Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities
Section 55.115. High-Performance, Sustainable Design, Construction, and Renovation Standards for Certain Facilities

Sec. 55.115. HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) This section applies to the construction of an institution of higher education building, structure, or other facility, or the renovation of a building, structure, or other facility the cost of which is more than $2 million, or, if less than $2 million, more than 50 percent of the value of the building, structure, or other facility, if any part of the construction or renovation is financed by revenue bonds issued under this subchapter.
(b) A building, structure, or other facility to which this section applies must be designed and constructed or renovated so that the building, structure, or other facility complies with high-performance building standards, approved by the board of regents of the institution, that provide minimum requirements for energy use, natural resources use, and indoor air quality. In approving high-performance building standards, a board of regents shall consider, but is not subject to, the high-performance building evaluation system approved by the state energy conservation office under Section 447.004, Government Code, and may solicit and consider recommendations from the advisory committee appointed under that section.
(c) Except as provided by this section, a building, structure, or other facility to which this section applies must be designed and constructed or renovated to comply with the applicable energy and water conservation design standards established by the state energy conservation office under Section 447.004, Government Code, unless the institution constructing the building determines that compliance with those standards is impractical and notifies the state energy conservation office of the determination and provides to the office documentation supporting the determination.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 51), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Education Code

Title 3 - Higher Education

Subtitle A - Higher Education in General

Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements

Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities

Section 55.11. General Authority

Section 55.111. Certain Allocated Funds to Be Designated as Capital Construction Assistance Projects

Section 55.115. High-Performance, Sustainable Design, Construction, and Renovation Standards for Certain Facilities

Section 55.12. Contracts for Joint Construction

Section 55.13. Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds

Section 55.14. Terms and Conditions

Section 55.15. Disposition of Bond Proceeds

Section 55.16. Board Responsibility

Section 55.165. Oversight of Certain Capital Projects

Section 55.17. Pledges; Parietal Rules; Types of Fees; Additional Pledge of Resources; Acquisition, Etc

Section 55.171. Specific Institutions

Section 55.1711. Texas A&m University--Corpus Christi

Section 55.1712. Texas A&m International University

Section 55.1713. The Texas A&m University System

Section 55.1714. The University of Texas System

Section 55.1715. The University of Houston System

Section 55.1716. Texas State University System

Section 55.1717. University of North Texas and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Section 55.1718. Texas Woman's University System

Section 55.172. The University of Texas--Pan American

Section 55.1721. The Texas A&m University System

Section 55.1722. The University of Texas System

Section 55.1723. The University of Houston System

Section 55.1724. Texas State University System

Section 55.1725. University of North Texas and University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Section 55.1726. Texas Woman's University System

Section 55.1728. Stephen F

Section 55.173. The University of Houston System

Section 55.1731. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1732. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1733. The University of Houston System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1734. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1735. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1736. Texas Woman's University System

Section 55.1738. Stephen F

Section 55.1739. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17391. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17392. Texas State Technical College System

Section 55.174. Texas Southern University

Section 55.1741. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Revenue Bonds

Section 55.17411. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Revenue Bonds

Section 55.1742. The University of Texas System; Additional Revenue Bonds

Section 55.1743. The University of Houston System

Section 55.1744. Southwest Texas State University; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1749. Texas Tech University System; Additional Revenue Bonds

Section 55.17491. Texas Southern University; Tropical Storm Allison

Section 55.1751. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1752. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17521. The University of Texas at Dallas: Limitations on Certain Debt Service Reimbursement

Section 55.1753. University of Houston System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1754. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1755. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1756. Texas Woman's University System

Section 55.1758. Stephen F

Section 55.1759. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17591. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17592. Texas State Technical College System

Section 55.1768. Stephen F

Section 55.1769. Angelo State University

Section 55.1771. Texas A&m University at Galveston

Section 55.17721. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Section 55.1781. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1782. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1783. University of Houston System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1784. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1785. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1786. Texas Woman's University System

Section 55.1788. Stephen F

Section 55.1789. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17891. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17892. Texas State Technical College System

Section 55.17893. Midwestern State University

Section 55.1791. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1792. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1793. University of Houston System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1794. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1795. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1796. Texas Woman's University; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1797. Stephen F

Section 55.1798. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds

Section 55.1799. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds

Section 55.17991. Texas State Technical College System

Section 55.18. Bonds Not Obligations of the State

Section 55.19. Refunding Bonds

Section 55.20. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Section 55.21. Bonds Are Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits

Section 55.22. Validation of Bonds and Proceedings

Section 55.23. Cumulative Effect of Subchapter

Section 55.24. Pledges Under Previous Laws to Remain in Effect

Section 55.25. Applicability of Other Law; Conflicts