                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES (§ 22.1-141.1)

It is the intent 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 &#8220;Achieving Zero Energy-Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12
School Buildings,&#8221; dated February 1, 2018, and any subsequent updates or
(ii) similar industry standards.

HISTORY: 2019, cc. 818, 819.