2023 New York Laws › ENG - Energy › Article 11 - State Energy Conservation Construction Code Act › 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.