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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>87293</law_id><section_number>2.2-1182</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="C">State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="11">Department of General Services</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="8">High Performance Buildings Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> This article shall be known and may be cited as the High Performance Buildings Act. <a id="paragraph-312604" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-1182/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Centralized fleet</span>&#x201D; means the same as that term is defined in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/2.2-1173/">2.2-1173</a>.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">High performance building certification program</span>&#x201D; means a public building design, construction, and renovation program that meets the requirements of <span class="dictionary">VEES</span>.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure</span>&#x201D; 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 <span class="dictionary">centralized fleet</span> vehicle that will be located at such building.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">VEES</span>&#x201D; 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 &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Green Globes</span>&#x201D; building standard, and other appropriate requirements as determined by the Department. <a id="paragraph-312605" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-1182/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2012, cc. 680, 793; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 473.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
