E-1.1 - Act respecting the conservation of energy in buildings

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16. The Government may, by regulation, adopt energy efficiency standards and energy conservation measures for buildings and, in particular,
(1)  establish categories of buildings and prescribe different standards for different categories;
(2)  exclude buildings from the application of this Act and the regulations, in whole or in part;
(3)  determine different energy conservation standards within the same category of buildings, based on the climatic data of the places where these buildings are situated;
(4)  prescribe thermal resistance standards;
(5)  prescribe minimum heat loss standards for openings in the outer shell of a building;
(6)  prescribe quality standards and installation methods for insulation materials;
(7)  prescribe measures for preventing condensation in buildings;
(8)  prescribe standards for air or water heating and cooling systems, for lighting and ventilation systems and for the related control devices;
(9)  prescribe fenestration standards;
(10)  prescribe the additional information that must be contained in plans and specifications in certain cases or circumstances, and determine these cases or circumstances;
(11)  determine the form and content of the statement of conformity that must be transmitted under section 9 or 10;
(12)  prohibit the installation or require the approval of equipment or a material and designate the person or body authorized to approve it;
(13)  determine the cases where a natural person wishing to have a building constructed for his exclusive use as a residence may require specifications for that building different from those prescribed by regulation.
The Government shall publish its draft regulations in the Gazette officielle du Québec with a notice that they will be adopted at the expiry of a period of 45 days.
Every regulation comes into force on the date of publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec of a notice indicating that it has been adopted by the Government or, if amended by the latter, on the date of the publication of its final text, or on a later date fixed in the notice or final text.
1980, c. 32, s. 16.