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Showerheads: 2.0 gpm at 80 psi Links:
Urinals (most: 0.5 gpf) 1. https://legiscan.com/GA/text/HB876/2017
Residential ventilating fans: Energy Star v3.2 2. https://bit.ly/2LhFffv
Spray sprinkler bodies: internal pressure regulator and 3. https://bit.ly/2upSeWb
WaterSense v1.0 4. https://bit.ly/2LfsQft
The e­ective date for the standards applicable to commercial 5. https://bit.ly/2I7ScH4
dishwashers, fryers, steam cookers, residential ventilating fans, spray 6. https://legiscan.com/IL/text/HB4790/2017
sprinkler bodies and water coolers (among others) is July 1, 2020. 7. https://legiscan.com/VT/text/H0410/2017
The e­ective date for e„ciency standards for faucets, urinals and
showerheads is July 1, 2021. Mike Collignon is the executive director and co-founder of the
The e„ciency standards do not apply to “products installed in Green Builder Coalition.
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mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction, or products
designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.” 7
The bill also calls for the Department of Public Service to prepare a COURTESY OF

State Comprehensive Energy Plan covering at least a 20-year period. The Green Builder®Coalition
The plan will include a comprehensive analysis and projections

regarding the use, cost, supply and environmental e­ects of all The Green Builder®Coalition is a not-for-profit association
forms of energy resources used in the state. It will also include dedicated to amplifying the voice of green builders and
recommendations for both state implementation actions, as well as professionals, driving advocacy and education for more
regional and municipal energy planning and standards. An annual sustainable homebuilding practices. For more information,
progress report will be “led by the Commissioner of Public Service visit GreenBuilderCoalition.org
on or before Jan. 15, starting in 2019. GB

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