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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 23a - Defining Standards and Substandard Anthracite › Section 16a-23a-2 - Written notification requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person,
			 firm or corporation selling anthracite either (1) from out of state or resale
			 within the state or (2) within the state only, shall provide written
			 notification to the purchaser as to whether such anthracite is standard as
			 defined in these regulations.
(b)
			 Anthracite coal sold by any person, firm or corporation either (1) from out of
			 state for resale within the state or (2) within the state only, which conforms
			 to the standards as defined in Section 1 of these regulations shall be
			 accompanied by written notification indicating in bold face type of a minimum
			 size of ten points a statement substantially in the following form: This
			 delivery is anthracite coal that meets the state of Connecticut Department of
			 Consumer Protection standard specification pertaining to undersize and ash
			 content.
(c) Anthracite coal sold
			 by any person, firm or corporation either (1) from out of state for resale
			 within the state or (2) within the state only, which does not conform to
			 standards as defined in Section 1 of these regulations shall be accompanied by
			 written notification indicating in bold face type of minimum size of ten points
			 a statement substantially in the following form: This delivery is anthracite
			 coal that is substandard to the state of Connecticut Department of Consumer
			 Protection standard specification pertaining to undersize and ash
			 content.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 23a - Defining Standards and Substandard Anthracite › Section 16a-23a-3 - Effective date of regulation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Section 1 of
			 these regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the
			 Office of the Secretary of the State; and
(b) Section 2 of these regulations shall
			 become effective thirty days after filing with the Office of the Secretary of
			 the State.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 32 - Interim Change Process to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan › Section 16a-32-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Act" means Section
			 16a-24
			 through
			 16a-33 of the
			 Connecticut general statutes, as amended.
(b) "Adoption year" means the calendar year
			 which is no later than three years subsequent to the year in which the plan is
			 first adopted in accordance with the process established in Chapter 297 of the
			 general statutes and at least every third year subsequent to the last
			 adoption.
(c) "Committee" means the
			 Continuing Legislative Committee on State Planning and Development established
			 pursuant to Section
			 4-60d.
(d) "Interim change" means any change made in
			 the Policies Plan between adoption years.
(e) "Plan when referring to the state plan
			 for conservation and development means the text of such plan and any
			 accompanying locational guide map.
(f) "Map" means the locational guide map of
			 the policies plan, official copies of which are maintained in the offices of
			 the Committee and Secretary.
(g)
			 "Policies Plan" means the latest revision of the State of Connecticut
			 Conservation and Development Policies Plan adopted by the General Assembly,
			 which is the working title assigned to the state plan of conservation and
			 development in the Act, and means the text of such plan and any accompanying
			 locational guide map.
(h)
			 "Political subdivision" means any town, city or borough of the State of
			 Connecticut.
(i) "Secretary" means
			 the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management of the State of
			 Connecticut.
(j) "State agency"
			 means any state department, institution, board, commission or
			 official.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 32 - Interim Change Process to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan › Section 16a-32-2 - Application for an interim change

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In accordance
			 with section
			 16a-32(b)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the secretary may undertake changes in the
			 Policies Plan upon the secretary's own initiative, or upon application of the
			 chief executive officer of a municipality or any owner of real property or any
			 person with interest therein on which a change is proposed. In the case of a
			 municipality, the applicant shall be the chief executive officer of the
			 municipality with approval of the legislative body of such municipality. No
			 application for an interim change from a municipality may be submitted unless
			 the municipality in which the change is being proposed has a plan of
			 conservation and development that has been updated in accordance with section
			 8-23
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) An application for an interim change
			 shall be filed in triplicate with the Secretary.
(c) An application for an interim change
			 which involves a change in the text of the Policies Plan shall be expressed in
			 the following way:
(1) Cite page number(s)
			 where the interim change(s) is requested.
