(A)(1) All major facility projects in this State, as defined in § 48-52-810(10)(i), must be designed, constructed, and at least certified as receiving two globes using the Green Globes Rating System or receiving the LEED Silver standard. All major facility projects in this State, as defined in § 48-52-810(10)(a)(ii) or (iii), must be analyzed using a life cycle cost analysis comparing the cost and benefits of designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating the facility at the LEED Silver standard or two globes standard, or better, with certification; normal industry and regulatory standards as applicable; or some standard between the two that causes the project to be designed and constructed in a manner that achieves the lowest thirty-year life cycle cost.

(2) In obtaining certification as receiving two globes using the Green Globes Rating System, a major facility project must earn at least twenty percent of the available points for energy performance under "C.1.1 Energy Consumption". In obtaining certification as meeting the LEED Silver standard, a major facility project must earn at least forty percent of the available points for energy performance under "EA Credit: Optimize Energy Performance". The Office of State Engineer may waive the requirements of this item for a proposed major facility project should it determine that the costs of meeting this item are not economically feasible. The Office of State Engineer shall notify the board of the reason for the issuance of a waiver.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-52-830

  • Board: means the State Fiscal Accountability Authority's governing board. See South Carolina Code 48-52-810
  • Globes: means the level of a building's sustainability and energy efficiency performance as determined by GBI's Green Globes Rating System. See South Carolina Code 48-52-810
  • Green Globes Rating System: means the environmental building rating system established by the Green Building Initiative. See South Carolina Code 48-52-810
  • High-performance building: means a building designed to achieve integrated systems design and construction so as to significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of the built environment. See South Carolina Code 48-52-810
  • LEED: means the U. See South Carolina Code 48-52-810
  • LEED Silver standard: means the Silver standard as set forth by USGBC's LEED Green Building Rating System. See South Carolina Code 48-52-810
  • Major facility project: means :

    (i) a state-funded new construction building project in which the building to be constructed is larger than ten thousand gross square feet;

    (ii) a state-funded renovation project in which the project involves more than fifty percent of the replacement value of the facility or a change in occupancy; or

    (iii) a state-funded commercial interior tenant fit-out project that is larger than seven thousand five hundred square feet of leasable area. See South Carolina Code 48-52-810

(B) The board may petition the General Assembly to require all major facility projects be certified to a high-performance building rating system standard in addition to or instead of the systems provided in this chapter. However, any alternate rating system adopted by the General Assembly must be no less stringent than the systems provided in this chapter.

(C) The board shall administer and enforce the provisions in this article. Also, the board may adopt rules and promulgate regulations to comply with the goals set forth in § 48-52-820.

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