(a) In this section, “high-performance home” means a new residential structure that meets or exceeds the current version of:
- (1) the Silver rating of the International Code Council's 700 National Green Building Standards; or
- (2) the Silver rating of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Homes Rating System.
- (b) The Department shall encourage the construction of new residential structures in the State that are high-performance homes.
Added by Acts 2011, c. 135, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.