(2) Copy the entire paragraph(s) verbatim
			 where the interim change(s) is requested, placing brackets around any existing
			 text proposed to be deleted and inserting in the appropriate places any
			 proposed new text, with under-scoring. In the case of a proposed change to a
			 chapter heading, subheading, category title, or other terminology, include the
			 present wording and a clear explanation of the proposed change.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 32 - Interim Change Process to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan › Section 16a-32-3 - Notification and request for public hearing(s)

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of an acceptably documented
			 application for an interim change as set forth in (c) & (d) of Section
			 16a-24b-2, the Secretary shall:
(1) forward
			 such information to the Committee,
(2) shall notify in writing the chief
			 executive officer and the persons exercising planning or zoning powers in any
			 municipality which is the subject of an application for change in the
			 locational guide map and
(3) shall
			 notify any members of the general assembly representing any area which is the
			 subject of an application for change in the locational guide map. Such
			 notification to a chief executive officer and to persons exercising planning or
			 zoning powers shall indicate the opportunity for a joint public hearing by the
			 Committee and the Secretary and shall provide for twenty (20) calendar days for
			 the receipt of a written request for such hearing to the Committee and the
			 Secretary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 32 - Interim Change Process to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan › Section 16a-32-4 - Committee consults with others, holds public hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of an application for an
			 interim change, the Committee shall review the nature of the request and may
			 consult directly with the applicant, the Secretary, state and local agencies,
			 the appropriate regional planning agency(s), or agency having the powers of a
			 regional planning agency, or any other persons or agencies in order to gain a
			 better understanding of a request.
(b) Within thirty (30) calendar days of the
			 receipt of the application for an interim change which does not involve a
			 change to the locational guide map, the Committee shall hold a public hearing
			 in order to hear from any parties of interest regarding the justifiability or
			 feasibility for making the proposed change and shall notify the Secretary of
			 such hearing.
(c) For an
			 application for an interim change which involves a change in the locational
			 guide map, within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of a request for a
			 public hearing from the chief executive officer or persons exercising planning
			 or zoning powers in the municipality, the Committee and the Secretary shall
			 hold a joint public hearing in order to hear from any parties of interest
			 regarding the justification or feasibility of making the proposed change. If
			 the proposed map change lies within two or more political subdivisions, a
			 hearing will be held in each municipality requesting a hearing and an
			 additional five days will be allowed for each additional hearing.
(d) Notice of the time and place of such
			 hearing shall be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in
			 such municipality at least twice, at intervals of not less than two days, the
			 first not more than fifteen days, nor less than ten days, and the last not less
			 than two days before the date of such hearing.
Special notice of the hearing by registered mail shall be given
				to the applicant. If a map change is, or constitutes a part of, the proposed
				interim change, the appropriate political subdivision(s) and the appropriate
				regional planning agency(s), or agency(s) with the powers of a regional
				planning agency, shall also be given special notice by registered mail.
(e) The Committee shall establish
			 its own rules of procedure for holding the public hearing. Each party in
			 attendance shall be offered a reasonable opportunity to speak in favor of or
			 against the proposed interim change. A permanent record of the hearing shall be
			 made, either by stenography or electronic recording.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 32 - Interim Change Process to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan › Section 16a-32-5 - Secretary reports to committee

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Within ten (10)
			 calendar days following the period provided to the chief executive officer and
			 persons exercising planning or zoning powers if no public hearing is requested,
			 or within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the completion of the
			 hearing(s) the Secretary shall render a summary report of his findings with his
			 recommendation(s) to the Committee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 32 - Interim Change Process to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan › Section 16a-32-6 - Committee approves or does not approve interim change: Notification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Within thirty (30) calendar days of
			 receipt of the Secretary's report and recommendations, the Committee shall
			 decide to approve or not to approve the proposed interim change and shall so
			 inform the Secretary not more than ten (10) days after such decision.
(b) The Secretary shall make the interim
			 change on master copies of the Policies Plan, including the map, if pertinent,
			 recording the date, month and year of such action in its records.
