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House
File
2549
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2549
BY
GOSA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
mechanical
insulation
energy
audits
of
state
1
buildings.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
6600YH
(3)
91
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H.F.
2549
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.331
Mechanical
insulation
energy
1
audit.
2
1.
The
department
shall
contract
with
a
certified
3
technician
to
perform
a
mechanical
insulation
energy
audit
for
4
each
state-owned
building
by
January
1,
2028,
and
every
four
5
years
thereafter.
The
audit
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
6
a.
Identify
all
missing
and
damaged
mechanical
insulation
in
7
the
building.
8
b.
Assess
whether
the
mechanical
insulation
is
in
9
compliance
with
American
society
of
heating,
refrigerating
and
10
air-conditioning
engineers
standard
90.1.
11
c.
Provide
an
estimate
of
emissions
released
and
energy
lost
12
due
to
damaged
and
missing
mechanical
insulation.
13
d.
Provide
an
estimate
for
the
cost
of
remediation
of
14
damaged
and
missing
mechanical
insulation
and
the
length
of
15
time
to
achieve
a
return
on
the
investment.
16
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“mechanical
insulation”
17
means
materials,
facings,
and
accessory
products
of
mechanical
18
systems,
including
piping
and
ventilation.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
administrative
services
23
to
contract
with
a
certified
technician
to
perform
a
mechanical
24
insulation
energy
audit
for
each
state-owned
building
by
25
January
1,
2028,
and
every
four
years
thereafter.
The
audit
26
must
identify
missing
and
damaged
mechanical
insulation,
27
determine
compliance
with
American
society
of
heating,
28
refrigerating
and
air-conditioning
engineers
standard
90.1,
29
include
an
estimate
of
emissions
released
and
energy
lost
due
30
to
damaged
and
missing
mechanical
insulation,
and
provide
an
31
estimate
for
the
cost
of
remediation
of
damaged
and
missing
32
mechanical
insulation.
33
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