Iowa Code 470.8 – Life cycle cost analysis — implementation and exemptions
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1. The public agency responsible for the new construction or renovation of a public facility or the construction of an addition shall implement the recommendations of the life cycle cost analysis.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 470.8
- Addition: means new construction equal to or greater than twenty thousand square feet of usable floor space that is heated or cooled by a mechanical or electrical system and is joined to an existing facility. See Iowa Code 470.1
- Commissioner: means the state building code commissioner. See Iowa Code 470.1
- Director: means the director of the department or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Director: means the director of the economic development authority. See Iowa Code 470.1
- Facility: means a building having twenty thousand square feet or more of usable floor space that is heated or cooled by a mechanical or electrical system. See Iowa Code 470.1
- Life cycle cost analysis: means an analytical technique that considers certain costs of owning, using, and operating a facility over its economic life including but not limited to the following:a. See Iowa Code 470.1
- Public agency: means a state agency, political subdivision of the state, school district, area education agency, or community college. See Iowa Code 470.1
- Renovation: means a project where alterations, that are not additions, to an existing facility exceed fifty percent of the value of a facility and will affect an energy system. See Iowa Code 470.1
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The commissioner shall adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the life cycle cost analysis. The commissioner, in consultation with the director, shall, by rule, develop criteria to exempt facilities from the implementation requirements of this section. Using the criteria, the commissioner, in cooperation with the director, shall exempt facilities on a case-by-case basis. Factors to be considered when developing the exemption criteria shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the purpose of the facility or renovation, the preservation of historical architectural features, site considerations, and health and safety concerns. The commissioner and the director shall grant or deny a request for exemption from the requirements of this section within thirty days of receipt of the request.