| R 397 |
| 2024 -- H 7617 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/14/2024 |
| J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N |
| RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE COORDINATING COUNCIL (EC4) TO PREPARE A REPORT ON BENCHMARKING AND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS |
Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Cortvriend, Fogarty, Carson, Speakman, McEntee, Spears, Morales, McGaw, and Felix |
| Date Introduced: February 15, 2024 |
| RESOLVED, That this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| respectfully requests that the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council ("EC4") provides |
| the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and President of the Rhode Island |
| Senate, and members of the Rhode Island House Environment and Natural Resources Committee, |
| and the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture with a report on benchmarking and |
| building performance standards; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this General Assembly hereby requests that said report shall include |
| recommendations for the implementation of benchmarking and building performance standards |
| for large existing buildings in Rhode Island, meaning those with at least 25,000 sq. ft. of gross |
| floor area and including both publicly and privately owned buildings; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That said report shall also include recommended approaches and |
| implementation plans to collect and evaluate the following, but not be limited to: |
| 1. A summary of the State's building sector emissions using the best available data on |
| what is known about the energy use intensity and emissions from large buildings; |
| 2. An inventory of properties that would be subject to benchmarking and building |
| performance standard requirements, including building type and size; |
| 3. A summary of the best available data on current energy sources for large buildings, |
| including delivered fuels such as oil, coal, and propane, natural gas, grid electricity, district |
| energy systems, and on-site renewable energy; |
| 4. The estimated costs pertaining to expected retrofits, alterations, and repairs that may be |
| required to comply with the benchmarking program standards; |
| 5. Identification of the State agency or agencies with relevant roles and responsibilities to |
| develop and implement benchmarking and performance standards for large buildings; |
| 6. An estimation of the staff and other resources, and associated annual budget, needed to |
| develop and implement benchmarking and performance standards for large buildings; and |
| 7. A recommended timeline for establishing and implementing benchmarking and |
| performance standards for large buildings; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this General Assembly hereby requests that in developing said report, |
| the EC4 is encouraged to hold at least one public meeting in partnership with the Green Buildings |
| Advisory Committee to hear and incorporate stakeholder input, to gather information on these |
| topics, and at least one public listening session to hear feedback on the draft report; and be it |
| further |
| RESOLVED, That this General Assembly hereby requests the Executive Climate Change |
| Coordinating Council to provide the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, members of |
| the Rhode Island House Environment and Natural Resources Committee, and the Senate |
| Committee on Environment and Agriculture said report on benchmarking and building |
| performance standards on or before February 15, 2025. The EC4 shall also make this report |
| available on its website; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Executive Climate Change Coordinating |
| Council. |
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