103A.8B - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OR GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS.
103A.8B SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OR GREEN BUILDING
STANDARDS.
The commissioner, after consulting with and receiving
recommendations from the department of natural resources and the
office of energy independence, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
17A specifying standards and requirements for sustainable design and
construction based upon or incorporating nationally recognized
ratings, certifications, or classification systems, and procedures
relating to documentation of compliance. The standards and
requirements shall be incorporated into the state building code
established in section 103A.7, but in lieu of general applicability
shall apply to construction projects only if such applicability is
expressly authorized by statute, or as established by another state
agency by rule. Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1126, § 8, 33; 2008 Acts, ch 1173, § 7
Referred to in § 15.291, 423.3, 423.4