2017 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 7 - National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sec. 278n-2 - Green manufacturing and construction
| 15 U.S.C. § 278n-2 (2017) |
| §278n–2. Green manufacturing and construction |
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The Director shall carry out a green manufacturing and construction initiative— (1) to develop accurate sustainability metrics and practices for use in manufacturing; (2) to advance the development of standards, including high performance green building standards, and the creation of an information infrastructure to communicate sustainability information about suppliers; and (3) to move buildings toward becoming high performance green buildings, including improving energy performance, service life, and indoor air quality of new and retrofitted buildings through validated measurement data. |
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(Pub. L. 111–358, title IV, §408, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4004.) |
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, also known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010, and as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, and not as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter. DEFINITIONSFor definitions of "Director" and "high performance green building" as used in this section, see section 409 of Pub. L. 111–358, set out as a note under section 278n–1 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
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| Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 7 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Sec. 278n-2 - Green manufacturing and construction |
| section 278n-2 |
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| January 12, 2018 |
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| 124 Stat. 4004 |
| Public Law 111-358 |
