Florida Administrative Code
60 - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
60D - Division of Building Construction
Chapter 60D-4 - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING OF STATE BUILDINGS TO INSURE ENERGY CONSERVATION
Section 60D-4.002 - Definitions

Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 60D-4.002

Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024

(1) "Additions" - mean any facility related project that increases a building's footprint and the conditioned square footage of a building.

(2) "Alternative design" - refers to a potential architectural or engineering design for a new construction, addition, or renovation project, that is unique from all other building designs under consideration in at least one of the following areas:

(a) Thermal characteristics of building envelope materials;

(b) Amount of exterior glass;

(c) Thermal characteristics of exterior glass;

(d) Type of energy-consuming system;

(e) Type of energy-consuming equipment;

(f) Type of component within energy-consuming equipment;

(g) Type of control scheme for equipment or systems;

(h) Equipment energy efficiency rating;

(i) Interior lighting system power density (watts per square foot).

(3) "Annual Supplement to NIST 135" - refers to the Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis-2009, Annual Supplement to NIST 135 and NBS Special publication 709, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NISTIR 85-3273. This document has been incorporated by reference in Rule 60D-4.008, F.A.C.

(4) "DOE" - refers to U.S. Department of Energy.

(5) "Energy-consuming equipment" - any mechanical or electrical equipment that consumes electricity or fuel and is used in heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, lighting, hot water heating, and power distribution systems.

(6) "Energy Star" - refers to the joint energy efficiency program between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.

(7) "HVAC" - refers to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning.

(8) "kBTU" - refers to one-thousand British thermal units.

(9) "Life-cycle cost analysis" - a comparative analysis of the total life-cycle costs ranked from lowest to highest for the associated alternative designs.

(10) "NIST" - refers to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(11) "Renovation" - means an existing building undergoing an alteration that varies or changes HVAC systems, lighting systems, water-heating systems, insulation, or exterior building envelope conditions.

(12) "Service water heater" - refers to a water heater used for domestic or commercial purposes other than HVAC space heating or manufacturing processes.

(13) "Sustainable building rating" - refers to one of the following sustainable rating systems required in Section 255.257(4), F.S.:

(a) The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system;

(b) The Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system;

(c) The Florida Green Building Coalition rating system.

Rulemaking Authority 255.255 FS. Law Implemented 255.253 FS.

New 5-26-76, Formerly 13D-10.02, 13D-10.002, Amended 3-17-10.

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