Ch. 338                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - State Finance and Procurement

4-801.

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

(b)     "Building" means:

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

(2)     any change to an existing structure that:

(i) will add at least 10% gross floor space to the structure and has an
estimated construction cost of more than $25,000; or

(ii) constitutes a major renovation; OR

(3)      ANY STRUCTURE WITH AN AREA OF AT LEAST 5,000 SQUARE FEET
THAT IS LEASED OR OWNED BY THE STATE.

(c)     "Energy-consumption analysis" means an evaluation, by type and amount of
energy used, of:

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

(i) to cool the building;

(ii) to heat the building; or

(iii) to heat water used in the building;

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

(i) used to generate electricity for the building; or

(ii) powered, in whole or in part, by coal, electricity, natural gas, oil,
sun, or wind; and

(3)     each conservation measure included in the building that decreases the
energy requirements of the building.

(d)     "Energy performance index" means a number that:

(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)     is stated either:

(i) per square foot of floor space in the building; or
(ii) per cubic foot of occupied volume of the building.

(e)     "Life-cycle costs" means the sum of the following costs of a building:
(1) the cost of initial construction;

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