N.Y. Energy Law § 11-102: Definitions

§ 11-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following

words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different

meaning is plainly required by the context:

1. "Addition." An extension or increase in the conditioned space floor

area or height of any building.

2. "Alteration." Any renovation, reconstruction or renewal of or to an

existing building, or portion thereof, other than an addition. The word

"alteration" shall include any change in equipment that involves an

extension, addition or change to the arrangement, type or purpose of the

original installation.

3. "ASHRAE 90.1." ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1, entitled "Energy

Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings," published

by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning

Engineers, Inc.

4. "Building." Any structure used or intended for supporting or

sheltering any use or occupancy or for affording shelter to persons,

animals or property, including any equipment therein.

5. "Code." The state energy conservation construction code provided

for in this article, or any portion thereof, any modification of or

amendments thereto.

6. "Commercial building." Any building that is not a residential

building.

7. "Conditioned space." An area or room which is within a building and

which is (a) being heated or cooled, (b) contains uninsulated ducts, or

(c) has a fixed opening directly into an adjacent conditioned space.

8. "Equipment." Plumbing, heating, electrical, lighting, insulating,

ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigerating equipment, elevators,

escalators, and other mechanical additions or installations but does not

include any items constituting an industrial or commercial process.

9. "Historic building." Any building that is one or more of the

following: (a) listed, or certified as eligible for listing, on the

national register of historic places or on the state register of

historic places, (b) designated as historic under an applicable state or

local law, or (c) certified as a contributing resource within a national

register-listed, state register-listed, or locally designated historic

district.

10. "IECC" or "International Energy Conservation Code." The

International Energy Conservation Code, published by International Code

Council, Inc.

11. "Life-cycle cost." An estimate of the total cost of acquisition,

operation, maintenance, and construction of any energy system within or

related to a building over the design life of the building. "Life-cycle

cost" includes, but is not limited to, the cost of fuel, materials,

machinery, ancillary devices, labor, service, replacement, and repairs.

12. "Local government." Any village, town (outside the area of any

incorporated village) or city.

13. "Municipality." Any county, city, town, village, school district

or district corporation.

14. "Owner." The owner or owners of the freehold of a premises or any

lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, a contract

vendee, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or any

other person, firm or corporation in control of a building.

15. "Residential building." Any building which is designed or is to be

used primarily as a dwelling or household as defined by the state fire

prevention and building code council, including any factory manufactured

home as defined in subdivision eight of section three hundred

seventy-two of the executive law and any mobile home as defined in

subdivision thirteen of section three hundred seventy-two of the

executive law.

16. "Uniform code." The New York state uniform fire prevention and

building code adopted, and as may be amended, pursuant to article

eighteen of the executive law.