1. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

2. (b) “Building” means:

   1. (1) any new structure with an area of at least 5,000 square feet;

   2. (2) any change to an existing structure that:

      1. (i) will add at least 10% gross floor space to the structure and has an estimated construction cost of more than $25,000; or
      2. (ii) constitutes a major renovation; or
   3. (3) any structure with an area of at least 5,000 square feet that is leased or owned by the State.

3. (c) “Energy-consumption analysis” means an evaluation, by type and amount of energy used, of:

   1. (1) each piece of equipment that serves a building, including any piece of equipment that is used:

      1. (i) to cool the building;
      2. (ii) to heat the building; or
      3. (iii) to heat water used in the building;

   2. (2) each piece of equipment on the building site that is:

      1. (i) used to generate electricity for the building; or
      2. (ii) powered, in whole or in part, by coal, electricity, natural gas, oil, sun, or wind; and
   3. (3) each conservation measure included in the building that decreases the energy requirements of the building.

4. (d) “Energy performance index” means a number that:

   1. (1) describes the energy requirements of a building measured at the building boundaries under defined internal and external ambient conditions over an entire seasonal cycle; and

   2. (2) is stated either:

      1. (i) per square foot of floor space in the building; or
      2. (ii) per cubic foot of occupied volume of the building.
5. (e) “Life of the building” has the meaning established by the Department under § 4-808 of this subtitle.

6. (f) “Life-cycle costs” means the sum of the following costs of a building:

   1. (1) the cost of initial construction;
   2. (2) the cost of all energy conservation measures;
   3. (3) the cost of operation and maintenance, including labor and materials, for the life of the building;

   4. (4) the cost, over the life of the building, of the fuel used by:

      1. (i) the equipment that controls or provides the humidity, lighting, power, temperature, and ventilation of the building; and
      2. (ii) other energy-using equipment in the building; and
   5. (5) the other costs incident to owning the building.
7. (g) “Primary procurement unit” has the meaning provided in § 11-101 of this article.

Added by Acts 1985, c. 11, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 338, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005.

Formerly Art. 78A, §§ 25B, 25E.