Features of a Green Building or High-Performance Building.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Features of a Green Building or High-Performance Building. - A green building or high-performance building shall have the following features: (a) Uses all forms of renewable energy, such as solar energy; (b) Efficiently uses energy, water and other resources; (c) Provides good indoor or environmental air quality; (d) Uses materials which are sustainable, ethical and nontoxic; (e) Adopts pollution and waste reduction measures and promotes reuse and recycling of materials; (f) Employs a design that adapts to a changing environments; and (g) Considers environment-friendly design, construction and operation.