Green Buildings Act.

1. Law
2. Illinois Compiled Statutes
3. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
4. Green Buildings Act.

(20 ILCS 3130/1)

Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Green Buildings Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-73, eff. 7-24-09.)

 

(20 ILCS 3130/5)

Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that an efficient green building plan is essential to:

• (1) reduce the increasing costs of energy for public buildings and reduce the State's overall energy usage;
• (2) preserve the environment and make State buildings better for those who work and study in them, as well as the area around them; and
• (3) cut pollution, moderate peak energy demand, better assure the reliability of energy studies, and stabilize energy costs.

(Source: P.A. 96-73, eff. 7-24-09.)

 

(20 ILCS 3130/10)

Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:

"Board" means the Capital Development Board.

"Comfort conditioned building" means a normally occupied building that is heated or cooled.

"USGBC" means the United States Green Building Council.

"LEED" means the USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard.

"GBI" means The Green Building Initiative.

"Green Globes" means the GBI green building construction model.

"Major renovation" means a project with a construction budget that equals 40% or more of the building's current replacement cost.

(Source: P.A. 100-729, eff. 8-3-18.)

 

(20 ILCS 3130/15)

Sec. 15. Green Buildings Standards.

(a) All new State-funded building construction and major renovations of existing State-owned facilities must be designed to achieve, at a minimum, the silver certification of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's rating system, as established by the United States Green Building Council, or an equivalent standard, including, but not limited to, a two-globe rating in the Green Globes USA design program. New buildings and major renovations of 10,000 contiguous square feet or more must obtain a USGBC LEED, GBI Green Globes, or equivalent certification.

(b) (Blank).

(c) Exemptions to these standards are buildings that are not comfort conditioned buildings, as determined by the Board. However, the project design team must document and incorporate all appropriate sustainable building methods, strategies, and technologies in the final design.

(d) State agencies and the project design team may apply to the Board for a waiver from these standards.

(e) Waivers shall be granted by the Board or an appropriate agency when the applicant can demonstrate and document any of the following:

• (1) An unreasonable financial burden, taking into account the operating and construction costs over the life of the building and the total cost of ownership of the building.
• (2) An unreasonable impediment to construction.
• (3) The standards would impair the principal function of the building.
• (4) The standards would compromise the historic nature of the structure.

The design team must provide the documentation for the new project to confirm that LEED, Green Globes, or the equivalent construction standards have been followed.

(f) (Blank).

(g) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 100-729, eff. 8-3-18.)

 

(20 ILCS 3130/99)

Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 96-73, eff. 7-24-09.)

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