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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 680<\/a> and 793<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56614,"section_number":"2.2-1173","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1173\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87293,"identifier":"2.2-1182","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/8\/2.2-1182","url":"\/2.2-1182\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1182\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/8\/2.2-1182","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1182","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> This article shall be known and may be cited as the High Performance Buildings Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Centralized fleet<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-1173<\/a>.\n\t\t\t“High performance building certification program<\/span>” means a public building design, construction, and renovation program that meets the requirements of VEES<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure<\/span>” means provision or reservation of sufficient space to provide electric vehicle charging stations and related infrastructure, including transformers, service equipment, and large conduit, to support every centralized fleet<\/span> vehicle that will be located at such building.\n\t\t\t“VEES<\/span>” means the Virginia Energy Conservation and Environmental Standards developed by the Department considering the U.S. Green Building Council (LEED) green building rating standard, the Green Building Initiative “Green Globes<\/span>” building standard, and other appropriate requirements as determined by the Department. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-1182)\n\nA. This article shall be known and may be cited as the High Performance\nBuildings Act.\n\nB. As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Centralized fleet” means the same as that term is defined in\n§ 2.2-1173.\n\t\t\t“High performance building certification program” means a public\nbuilding design, construction, and renovation program that meets the\nrequirements of VEES.\n\t\t\t“Sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure” means\nprovision or reservation of sufficient space to provide electric vehicle\ncharging stations and related infrastructure, including transformers, service\nequipment, and large conduit, to support every centralized fleet vehicle that\nwill be located at such building.\n\t\t\t“VEES” means the Virginia Energy Conservation and Environmental\nStandards developed by the Department considering the U.S. Green Building\nCouncil (LEED) green building rating standard, the Green Building Initiative\n“Green Globes” building standard, and other appropriate requirements\nas determined by the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 680, 793; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 473.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}