,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #edh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,gardner1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4 ,van  
,hollen7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that high performance       
buildings improve the quality of life   
for millions of individuals1 produce a  
more resilient and sustainable world for
 current and future generations1 reduce 
operating costs1 and improve the        
productivity1 comfort1 and health of    
occupants1 and designating the week of  
,june #aa through ,june #ae1 #bjah1 as  
,high ,performance ,building ,week4     
,whereas the term high performance      
building is defined in section #dja of  
the ,energy ,independence and ,security 
,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agjfa7 as 
a building that integrates and optimizes
 on a life cycle basis all major high   

performance attributes1 including energy
 conservation1 environment1 safety1     
security1 durability1 accessibility1    
cost-benefit1 productivity1             
sustainability1 functionality1 and      
operational considerations2 ,whereas1   
because individuals spend approximately 
#ij percent of their time indoors and   
buildings are the single largest        
consumer of energy and water in the     
,united ,states1 built environments have
 a vast impact on virtually all aspects 
of life and national security in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states benefits technologically1       
economically1 and environmentally from  
innovative technologies developed for   
use in high performance buildings2      
,whereas research and programs that are 
supported by government entities and    
private industry and relate to high     
performance buildings benefit the       
,united ,states and individuals in the  
,united ,states2 and ,whereas investing 
in resilient and robust building systems

 protects individuals and businesses in 
the ,united ,states from the impacts of 
man-made disasters and natural          
disasters1 such as hurricanes1          
snowstorms1 tornadoes1 wildland fires1  
floods1 and earthquakes3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the week of ,june #aa   
through ,june #ae1 #bjah1 as ,high      
,performance ,building ,week2 and  7#b7 
supports efforts to-- 7,a7 improve the  
performance of existing and future      
buildings through--  7i7 the adoption of
 best practices and voluntary consensus 
standards relating to commercial and    
residential buildings2 and  7ii7        
participation by interested parties in--
 7,i7 government programs1 including    
those at the ,office of ,energy         
,efficiency and ,renewable ,energy of   
the ,department of ,energy2  7,,ii7     
public-private partnerships2 and        
7,,iii7 private initiatives2  7,b7      
create awareness of the beneficial      
impacts that high performance buildings 

have on communities1 including          
reductions in operating costs1          
improvements in the health and          
productivity of occupants of high       
performance buildings1 and enhancements 
in community resiliency2  7,c7 encourage
 interested parties to engage in        
dialogues on innovative policies and    
programs relating to the build          
environment that address needs relating 
to resiliency1 workforce development1   
and energy and water efficiency2  7,d7  
support investment in research and      
programs that incentivize investments in
 high performance commercial and        
residential buildings1 as investment in 
high performance buildings is in the    
overall interests of the ,united        
,states2 and  7,e7 invest in training   
and education for1 and celebrate the    
work of1 engineers1 architects1         
builders1 code officials1 tradespeople1 
design professionals1 laborers1 and     
others in the construction industry who 
work to advance high performance        

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