### Question
What does high-performance green building mean?


### Answer
**High-performance green building** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 17061*:

> a high-performance building that, during its life-cycle, as compared with similar buildings (as measured by Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey or Residential Energy Consumption Survey data from the Energy Information Agency)—


(A) reduces energy, water, and material resource use

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 17061*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 152-ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER III-ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY**

