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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-37 > Chapter-37-24 > 37-24-4SECTION 37-24-4
§ 37-24-4 Green building standards. –(a) All major facility projects of public agencies shall be designed andconstructed to at least the LEED certified or an equivalent high performancegreen building standard. This provision applies to major facility projects thathave not entered the design phase prior to January 1, 2010.
(b) All major facility projects of a public school district,where the project receives any funding from the state shall be designed, andconstructed to at least the LEED certified standard, or the NortheastCollaborative for High-Performance Schools Protocol, Version 1.1 or above. Thisprovision applies to major facility projects that have not entered the designphase prior to January 1, 2010.
(c) A major facility project does not have to meet LEEDcertified standard or an equivalent high-performance green building standard if:
(1) There is no appropriate LEED standard or otherhigh-performance green building standard for that type of building orrenovation project. In such case, the department will set lesser green buildingstandards that are appropriate to the project.
(2) There is no practical way to apply the LEED standard orother high-performance green building standard to a particular building orrenovation project. In such case, the department will set lesser green buildingstandards that are appropriate to the project.
