Tex. Educ. Code Section 55.115
High-performance, Sustainable Design, Construction, and Renovation Standards for Certain Facilities

(a)

This section applies to the construction of an institution of higher education building, structure, or other facility, or the renovation of a building, structure, or other facility the cost of which is more than $2 million, or, if less than $2 million, more than 50 percent of the value of the building, structure, or other facility, if any part of the construction or renovation is financed by revenue bonds issued under this subchapter.

(b)

A building, structure, or other facility to which this section applies must be designed and constructed or renovated so that the building, structure, or other facility complies with high-performance building standards, approved by the board of regents of the institution, that provide minimum requirements for energy use, natural resources use, and indoor air quality. In approving high-performance building standards, a board of regents shall consider, but is not subject to, the high-performance building evaluation system approved by the state energy conservation office under Section 447.004 (Design Standards), Government Code, and may solicit and consider recommendations from the advisory committee appointed under that section.

(c)

Except as provided by this section, a building, structure, or other facility to which this section applies must be designed and constructed or renovated to comply with the applicable energy and water conservation design standards established by the state energy conservation office under Section 447.004 (Design Standards), Government Code, unless the institution constructing the building determines that compliance with those standards is impractical and notifies the state energy conservation office of the determination and provides to the office documentation supporting the determination.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 51), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 55.115 — High-performance, Sustainable Design, Construction, and Renovation Standards for Certain Facilities, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­55.­htm#55.­115 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

55.01
Definitions 55.02
Systemwide Revenue Financing Program 55.03
Minority-owned and Women-owned Businesses 55.04
Cumulative Effect 55.11
General Authority 55.12
Contracts for Joint Construction 55.13
Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds 55.14
Terms and Conditions 55.15
Disposition of Bond Proceeds 55.16
Board Responsibility 55.17
Pledges 55.18
Bonds Not Obligations of the State 55.19
Refunding Bonds 55.20
Approval and Registration of Bonds 55.21
Bonds Are Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits 55.22
Validation of Bonds and Proceedings 55.23
Cumulative Effect of Subchapter 55.24
Pledges Under Previous Laws to Remain in Effect 55.25
Applicability of Other Law 55.41
Refunding Bonds 55.111
Certain Allocated Funds to Be Designated as Capital Construction Assistance Projects 55.115
High-performance, Sustainable Design, Construction, and Renovation Standards for Certain Facilities 55.165
Oversight of Certain Capital Projects 55.171
Specific Institutions 55.172
The University of Texas--pan American 55.173
The University of Houston System 55.174
Texas Southern University 55.1714
The University of Texas System 55.1715
The University of Houston System 55.1716
Texas State University System 55.1717
University of North Texas and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 55.1718
Texas Woman’s University System 55.1722
The University of Texas System 55.1723
The University of Houston System 55.1724
Texas State University System 55.1725
University of North Texas and University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 55.1726
Texas Woman’s University System 55.1728
Stephen F 55.1732
The University of Texas System 55.1733
The University of Houston System 55.1734
Texas State University System 55.1735
University of North Texas System 55.1736
Texas Woman’s University System 55.1738
Stephen F 55.1739
Texas Tech University System 55.1742
The University of Texas System 55.1743
The University of Houston System 55.1744
Southwest Texas State University 55.1749
Texas Tech University System 55.1752
The University of Texas System 55.1753
University of Houston System 55.1754
Texas State University System 55.1755
University of North Texas System 55.1756
Texas Woman’s University System 55.1758
Stephen F 55.1759
Texas Tech University System 55.1768
Stephen F 55.1769
Angelo State University 55.1782
The University of Texas System 55.1783
University of Houston System 55.1784
Texas State University System 55.1785
University of North Texas System 55.1786
Texas Woman’s University System 55.1788
Stephen F 55.1789
Texas Tech University System 55.1792
The University of Texas System 55.1793
University of Houston System 55.1794
Texas State University System 55.1795
University of North Texas System 55.1796
Texas Woman’s University 55.1797
Stephen F 55.1798
Texas Tech University System 55.1799
Texas Southern University 55.17391
Texas Southern University 55.17392
Texas State Technical College System 55.17491
Texas Southern University 55.17521
The University of Texas at Dallas: Limitations on Certain Debt Service Reimbursement 55.17591
Texas Southern University 55.17592
Texas State Technical College System 55.17721
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 55.17891
Texas Southern University 55.17892
Texas State Technical College System 55.17893
Midwestern State University 55.17991
Texas State Technical College System
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Jun. 5, 2024

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