1. (1) “Additions” – mean any facility related project that increases a building’s footprint and the conditioned square footage of a building.

2. (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:

   1. (a) Thermal characteristics of building envelope materials;
   2. (b) Amount of exterior glass;
   3. (c) Thermal characteristics of exterior glass;
   4. (d) Type of energy-consuming system;
   5. (e) Type of energy-consuming equipment;
   6. (f) Type of component within energy-consuming equipment;
   7. (g) Type of control scheme for equipment or systems;
   8. (h) Equipment energy efficiency rating;
   9. (i) Interior lighting system power density (watts per square foot).
3. (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. (4) “DOE” – refers to U.S. Department of Energy.
5. (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. (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. (7) “HVAC” – refers to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning.
8. (8) “kBTU” – refers to one-thousand British thermal units.
9. (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. (10) “NIST” – refers to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
11. (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. (12) “Service water heater” – refers to a water heater used for domestic or commercial purposes other than HVAC space heating or manufacturing processes.

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

    1. (a) The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system;
    2. (b) The Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes rating system;
    3. (c) The Florida Green Building Coalition rating system.

Rulemaking Authority 255.255 FS. Law Implemented 255.253 FS. History–New 5-26-76, Formerly 13D-10.02, 13D-10.002, Amended 3-17-10.