i'd first like to thank the congressional high-performance building caucus co-chairs, russ carnahan and judy biggert, for their work on this important issue and for bringing awareness to the congress and the public on the importance and benefits of high-performance buildings. this resolution will declare the week of june 15 through june 19, 2009, as  high-performance building week. according to the energy independence and security act of 2007, a high-performance building is defined as a building that sbeg grates and optimizes on a life cycle basis all major high-performance atributes including energy conservation, environment, safety, security, durability, accessibility, cost benefit, productivity, functionality and operational considerations. it is important to focus on making our buildings high-performance buildings for many reasons some which that our homes, offices, schools and other buildings consume 40% of the primary energy and 70% of the electricity used in the united states annually. that buildings consume about 12% of the pottable water in this country. and construction buil

russ carnahan, is recognized for one minute. mr. carney: -- mr. carnahan: the house passed house resolution 492, recognizing this week as high-performance building week. it will have the benefits of high-o.p.m. building and works to in-- high-performance building and each year our homes, offices, schools and other buildings consume 70% of our electricity, 60% of raw materials. by designing and building high-performance building we reduce carbon consumption. we save both water and raw materials. we save debris from going into landfills and certainly high-performance building construction creates good-paying jobs that gives workers the available skills they need to excel. hopefully the members will highlight the importance buildings have and to continue the future research and development and performance of high performance technologies. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute