SECTION 19.32. Energy and Water Conservation Design Standards

(a) SECO adopts by reference the following minimum energy standards for state agencies and institutions of higher education:

(1) for any new construction or major renovation project, except low-rise residential buildings, with a design assignment made on or after January 1, 2021, the energy conservation design standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)/Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Standard 90.1-2016 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, and any errata sheet for 90.1-2016 that is published by the ASHRAE Standards Committee or the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as published by the International Code Council (ICC), provided however the following buildings or structures are exempt from compliance with this section:

(A) a building or structure that is listed in the State or National Register of Historic Places;

(B) a building or structure that is designated as a historic property under local or state designation law or survey;

(C) a building or structure that is certified as a contributing resource with a National Register listed or locally designated historic district; or

(D) with an opinion or certification by the State Historic Preservation Officer or Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, a building or structure that is eligible to be listed on the National or State Registers of Historic Places either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district;

(2) for any new construction or major renovation project of a low-rise residential building with a design assignment made on or after January 1, 2021, the residential chapter of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code as published by the International Code Council.

(b) Effective January 1, 2021, SECO adopts by reference the "Water Conservation Design Standards for State Buildings and Institutions of Higher Education Facilities" prepared by SECO, dated April 2020, as the water conservation design standards for any new construction or major renovation project.

Source Note: The provisions of this §19.32 adopted to be effective August 13, 2002, 27 TexReg 7174; amended to be effective September 28, 2011, 36 TexReg 6303; amended to be effective April 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 2495; amended to be effective July 20, 2020, 45 TexReg 5013