; and (H) a finding that the system incorporates life-cycle assessment as a credit pathway. . C Energy performance requirement for Federal buildings 421. Energy performance requirement for Federal buildings Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8253 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Energy performance requirement for Federal buildings (1) Requirement Subject to paragraph (2), each agency shall apply energy conservation measures to, and shall improve the design for the construction of, the Federal buildings of the agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal years 2006 through 2017 is reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal year 2003, by the percentage specified in the following table: Percentage Fiscal Year Reduction 2006 2 2007 4 2008 9 2009 12 2010 15 2011 18 2012 21 2013 24 2014 27 2015 30 2016 33 2017 36. (2) Exclusion for buildings with energy intensive activities (A) In general An agency may exclude from the requirements of paragraph (1) any building (including the associated energy consumption and gross square footage) in which energy intensive activities are carried out. (B) Reports Each agency shall identify and list in each report made under section 548(a) the buildings designated by the agency for exclusion under subparagraph (A). (3) Review Not later than December 31, 2017, the Secretary shall— (A) review the results of the implementation of the energy performance requirements established under paragraph (1)