Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Construction Standards for Public Buildings (Georgia)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	Georgia
Name	Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Construction Standards for Public Buildings
Incentive Type	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Applicable Sector	State Government
Eligible Technologies	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	State/Territory
Energy Category	Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
EquipmentProducts	At least 10% of building materials must originate from Georgia At least 10% of building materials must originate from Georgia
Goal	30% above ASHRAE 90.1.2004 standards Energy Star designation for the building
Requirement	15% reduction in energy use by 2020; using 2007 as baseline year
Date added to DSIRE	2008-05-29
Last DSIRE Review	2012-12-11
References	DSIRE

Summary

Senate Bill 130 of 2008 established energy efficiency goals for new state building projects. All major facility projects over 10,000 square feet should strive to exceed the efficiency standards of ASHRAE 90.1.2004 by 30% where it is determined that such 30% efficiency is cost effective based on a life-cycle cost analysis with a payback of 10 years or less. Additionally, major facility projects must include Georgia products such that not less than 10% of all building materials used in a project are harvested, extracted or manufactured in Georgia, where such products are commercially available.

In April 2008, the Governor separately created a policy to increase the energy efficiency of state government. Executive Order 04.24.08.02 requires state government agencies and departments to reduce energy use. This executive order created the Governor's Energy Challenge 2020 as part of "Conserve Georgia." State agencies and departments must reduce energy consumption 15% by 2020, using 2007 energy use as a baseline. Reductions in energy use must come from energy efficiency measures and can also come from renewable energy development.

Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is being used by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) to fund state agency retrofit projects. These projects will help state government entities meet the goal set by the Governor's Energy Challenge. GEFA is in charge of implementing this program. The challenge is mandatory for state entities, but local governments, schools, businesses, and individuals are also encouraged to participate. An interactive tool is available on the Challenge website that helps building owners find energy efficiency options.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Public Information - GEFA
Department	Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
Address	233 Peachtree Street, NE
Address 2	Suite 900
Place	Atlanta, Georgia
Zip/Postal Code	30303
Phone	(404) 656-0938
Email	energy@gefa.ga.gov
Website	http://www.gefa.org

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	O.C.G.A. § 50-8-18
Date Effective	2010-07-01
Date Enacted	2008-05-06

Authority 2:	Executive Order 04.24.08.02
Date Enacted	2008-04-24

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.