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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the City of Countryside
4for its Municipal Complex being officially certified as a net
5zero energy building, the first municipal building in Illinois
6to achieve this designation; and
 
7    WHEREAS, A zero energy building generates 100% of the
8energy it consumes on an annual basis through on-site
9renewable energy; through a combination of creating renewable
10energy while reducing energy demand, buildings can operate
11efficiently enough to meet this goal; buildings are certified
12by the International Living Future Institute and require
13strict documentation review by a third-party auditor; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Municipal Complex was certified a net zero
15energy building by the International Living Future Institute
16in 2022; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The building is 35,020 square feet and has design
18elements that include air barriers, green roofing, LED
19lighting with motion sensors, and solar and geothermal energy;
20there are 636 solar panels on the roof and car ports,
21geothermal wells are drilled 450 feet down where temperatures
22remain constant, and the landscaping includes drought tolerant

 

 

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1plantings native to Illinois; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Zero energy buildings contribute much less
3greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, helping to preserve the
4ozone layer and to prevent increased global warming;
5therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we congratulate the City of Countryside for its Municipal
9Complex being certified as a net zero energy building; and be
10it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the Mayor of Countryside as a symbol of our
13respect and esteem.