(A) "Facility" shall have the same meaning as
division (A)(4) of section 123.011
123.22
of the Revised Code.
(B)
"State funded" shall have the same meaning as division (A)(7) of section
123.011
123.22
of the Revised Code.
(C)
"State institution of higher education" shall have the same meaning as set
forth in section
3345.011
of the Revised Code.
(D) "Political
subdivision" shall have the same meaning as set forth in division (A)(6) of
section
123.011
123.22
of the Revised Code.
(E) "Office of energy services"
means the office created in the department of administrative services by
division (B) of section 123.011 of the Revised Code.
(F)
(E)
"Life cycle cost" means the total energy related costs of owning, operating and
maintaining the facility over the economic life of the facility.
(G)
(F)
"Life cycle cost analysis" shall have the same meaning as set forth in division
(A)(5) of section 123.011
123.22
of the Revised Code.
(H)
(G) "Energy
consumption analysis" means a cost per square foot
summary of all energy consuming systems,
shall
have the same meaning as set forth in division (A)(2) of section
123.011
123.22
of the Revised Code..
(I)
(H) "Energy
performance index" shall have the same meaning as division (A)(3) of section
123.011
123.22
of the Revised Code.
(J)
(I) "Passive
alternative" means a design consideration that affects energy consumption but
does not use energy in its operation.
(K)
(J) "Active
alternative" means a design consideration including a system or component that
uses energy in its operation.
(L)
(K) "CBECS" means the
commercial building energy consumption survey national average source energy
use and performance comparisons conducted in 2003 and subsequently published by
the United States department of energy's energy information agency.
(M)
(L)
"Clean energy" means an energy source such as waste heat recovery, solar
energy, wind energy, biomass fuel energy, or geothermal energy.
(N)
(M)
"Designated building operator" means a person or persons, certified by an
approved training program and designated by a state agency, to be responsible
for overseeing the energy-efficient maintenance and operational practices of
one or more facilities managed by a state funded entity.
(O)
(N)
"Building operator certification" means a nationally recognized professional
development program, administered with oversight from a committee of advisors
representing public and private sector employers of building operators. The
building operator certification program is designed to provide training and
certification on energy-efficient maintenance, operation, safety, and other
best practices, including but not limited to indoor environmental quality and
occupational safety and health administration regulations.
(P)
(O)
"Energy audit tool" means the web-based energy consumption tracking software
adopted by the Ohio facilities construction
commission.
department of administrative
services, which is currently energy star portfolio manager developed jointly
the U.S. department of energy and the U.S. environmental protection
agency.
(Q)
(P) "Energy target tool" means the web-based energy
consumption design goal setting software adopted by the Ohio facilities construction commission.
department of administrative services, which is
currently energy star target finder developed jointly the U.S. department of
energy and the U.S. environmental protection agency.
(R)
(Q)
"Baseline year" means the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June
30, 2007. For a facility acquired or placed into service after this date, the
baseline year shall be the first twelve-month period for which utility bill
data is available.