(c) The Secretary shall set an effective date
			 for the interim change to take effect no later than ten (10) days from receipt
			 of the Committee's action.
(d) The
			 Secretary shall advise the applicant by registered letter of the action by the
			 Committee and citing the effective date. Notices shall also be sent to the
			 appropriate political subdivision(s) and regional planning agency(s) or
			 agency(s) with the powers of a regional planning agency.
(e) In the case of approval of an interim
			 change, the Secretary shall send notification of such action with a brief
			 description and effective date for publication in the Connecticut Law
			 Journal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 37c - Shared Energy Savings Program › Section 16a-37c-1 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations shall set forth the guidelines for a program
				designed to provide an incentive to agencies that achieve dollar savings
				through energy efficiency improvements utilizing agency procured funds for
				construction or, in the case of third party financing arrangements, project
				costs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 37c - Shared Energy Savings Program › Section 16a-37c-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Eligible Facility:
Any
			 facility or building owned or leased by the state which is supported by
			 appropriated funds. In the case of a leased facility or building, fuel or
			 utility costs must be paid separate from the lease payment by the facility and
			 the lease must extend beyond the installation of the energy conservation
			 measures at least as long as the average simple payback period of all energy
			 conservation measures for which savings will be shared.
(b)
Eligible Energy Conservation
			 Measure:
Any construction, alteration or improvement of the capital
			 assets of an eligible facility for the purpose of reducing fuel and utility
			 costs.
(c)
Energy
			 Conservation Project:
One or more energy conservation measures selected
			 for implementation by an eligible facility, whose total cost must exceed ten
			 thousand dollars ($10,000).
(d)
Simple Payback Period:
A calculated period of time, within which
			 the total cost of an energy conservation project will be recovered from the
			 savings generated by the reduced fuel and utility operating costs resulting
			 therefrom.
(e)
Useful
			 Life:
That period of time during which an energy conservation measure
			 performs at eighty five per cent (85%) or greater of its designed efficiency.
			 In no case shall the useful life extend beyond the estimated useful life as
			 documented by manufacturer's data.
(f)
Energy Conservation Related
			 Activities:
Improvements, maintenance, or modifications to existing
			 energy systems, including fenestration, roofing, or insulation, but exclusive
			 of those activities which will result in multiple year obligations of state
			 funds.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 37c - Shared Energy Savings Program › Section 16a-37c-3 - Procedures for participation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any state
			 agency desiring to participate in this program shall:
(1) Provide, on forms prepared by the Of of
			 Policy and Management, information including but not limited to:
(A) A description of each proposed energy
			 conservation project, including the facilities involved in the project, those
			 energy conservation measures anticipated to be implemented, technical
			 documentation of estimated total implementation costs by measure, estimated
			 energy usage savings (in units) by measure, estimated useful life of each
			 measure based on manufacturer's documentation, and Department of Public Works
			 assigned project number(s), if applicable.
(B) Source(s) of funding, which shall account
			 for all project costs.
(C) Expected
			 date of project completion within the fiscal year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 38e - Designation of Priority Energy Projects › Section 16a-38e-2 - General

Current through July 10, 2024
a. The commissioner will consider requests
			 for a designation of energy saving capital projects and thereby establish a
priority
implementation through large energy and cost
			 avoidances and/or rapid cost recovery (cost effectiveness and energy
			 efficiency), when other contributing factors such as federal, financial support
			 have a time limit for implementation, when there are specific adverse effects
			 in any delay, or when other contributing factors as listed below are judged to
			 warrant this treatment.
1. A request for
			 priority selection must have approval by the head of the affected agency and be
			 accompanied by substantiating data including but not limited to payback
			 analysis based on energy cost avoidance calculations and implementation and
			 operational cost estimates.
2. The
			 estimated project cost must normally exceed $50,000; if below $50,000, it must
			 exceed the capabilities of the agency to handle the project.
