(1) All state buildings, and improvements thereto, with design commencing on or after July 1, 1981, shall be designed:
(a) To achieve a fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal for heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation energy;
(b) To make maximum use of passive solar concepts such as energy conservation, natural lighting, and orientation and incorporation of thermal-mass;
(c) To make maximum use of economically feasible renewable energy systems;
(d) To achieve the ease of retrofit with renewable energy systems.
(2) A description of said system shall be posted or filed at the construction site, and copies thereof shall be made available to any interested party upon request.
(3) State buildings which are not office buildings shall be designed for maximum use of passive solar concepts, economically feasible renewableenergy systems, and ease of renewable energy system retrofit but may exceed the fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal if approved by the department of personnel for each building on a case-by-case basis. Said goal may also be adjusted by the department of personnel to accommodate different climate zones in the state.
(4) This section shall not apply to space or buildings which are unconditioned or which are listed in the historical registry.
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