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Better Buildings Act of 2015

Introduced: January 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

Better Buildings Act of 2015

This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) develop and publish model leasing provisions to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency and water efficiency measures in commercial buildings, and (2) develop policies and best practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to federal agencies.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants of spaces in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency. The EPA may develop a voluntary program to recognize commercial building owners and tenants that use high-performance energy efficiency measures in the design and construction of leased spaces.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended to prescribe additional energy conservation standards for grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program, which is a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods.

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

The EISA is amended also to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the EPA to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.

DOE must maintain, and if necessary create, a database for storing and making available public energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.

What's happening now January 8, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 10
  • HR 873 Related bill To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
  • S 535 Related bill Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
  • HR 906 Related bill To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.
  • S 720 Related bill Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
  • S 1052 Related bill A bill to require a study on the impact of State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commerc…
  • HR 2177 Related bill Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
  • S 1706 Related bill Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
  • HR 1867 Related bill To encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings.
  • HR 1802 Related bill Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
  • HR 1268 Related bill Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jan 12, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 12, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 12, 2015
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 128: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-128/
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"S. 128: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-128/.
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