Texas Health And Safety Code Title 5, Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards

• Texas Section 388.001 - Legislative Findings
  (a) The legislature finds that an effective building energy code is essential to: (1) reducing the air pollutant emissions that are affecting the health of...
• Texas Section 388.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Affected county" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001. (2) "Building" has the meaning assigned by the International Building Code. (3)...
• Texas Section 388.003 - Adoption Of Building Energy Efficiency Performance Standards
  (a) To achieve energy conservation in single-family residential construction, the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2001,...
• Texas Section 388.004 - Enforcement Of Energy Standards Outside Of Municipality
  (a) For construction outside of the local jurisdiction of a municipality: (1) a building certified by a national, state, or local accredited energy efficiency program...
• Texas Section 388.005 - Energy Efficiency Programs In Institutions Of Higher Education And Certain Governmental Entities
  (a) In this section: (1) "Institution of higher education" includes an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, and a private...
• Texas Section 388.006 - State Energy Conservation Office Evaluation
  The State Energy Conservation Office annually shall provide the commission and the laboratory with an evaluation of the effectiveness of state and political subdivision energy...
• Texas Section 388.007 - Distribution Of Information And Technical Assistance
  (a) The laboratory shall make available to builders, designers, engineers, and architects code implementation materials that explain the requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code...
• Texas Section 388.008 - Development Of Home Energy Ratings
  (a) The laboratory shall develop a standardized report format to be used by providers of home energy ratings. The laboratory may develop different report formats...
• Texas Section 388.010 - Outreach To Near-nonattainment Areas
  The commission shall conduct outreach to near-nonattainment areas and affected counties on the benefits of implementing energy efficiency initiatives, including the promotion of energy-efficient building...
• Texas Section 388.011 - Certification Of Municipal Building Inspectors
  The laboratory shall develop and administer statewide a training program for municipal building inspectors seeking to become code-certified inspectors. The laboratory shall also work with...
• Texas Section 388.012 - Development Of Alternative Energy-saving Methods
  The laboratory shall develop at least three alternative methods for achieving a 15 percent greater potential energy savings in residential, commercial, and industrial construction than...

Last modified: September 28, 2016