(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; (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 of the building" has the meaning established by the Department under § 4-808 of this subtitle. (f) "Life-cycle costs" means the sum of the following costs of a building: (1) the cost of initial construction; (2) the cost of all energy conservation measures; (3) the cost of operation and maintenance, including labor and materials, for the life of the building; (4) the cost, over the life of the building, of the fuel used by: (i) the equipment that controls or provides the humidity, lighting, power, temperature, and ventilation of the building; and (ii) other energy-using equipment in the building; and (5) the other costs incident to owning the building. (g) "Primary procurement unit" has the meaning provided in § 11-101 of this article.
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