42 U.S.C. § 17121: Demonstration project

The Federal Director and the Commercial Director shall establish guidelines to implement a demonstration project to contribute to the research goals of the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings and the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings. provides for instrumentation, monitoring, and data collection related to the green features, for study of the impact of the features on overall energy use and operational costs, and for the evaluation of the information obtained through the conduct of projects and activities under this title; 1 and achieves the highest rating offered by the high performance green building system identified pursuant to section 17092(h) of this title ; appropriate research resources and relevant projects to meet the goals of the demonstration project established by the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings; and to serve as a model for high-performance green building initiatives, including research and education 2 by achieving the highest rating offered by the high performance green building system identified pursuant to 2 So in original. A comma probably should appear. section 17092(h) of this title ; to identify the most effective ways to use high-performance green building and landscape technologies to engage and educate undergraduate and graduate students; to effectively implement a high-performance green building education program for students and occupants; to demonstrate the effectiveness of various high-performance technologies, including their impacts on energy use and operational costs, in each of the 4 climatic regions of the United States described in subsection (c)(2)(B); and to explore quantifiable and nonquantifiable beneficial impacts on public health and employee and student performance; demonstration projects to evaluate replicable approaches of achieving high performance in actual building operation in various types of commercial buildings in various climates; and deployment activities to disseminate information on and encourage widespread adoption of technologies, practices, and policies to achieve zero-net-energy commercial buildings or low energy use and effective monitoring of energy use in commercial buildings. the effectiveness of high-performance technologies; analysis of materials, components, systems, and emergency operations in the building, and the impact of those materials, components, and systems, including the impact on the health of building occupants; life-cycle costing and life-cycle assessment of building materials and systems; and location and design that promote access to the Federal facility through walking, biking, and mass transit; and possess sufficient technological and organizational adaptability. successful and established public-private research and development partnerships; demonstrated capabilities to construct or renovate buildings that meet high indoor environmental quality standards; organizational flexibility; technological adaptability; the demonstrated capacity of at least 1 university to replicate lessons learned among nearby or sister universities, preferably by participation in groups or consortia that promote sustainability; the demonstrated capacity of at least 1 university to have officially-adopted, institution-wide “high-performance green building” guidelines for all campus building projects; and the demonstrated capacity of at least 1 university to have been recognized by similar institutions as a national leader in sustainability education and curriculum for students of the university; and a hot, dry climate; a hot, humid climate; a cold climate; or a temperate climate (including a climate with cold winters and humid summers). To receive a grant under subsection (b), an eligible applicant shall submit to the Federal Director or the Commercial Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require, including a written assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors during construction, alteration, or repair that is financed, in whole or in part, by a grant under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall, with respect to the labor standards described in this subsection, have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40 . the Federal Director and the Commercial Director shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes the status of the demonstration projects; and each University at which a demonstration project under this section is conducted shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes the status of the demonstration projects under this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the demonstration project described in section 3 (b)(1), $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, and to carry out the demonstration project described in section 3 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. 3 (b)(2), $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available until expended.