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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 818<\/a> and 819<\/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":[{"id":54556,"section_number":"15.2-4901","catch_line":"Purpose of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4901\/"},{"id":58804,"section_number":"2.2-2279","catch_line":"Short title; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2279\/"},{"id":68492,"section_number":"22.1-141.2","catch_line":"Authority to modernize public school lease agreements","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-141.2\/"},{"id":59256,"section_number":"56-589.1","catch_line":"Energy generation by public school buildings and facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-589.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184559,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75654,"identifier":"22.1-141.1","token":"22.1\/9\/3\/22.1-141.1","url":"\/22.1-141.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-141.1\/","token":"22.1\/9\/3\/22.1-141.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Standards for buildings and facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-141.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is the intent<\/span> of the General Assembly that new public school buildings and facilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated to generate more electricity than consumed and that such energy-positive building design be based on industry standards (i) contained in the design guide of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), entitled “Achieving Zero Energy-Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings,” dated February 1, 2018, and any subsequent updates or (ii) similar industry standards.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES (\u00a7 22.1-141.1)\n\nIt is the intent of the General Assembly that new public school buildings and\nfacilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings\nand facilities be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated to generate\nmore electricity than consumed and that such energy-positive building design be\nbased on industry standards (i) contained in the design guide of the American\nSociety of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE),\nentitled “Achieving Zero Energy-Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12\nSchool Buildings,” dated February 1, 2018, and any subsequent updates or\n(ii) similar industry standards.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 818, 819.","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}}