3. The estimated simple payback period for
			 cost recovery through energy cost avoidance should not exceed five (5) years;
			 higher preference will be given to a project having a more rapid
			 payback.
4. The building or project
			 affected must have a significantly useful future lifespan and in any case be
			 two (2) years greater than the estimated simple payback period beginning with
			 project completion, as determined by the agency applying for the priority
			 energy project. If a leased building, the lease duration from project
			 completion shall be two (2) years greater than the estimated simple payback
			 period. Written approval to make improvements must be obtained from the lessor
			 before the application for priority selection (Item a-1 above).
5. The implementation time should not exceed
			 one year after date of construction contract using this priority
			 approach.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 38k - Establishment of High Performance Building Construction Standards for State-Funded Buildings › Section 16a-38k-2 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 16a-35k-1 to 16a-35k-9 apply to:
(a) New construction of a state facility that
			 is projected to cost five million dollars or more, and for which all budgeted
			 project bond funds are allocated by the State Bond Commission on or after
			 January 1, 2008;
(b) State facility
			 renovation that is projected to cost two million dollars or more of which two
			 million dollars or more is state funding, and is approved and funded on or
			 after January 1, 2008;
(c) New
			 construction of public school buildings costing five million dollars or more of
			 which two million dollars or more is state funding, and is authorized by the
			 General Assembly pursuant to chapter 173 on or after January 1, 2009;
			 and
(d) School renovation that is
			 projected to cost two million dollars or more of which two million dollars or
			 more is state funding, and is authorized by the General Assembly pursuant to
			 chapter 173 on or after January 1, 2009.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 38k - Establishment of High Performance Building Construction Standards for State-Funded Buildings › Section 16a-38k-3 - Mandatory building project requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
All building projects pursuant to section
				16a-38k-2 of the
				Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall meet the minimum building
				standards outlined in subsections (a) through (l) of this section:
(a) Building commissioning shall be an
			 integral part of the building project. Such commissioning shall be performed by
			 an independent third-party, called a commissioning agent, who shall be
			 certified as a commissioning agent by the Building Commissioning Association or
			 the Association of Energy Engineers, and shall either be a Professional
			 Engineer or have an S-1 license. This individual shall be included in the
			 beginning stages of the building process through a post-occupancy evaluation.
			 The commissioning agent shall not be an employee of the architectural,
			 engineering, or construction firm that implements the project, and shall be
			 hired directly by the state, municipality, or regional school district. For
			 state facility projects, the commissioning agent may be an employee of the
			 Department of Public Works provided such person shall act independently of the
			 other staff assigned to oversee the design and construction of the project. The
			 commissioning agent shall report all findings and recommendations to the owner
			 of the state facility or the municipal or regional school district.
			 Coordination and oversight of the training of facility management and
			 maintenance personnel on proper equipment operation as well as verification of
			 proper development of systems manuals shall be overseen by the commissioning
			 agent in cooperation with the project manager-facilitator and with the building
			 owner, designer, contractor, and subcontractors who installed the systems. The
			 commissioning process, at minimum, shall include the following energy-related
			 systems:
(1)  heating, ventilating, air
			 conditioning, and refrigeration systems and associated controls,
(2) lighting and day-lighting
			 controls,
(3)  domestic hot water
			 systems, and
(4) renewable energy
			 systems. It is required that the commissioning process also include water using
			 systems and the building envelope systems.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 38k - Establishment of High Performance Building Construction Standards for State-Funded Buildings › Section 16a-38k-5 - Additional mandatory building project requirements for schools

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to complying with the requirements set forth in
				Section16a-38k-3
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, all building projects as
				defined in sections
				16a-38k-2(c)
				and
				16a-38k-2(d)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall meet the following
				mandatory requirements.
