---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 13454"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "13454"
heading: "Advanced buildings for 2005"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/13454"
units:
  - "Chapter 134 — Energy Policy"
  - "Subchapter IX — Energy and Environment"
  - "Part A — Improved Energy Efficiency"
---

# §13454. Advanced buildings for 2005

- (a) **Program direction—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall initiate a 5-year program, in accordance with sections [13541](/usc/42/13541.md) and [13542](/usc/42/13542.md) of this title, to increase building energy efficiency, while maintaining affordability, by the year 2005. Such program shall include activities on—
  - (1) building design, design methods, and [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7) techniques;
  - (2) building materials, including recycled materials, and components;
  - (3) on-site energy supply conversion systems such as photovoltaics;
  - (4) automated energy management systems;
  - (5) methods of evaluating performance; and
  - (6) insulation products manufactured with nonozone depleting materials.
- (b) **Proposals—**
  - (1) **Solicitation—** Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall solicit proposals for conducting activities under this section.
  - (2) **Contents of proposals—** Proposals submitted under this subsection shall include and be judged upon—
    - (A) evidence of knowledge of current building [practices](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19) in the United States and in other countries;
    - (B) an explanation of how the proposal will encourage the commercialization of the technologies resulting from activities in [subsection (a)](#a);
    - (C) evidence of consideration of collaboration with Department of Energy national laboratories;
    - (D) evidence of collaboration with relevant industry or other groups or organizations; and
    - (E) a demonstration of the ability of the proposers to undertake and complete the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) proposed.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2104, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3069.)