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| Public Act 097-1033 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Energy
Efficient Building Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 10, 20, and 25 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 3125/10)
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Sec. 10. Definitions.
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"Board" means the Capital Development Board.
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"Building" includes both residential buildings and | ||||
commercial buildings.
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"Code" means the latest published edition of the | ||||
International Code Council's International Energy Conservation | ||||
Code as adopted by the Board, excluding published supplements | ||||
but including the amendments and adaptations to the Code that | ||||
are made by the
Board.
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"Commercial building" means any building except a building | ||||
that is a residential building, as defined in this Section. | ||||
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||
Opportunity. | ||||
"Municipality" means any city, village, or incorporated | ||||
town.
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"Residential building" means (i) a detached one-family or | ||||
2-family dwelling or (ii) any building that is 3 stories or | ||||
less in height above grade that contains multiple dwelling | ||
units, in which the occupants reside on a primarily permanent | ||
basis, such as a townhouse, a row house, an apartment house, a | ||
convent, a monastery, a rectory, a fraternity or sorority | ||
house, a dormitory, and a rooming house; provided, however, | ||
that when applied to a building located within the boundaries | ||
of a municipality having a population of 1,000,000 or more, the | ||
term "residential building" means a building containing one or | ||
more dwelling units, not exceeding 4 stories above grade, where | ||
occupants are primarily permanent.
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(Source: P.A. 96-778, eff. 8-28-09.) | ||
(20 ILCS 3125/20)
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Sec. 20. Applicability.
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(a) The Board shall review and adopt the Code within one | ||
year 9 months after its publication. The Code shall take effect | ||
within 6 3 months after it is adopted by the Board, except | ||
that, beginning January 1, 2012, the Code adopted in 2012 shall | ||
take effect on January 1, 2013, and shall apply
to any new | ||
building or structure in this State for which a building permit
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application is received by a municipality or county, except as | ||
otherwise provided by this Act.
In the case of any addition, | ||
alteration, renovation, or repair to an existing commercial | ||
structure, the Code adopted under this Act applies only to the | ||
portions of that structure that are being added, altered, | ||
renovated, or repaired. The changes made to this Section by | ||
this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall in no | ||
way invalidate or otherwise affect contracts entered into on or | ||
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th | ||
General Assembly.
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(b) The following buildings shall be exempt from
the Code:
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(1) Buildings otherwise exempt from the provisions of a | ||
locally adopted
building code and buildings that do not | ||
contain a conditioned space.
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(2) Buildings that do not use either electricity or | ||
fossil fuel for
comfort
conditioning. For purposes of | ||
determining whether this exemption applies, a
building | ||
will be presumed to be heated by electricity, even in the | ||
absence of
equipment used for electric comfort heating, | ||
whenever the building is provided
with electrical service | ||
in excess of 100 amps, unless the code enforcement
official | ||
determines that this electrical service is necessary for | ||
purposes
other than providing electric comfort heating.
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(3) Historic buildings. This exemption shall apply to | ||
those buildings
that
are listed on the National Register of | ||
Historic Places or the Illinois
Register of Historic | ||
Places, and to those buildings that have been designated
as | ||
historically significant by a local governing body that is | ||
authorized to
make such designations.
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(4) (Blank). | ||
(5) Other buildings specified as exempt by the | ||
International Energy Conservation Code.
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(c) Additions, alterations, renovations, or repairs to an | ||
existing building, building system, or portion thereof shall | ||
conform to the provisions of the Code as they relate to new | ||
construction without requiring the unaltered portion of the | ||
existing building or building system to comply with the Code. | ||
The following need not comply with the Code, provided that the | ||
energy use of the building is not increased: (i) storm windows | ||
installed over existing fenestration, (ii) glass-only | ||
replacements in an existing sash and frame, (iii) existing | ||
ceiling, wall, or floor cavities exposed during construction, | ||
provided that these cavities are filled with insulation, and | ||
(iv) construction where the existing roof, wall, or floor is | ||
not exposed. | ||
(d) A unit of local government that does not regulate | ||
energy efficient building standards is not required to adopt, | ||
enforce, or administer the Code; however, any energy efficient | ||
building standards adopted by a unit of local government must | ||
comply with this Act. If a unit of local government does not | ||
regulate energy efficient building standards, any | ||
construction, renovation, or addition to buildings or | ||
structures is subject to the provisions contained in this Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-778, eff. 8-28-09.) | ||
(20 ILCS 3125/25)
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Sec. 25. Technical assistance.
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(a) The Department shall make available to builders, | ||
designers, engineers, and
architects implementation materials | ||
and training to that explain the requirements of the
Code and | ||
describe methods of compliance
acceptable to Code Enforcement | ||
Officials.
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(b) The materials shall include software tools, simplified | ||
prescriptive
options, and other materials as appropriate. The | ||
simplified materials shall be
designed for projects in which a | ||
design professional may not be involved.
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(c) The Department shall provide local jurisdictions with | ||
technical assistance
concerning implementation and enforcement | ||
of the
Code.
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(Source: P.A. 93-936, eff. 8-13-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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