Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 38k - Establishment of High Performance Building Construction Standards for State-Funded Buildings › Section 16a-38k-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in section 16a-38k-1 to section
				16a-38k-9, inclusive,
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "ASHRAE" means the American Society of
			 Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers;
(2) "Building envelope systems" means the
			 part of the building that represents the barrier between the outdoor and indoor
			 environments, and includes such components as windows, doors, walls, and
			 roofs.
(3) "Carpet and Rug
			 Institute" means a trade association that represents manufacturers and
			 suppliers of carpets, rugs, and floor coverings;
(4) "Chlorofluorocarbons" or "CFCs" means a
			 class of chemical compounds containing chlorine, fluorine, and carbon that were
			 commonly used as refrigerants and that damage the earth's ozone
			 layer;
(5) "Class I Renewable
			 Energy Source" means "Class I Renewable Energy Source" as defined in section
			 16-1(a)(26)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
			 the Department of Public Works;
(7)
			 "Commissioning" means the process of verification that the building's systems
			 perform as designed and according to project requirements and construction
			 documents, including assurances that the specified systems are installed
			 properly and adjusted correctly;
(8) "Composite wood and agrifiber products"
			 means particleboard, medium density fiberboard, plywood, wheatboard,
			 strawboard, panel substrates, and door cores;
(9) "Connecticut State Building Code" means
			 the state building code as adopted under Section
			 29-252
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(10) "Connecticut Building Standard
			 Guidelines Compliance Manual for High Performance Buildings" means a reference
			 and support manual prepared to assist building teams to comply with sections
			 16a-38k-1 to
			 16a-38k-9 inclusive of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and available electronically on
			 the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management website;
(11) "Energy Star" means a program developed
			 jointly by the United States Department of Energy and the United States
			 Environmental Protection Agency that labels products to designate high levels
			 of energy efficiency;
(12) "Forest
			 Stewardship Council" means a not-for profit, international membership-based
			 organization that accredits third-party organizations to certify that forest
			 managers and forest product producers support responsible forest
			 management;
(13) "Green Globes
			 system" means a green building design and management tool that includes a
			 rating system and guide to encourage the integration of environmentally
			 friendly design into buildings;
(14) "Green Label Plus" means an independent
			 testing program developed by the Carpet and Rug Institute to provide assurances
			 that carpet and adhesive products meet stringent criteria for low chemical
			 emissions;
(15) "Halons" means a
			 class of organic chemical compounds that contain carbon, fluorine and bromine
			 and may contain chlorine and are destructive to the earth's ozone
			 layer;
(16) "Heat island effect"
			 means local air and surface temperatures that are higher than nearby natural
			 areas as a result of heat absorbing surfaces at a site;
(17) "Hydrochlorofluorocarbons" or "HCFCs"
			 means a class of chemical compounds containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine and
			 carbon that are commonly used as substitute refrigerants to Chlorofluorocarbons
			 because they are less damaging to the earth's ozone layer;
(18) "Institute for Sustainable Energy" means
			 the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State
			 University;
(19) "Leadership in
			 Energy and Environmental Design" or "LEED" means a rating system developed by
			 the U. S. Green Building Council to encourage environmental integrity, energy
			 efficiency, healthy work spaces, and sustainable building practices in
			 buildings;
(20) "Low emitting and
			 fuel efficient vehicles" means vehicles that are classified as zero emission
			 vehicles by the California Air Resources Board or have achieved a minimum green
			 score of 40 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy annual
			 vehicle rating guide;
(21) "Minimum
			 Efficiency Reporting Value" or "MERV" means a number ranging from one to
			 sixteen that indicates the efficiency at which an air filter can remove
			 particles, where one is the least efficient and sixteen is the most efficient
			 at removing particles;
(22) "New
			 England Power Pool Generation Information System" or "NEPOOL-GIS" means a
			 system that verifies and manages Renewable Energy Certificates that are the
			 basis for environmental trading and investment incentives in the New England
			 states;
(23) "On-site renewable
			 energy" means renewable energy systems located on the building or building site
			 that produce electricity or hot water for use in the building. This includes
			 solar photovoltaic systems, solar hot water systems, wind energy systems, and
			 fuel cell systems;
(24)
			 "Pre-consumer recycled content" means that the materials used to make the
			 product were recyclables from within the manufacturing process and never
			 reached consumers;
(25) "Preferred
			 parking" means parking spots that are closest to the main entrance of the
			 building, exclusive of handicap designated spaces;
(26) "Project manager-facilitator" means
			 whomever the Department of Public Works, Department of Transportation, Office
			 of Legislative Management, the University of Connecticut, or municipality
			 appoints as the lead individual responsible for a particular project;
(27) "Post-consumer recycled content" means
			 that the materials used to make a product were already used by a consumer and
			 recycled;
(28) "Renewable Energy
			 Credit" or "REC" means a certificate representing one megawatt hour of
			 renewable energy that is physically metered and verified from the generator or
			 the renewable energy project;
(29)
			 "School renovation" means "renovation" as defined in section
			 10-282 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(30) "SDE Commissioner" means the
			 commissioner of the State Department of Education;
(31) "Secretary" means the secretary of the
			 Office of Policy and Management;
(32) "Solar Heat Gain Coefficient" or "SHGC"
			 means a measure of how well a window blocks heat from sunlight. The SHGC is the
			 fraction of the heat from the sun that enters through a window. It is expressed
			 as a number between 0 and 1. The lower a window's SHGC, the less solar heat it
			 transmits;
(33) "Solar Reflectance
			 Index" means a measure of a surface's ability to reflect solar heat, with white
			 being one hundred and black being zero;
(34) "State facility" means a building that
			 is owned by the state of Connecticut;
(35) "State facility renovation" means an
			 undertaking whereby the designer manipulates the building envelope, electrical
			 systems, mechanical systems, and efficiency of equipment for modification of
			 performance, when costs are two million dollars or more. This includes entire
			 buildings as well as isolated portions of the building;
(36) "U. S. Green Building Council" means a
			 membership organization dedicated to shaping the future of sustainable building
			 design through the development of LEED rating system for building performance;
			 and
(37) "Volatile organic
			 compound" or "VOC" means a class of chemicals that are emitted as gases from
			 certain solids and liquids and that have short- and long-term adverse health
			 effects.