Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§13454 Advanced Buildings for 2005

Title 42 › CHAPTER 134 — ENERGY POLICY › SUBCHAPTER IX — ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT › Part A — Improved Energy Efficiency › § 13454

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starts a 5-year program to cut building energy use by the year 2005 while keeping buildings affordable. The program must work on building design and construction, building materials (including recycled ones), on-site energy like solar panels, automated energy controls, ways to check building performance, and insulation made without ozone‑depleting materials. Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must ask for project proposals. Proposals must show knowledge of current U.S. and international building practices, explain how the work will help bring new technologies to market, show plans to work with Department of Energy national labs and with industry or other groups, and prove the proposers can complete the project.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §13454

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(a)Program direction

The Secretary shall initiate a 5-year program, in accordance with section 13541 and 13542 of this title, to increase building energy efficiency, while maintaining affordability, by the year 2005. Such program shall include activities on—

(1)building design, design methods, and construction techniques;

(2)building materials, including recycled materials, and components;

(3)on-site energy supply conversion systems such as photovoltaics;

(4)automated energy management systems;

(5)methods of evaluating performance; and

(6)insulation products manufactured with nonozone depleting materials.

(b)Proposals

(1)Solicitation

Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall solicit proposals for conducting activities under this section.

(2)Contents of proposals

Proposals submitted under this subsection shall include and be judged upon—

(A)evidence of knowledge of current building practices in the United States and in other countries;

(B)an explanation of how the proposal will encourage the commercialization of the technologies resulting from activities in subsection (a);

(C)evidence of consideration of collaboration with Department of Energy national laboratories;

(D)evidence of collaboration with relevant industry or other groups or organizations; and

(E)a demonstration of the ability of the proposers to undertake and complete the project proposed.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 13454

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110