Sec. 1202.1536. OPTION TO CONSTRUCT CERTAIN INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter related to energy efficiency performance standards, a manufacturer or builder of industrialized housing may construct single-family industrialized housing in accordance with the energy efficiency performance standards outlined in: (1) the energy code adopted by the council; or (2) the energy code in this state for single-family residential construction with any local amendments or alternative compliance paths described by Section 388.003 , Health and Safety Code, that are: (A) requested by a municipality, county, or group of counties located in the climate zone in which the single-family industrialized housing will be located; and (B) determined by the laboratory, as defined by Section 388.002 , Health and Safety Code, to be equally or more stringent than the energy code described by Section 388.003 (a), Health and Safety Code. (b) A manufacturer or builder of industrialized housing shall maintain and, on request, make available to the department, to a design review agency, or to another entity authorized to evaluate industrialized housing under this chapter all documentation necessary to evaluate single-family industrialized housing constructed by the manufacturer or builder in accordance with the energy efficiency performance standards described by Subsection (a).
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