S. 1059 · 110th Congress

Zero-Emissions Building Act of 2007

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2007-03-29
Latest action
2007-03-29 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Zero-Emissions Building Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to instruct the Secretary of Energy to establish revised federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require new federal buildings, if life-cycle cost-effective, be designed so that the greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, as compared to the fossil fuel-generated energy consumption by a similar federal building during FY2003, by specified increasing percentages between FY2007 and FY2030.

Prescribes alternative compliance guidelines.