Full Text of HR0768 96th General Assembly
HR0768 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Mechanical insulation is defined to encompass all | 3 |
| thermal, acoustical, and personnel safety requirements in | 4 |
| mechanical piping and equipment, hot and cold applications, and | 5 |
| Heating, Venting, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) applications | 6 |
| that can be used in a variety of buildings, such as | 7 |
| manufacturing facilities, power plants, refineries, hospitals, | 8 |
| universities, government buildings, and other facilities; and
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| WHEREAS, Buildings are responsible for 40% of United States | 10 |
| energy demand and 40% of all greenhouse gas emissions; and
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| WHEREAS, Methodically and properly installed mechanical | 12 |
| insulation provides long-term energy efficiency, emission | 13 |
| reduction, cost savings, and safety benefits, and can be used | 14 |
| to reduce the number of tons of greenhouse gas emissions that | 15 |
| could be prevented from release into the atmosphere, prevent | 16 |
| loss of energy, control condensation, depending on the | 17 |
| thickness of the insulation, protect occupant safety and public | 18 |
| health wellness, and regulate surface temperature; and
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| WHEREAS, Combined, buildings used in commercial and | 20 |
| industrial sectors consume 2.5 times more energy than | 21 |
| residential buildings, according to Annual Energy Outlook | 22 |
| provided by the Energy Information Administration in December |
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| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Loss of energy can increase the temperature within | 3 |
| a facility or area, putting additional stress on other | 4 |
| equipment and building infrastructure and reducing that | 5 |
| equipment's performance and life expectancy; and
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| WHEREAS, According to the National Insulation Association, | 7 |
| maintenance of mechanical insulation at industrial facilities | 8 |
| alone can generate more than $3,600,000,000 in energy savings | 9 |
| per year, reduce 37,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide and | 10 |
| other greenhouse gas emission, and create more than 27,000 jobs | 11 |
| annually; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| the House of Representatives encourages energy efficient and | 15 |
| environment-friendly building and facility certification | 16 |
| programs to incorporate the use of mechanical insulation as | 17 |
| part of their standards and ratings system; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| delivered to the Executive Director of the Capital Development | 20 |
| Board.
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