Florida Regulations 60D-4.002: Definitions
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(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 Fl. Admin. Code R. 60D-4.008
(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 Florida Statutes § 255.257(4):
(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 Florida Statutes § 255.253. History-New 5-26-76, Formerly 13D-10.02, 13D-10.002, Amended 3-17-10.
(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 Fl. Admin. Code R. 60D-4.008
(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 Florida Statutes § 255.257(4):
(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 Florida Statutes § 255.253. History-New 5-26-76, Formerly 13D-10.02, 13D-10.002, Amended 3-17-10.