costs as determined by the Secretary and a discount rate of 7 per centum per year. (b) USE OF LIFE CYCLE COSTS.-All new Federal buildings shall be life cycle cost effective as determined in accordance with the methods established under subsection (a). In the design of new Federal buildings, cost evaluation shall be made on the basis of life cycle cost rather than initial cost. (c) USE IN NON-FEDERAL STRUCTURES.—The Secretary shall make available to the public information on the use of life cycle cost methods in the construction of buildings, structures, and facilities in all segments of the economy. [42 U.S.C. 8255] SEC. 546. ENERGY PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS. The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish and publish energy performance targets for Federal buildings, and shall take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to promote to the maximum extent practicable achievement of such targets by Federal buildings. The performance targets established under the preceding sentence shall be compatible with energy conservation performance standards adopted or developed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for buildings. [42 U.S.C. 8256] SEC. 547. ENERGY AUDITS AND RETROFITTING OF EXISTING FEDERAL BUILDINGS. (a) AUDITS OF BUILDINGS WITH 30,000 OR MORE SQUARE FEET.—AS soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this part, each Federal agency shall conduct, to the maximum extent feasible, a preliminary energy audit, of all Federal buildings under its jurisdiction, occupancy, or control which contain 30,000 or more square feet of floor space, and shall furnish the results of such audit to the Secretary. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a full report on all preliminary energy audits conducted under this subsection no later than August 15, 1979. (b) AUDITS OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS WITH 1,000 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 30,000 SQUARE FEET.-As soon as possible after the completion of the preliminary energy audits required under subsection (a) (and concurrently with such audits to the maximum extent feasible in the case of any agency), each Federal agency shall conduct a preliminary energy audit of all Federal buildings under its jurisdiction, occupancy, or control which contain 1,000 or more but less than 30,000 square feet of floor space, and shall furnish the results of such audit to the Secretary. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a full report on all preliminary energy audits conducted under this subsection no later than August 15, 1980. (c) RETROFIT OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS.-(1) Each Federal agency shall, in accordance with this subsection, select from each preliminary energy audit conducted by such agency under subsections (a) and (b) appropriate Federal buildings under its jurisdiction, occupancy, or control for retrofit measures to improve their energy efficiency in general and to minimize their life cycle cost. Such measures shall include, without being limited to, energy conservation measures, measures involving solar technology and other renewable energy resources, and any maintenance and operating procedures and particular energy-related modifications determined appropriate by an energy survey. In selecting the measures to be applied, Federal agencies shall give priority to changes in maintenance and operating procedures over measures requiring substantial structural modification or the installation of equipment. (2) At least 1 percent of the total gross square floor footage contained in all Federal buildings which are under the jurisdiction, occupancy, or control of Federal agencies, and which are included in a preliminary energy audit conducted by such agencies under subsections (a) and (b) shall be retrofitted by such agencies under paragraph (1) pursuant to actions taken or arrangements made by such agencies during the first full fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this part; and an additional percentage of such total gross square footage equal to at least 1 percentage point higher than the percentage applicable under this paragraph in the preceding year shall be so retrofitted pursuant to actions taken or arrangements made during the second and third such fiscal years, with a view to achieving full compliance with paragraph (3) by the time specified therein. (3) On or before January 1, 1990, all Federal buildings which are under the jurisdiction, occupancy, or control of any Federal agency shall be the subject of such retrofit measures under paragraph (1) as will assure their minimum life cycle costs. [42 U.S.C. 8257] |