STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1458

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 166

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 166 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CENTER FOR SMART BUILDING AND COMMUNITY DESIGN TO DEVELOP ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND RETROFITTING FOR BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii Center for Smart Building and Community Design to develop energy efficient design and performance standards for new construction, renovation, and retrofitting of all buildings in the University of Hawaii system.

Hawaiian Electric Company and the University of Hawaii system presented testimony in support of the measure.

Your Committee finds that the measure could result in substantial reductions in energy use and commensurate cost savings for the University of Hawaii system.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Including considerations of quantitative and qualitative improvements in development of the requested design and construction standards;

(2) Requiring that criteria for life cycle cost analysis be included in the requested design and construction standards;

(3) Widening the range of interested parties that the Center for Smart Building and Community Design is to consult with in preparation of their report;

(4) Inserting a provision requesting the Center for Smart Building and Community Design to report on the cost-benefit analysis and the benefits of establishing the position of an Energy Conservation Manager for the University of Hawaii system; and

(5) Making a technical nonsubstantive change for the purpose of style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 166, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 166, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair