842                                              LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 11

(II)  THE EFFECT OF INSULATION INCORPORATED INTO
THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING;

(III)  THE EFFECT ON THE USE OF SOLAR ENERGY OF
THE PROPERTIES OF EXTERNAL SURFACES;

(IV)  IF WIND OR SOLAR ENERGY IS USED, THE
ORIENTATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE BUILDING WITH RESPECT TO ITS
SITE; AND

(V)  THE VARIABLE OCCUPANCY AND OPERATING
CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING AND ITS PARTS;

(2)  AN ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS OF EACH MAJOR
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS SERVING THE
BUILDING:

(I)  THE COOLING SYSTEM;

(II)  THE HEATING SYSTEM;

(III)  THE HOT WATER SYSTEM;

(IV)  THE LIGHTING SYSTEM;

(V)  THE VENTILATION SYSTEM; AND

(VI)  ANY OTHER MAJOR ENERGY-USING SYSTEM; AND

(3)  A COMPARISON OF POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SYSTEMS:

(I)  THAT WOULD USE THE MOST PLENTIFUL AND
AVAILABLE ENERGY RESOURCES IN COMBINATIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN
MAXIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BOTH IN THE BUILDING AND AT THE
SOURCE; AND

(II)  WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECTED ANNUAL
ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THE MAJOR ENERGY-USING EQUIPMENT OF EACH
SYSTEM OVER THE LIFE OF THE BUILDING.

(B) DEFINITION OF "LIFE OF THE BUILDING".

TO EVALUATE LIFE-CYCLE COSTS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(1)  ADOPT AND UNIFORMLY APPLY A DEFINITION OF THE
"LIFE OF THE BUILDING"; AND

(2)  PROVIDE DEFENDING CRITERIA FOR THE DEFINITION
ADOPTED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language derived without substantive change from
former Art. 78A, § 25E(c).