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

Section 16 Disposition versions

1981-11-01

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.