To improve energy efficiency throughout state government, the cabinet and universities that manage their own capital construction projects under KRS 164A.580 shall: (1) Beginning July 1, 2009, require that all construction or renovation of public buildings for which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total capital cost is paid by the Commonwealth shall be designed and constructed, or renovated, to meet the high-performance building standards established in KRS 56.777. This subsection applies to all projects that have not entered the design phase prior to January 1, 2009; (2) Require that all building leases entered into by the Commonwealth or any of its agencies on and aft er July 1, 2018, shall meet the high -performance building standards. From July 15, 2008 and prior to July 1, 2018, a building that meets the high-performance building standards established in this section shall be given a preference in the state leasing pr ocess over other buildings that do not meet the high-performance building standards; and (3) Incorporate ENERGY STAR-qualified products in state agency procurements to the extent economically feasible using a life-cycle cost analysis.
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