District of Columbia Code §§ 6-1451.01--.11
Establishes a green building code and authorizes the mayor to adopt regulations. Regulations (20 D.C. Mun. Regs. 3518, 3521) set building energy performance compliance pathways and establish that a building owner may not, in the process of complying with the energy performance requirements, "implement a measure that poses a threat to the health and safety of a building occupant or user, including by reducing indoor environmental quality."