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42 U.S. Code § 17122. Research and development
(a) EstablishmentThe Federal Director and the Commercial Director, jointly and in coordination with the Advisory Committee, shall—
(1)
(A)
survey existing research and studies relating to high-performance green buildings; and
(B)
coordinate activities of common interest;
(2) develop and recommend a high-performance green building research plan that—
(A) identifies information and research needs, including the relationships between human health, occupant productivity, safety, security, and accessibility and each of—
(i)
emissions from materials and products in the building;
(ii)
natural day lighting;
(iii)
ventilation choices and technologies;
(iv)
heating, cooling, and system control choices and technologies;
(v)
moisture control and mold;
(vi)
maintenance, cleaning, and pest control activities;
(vii)
acoustics;
(viii)
access to public transportation; and
(ix)
other issues relating to the health, comfort, productivity, and performance of occupants of the building;
(B) promotes the development and dissemination of high-performance green building measurement tools that, at a minimum, may be used—
(i)
to monitor and assess the life-cycle performance of facilities (including demonstration projects) built as high-performance green buildings; and
(ii)
to perform life-cycle assessments; and
(C)
identifies and tests new and emerging technologies for high-performance green buildings;