Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) For purposes of performing inspections
pursuant to this Part, a technician shall be an individual who meets one or
more of the following:
(1) has at least 12
hours of design or installation training by an accredited education institution
or a professional builders association or affiliate, or other comparable and
authority approved training course, in one or more of the following: site
planning and development for building green; heating systems, cooling systems,
creating healthful indoor air quality environments; building envelopes,
building materials; water use reduction techniques, green construction
techniques, multi-family green construction techniques, multi- family energy
analysis, building energy analysis, energy modeling and building performance
testing; or
(2) has professional
experience with respect to the construction or substantial renovation of a
residential building meeting these green residential building standards within
the last 3 years and has participated, or agrees to participate, in at least 15
hours of training every 2 years since completion of such construction or
substantial renovation; or
(3) has
one year management and supervisory builder experience in green residential
building construction; or
(4) has
five years of field experience in green or sustainable residential
construction, or in a combination of both.
(b) Nothing herein contained shall prohibit a
builder of, owner of, prospective buyer of, or other person holding title to, a
residential building, who possesses the training or qualifications prescribed
by this section, from qualifying as a technician with respect to other
residential buildings being newly constructed or undergoing substantial
renovation, but shall not inspect any residential building owned by such
technician or in which such technician has a financial interest.
(c) For purposes of this Part, a builder
shall meet one or more of the following qualifications or training
requirements:
(1)
(i) has 15 hours of green building training
by an accredited education institution or a professional builders association
or affiliate, or other comparable and authority-approved training course, which
shall include a review of the National Green Building Standard or LEED Rating
Systems and one or more of the following: site planning and development for
building green, principles of energy, water and resource efficiency; indoor air
and environmental quality; building performance and building performance
testing; or
(ii) is the builder of
record for constructing residential buildings that have met the green
residential building standards meeting this Part for at least two years or is
the builder of record for constructing a minimum of two residential buildings
meeting the requirements of this Part; and
(2) has agreed to participate, and
participates, in at least eight additional hours of green building or energy
efficiency training by an accredited education institution or a professional
builders association or affiliate, or other authority-approved comparable
organization for every two years of program participation.