(a) All
			 classrooms, including art rooms, music rooms, science rooms, computer rooms,
			 and special needs, remedial and library space shall meet the acoustical
			 standards as required under section
			 10-285g
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) Outside air intakes shall be located a
			 minimum of twenty-five feet from any hazard or noxious contaminants such as
			 vents, chimneys, plumbing vents, exhaust fans, cooling towers, street alleys,
			 parking lots, loading docks, dumpster areas, bus loops, or any area where
			 vehicle idling occurs. If locating an air intake within twenty-five feet of a
			 contaminant source is unavoidable, the intake must be located a minimum of ten
			 feet horizontal distance and two feet lower than the contaminant
			 source.
(c) Only electronic
			 ignitions shall be specified for gas-fired water heaters, boilers, furnaces,
			 air handling units, and stovetops/ovens.
(d) The following materials shall be
			 certified for low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using
			 specifications or certification programs listed in the
Connecticut
			 Building Standard Guidelines Compliance Manual for High Performance
			 Buildings
:
(1) 50% of adhesives and
			 sealants used in the interior of the building;
(2) Acoustic ceiling tiles and wall
			 panels;
(3) Interior
			 paints;
(4) Wall
			 coverings;
(5) Carpet systems and
			 associated adhesives;
(6) Composite
			 and solid wood flooring;
(7)
			 Resilient flooring and associated adhesives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 38k - Establishment of High Performance Building Construction Standards for State-Funded Buildings › Section 16a-38k-7 - Alternative strategies to section 16a-38k-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or section 16a-38k-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As an alternate
			 to meeting the criteria in section
			 16a-38k-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a project as defined by
			 sections
			 16a-38k-2(a)
			 and
			 16a-38k-2(b)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies may meet the requirements
			 under section
			 16a-38k-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies by receiving a Leadership in
			 Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver level certification from the
			 United States Green Building Council, or by receiving a Two-Globe rating from
			 the Green Globe system self certification program, providing that the project
			 includes all mandatory requirements within sections
			 16a-38k-3
			 and
			 16a-38k-8
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) As an alternate to meeting the criteria
			 in section
			 16a-38k-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a project as defined by
			 sections
			 16a-38k-2(c)
			 and
			 16a-38k-2(d)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies may meet the requirements
			 under section
			 16a-38k-6
			 of the Regulations of Conneticut State Agencies by receiving a Leadership in
			 Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver level certification from the
			 United States Green Building Council, or by meeting the criteria set forth in
			 the Northeast Collaborative for High Performance School Protocol, also known as
			 NE-CHPS, providing that the project includes all mandatory requirements within
			 sections
			 16a-38k-3,
			 16a-38k-5,
			 and
			 16a-38k-8
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 38k - Establishment of High Performance Building Construction Standards for State-Funded Buildings › Section 16a-38k-9 - Exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
Any exemption request shall be submitted to the secretary with
				the signature of the agency commissioner, deputy commissioner, president or
				vice president of the agency, or the chief operating officer of the
				municipality or school district that is responsible for the ongoing care,
				operation, and maintenance of the building. Within no more than forty-five days
				of submittal of an exemption request, the secretary, in consultation with the
				commissioner and the Institute of Sustainable Energy, may exempt a facility
				from complying with these regulations if the secretary finds, in a written
				analysis, that the cost of such compliance significantly outweighs its
				benefits. Requests for exemptions shall be submitted to the secretary with
				cost/benefit calculations and life-cycle analysis and shall include:
(a) for projects as defined in sections
			 16a-38k-2(a)
			 and
			 16a-38k-2(b)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) a description of the building
			 project,
(2) documentation for such
			 costs required to minimally meet the provisions of sections
			 16a-38k-3
			 and
			 16a-38k-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or, alternatively, sections
			 16a-38k-3
			 and
			 16a-38k-7
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies,
(3) what efforts have been made to comply
			 with the provisions of sections
			 16a-38k-3
			 and
			 16a-38k-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or, alternatively, sections
			 16a-38k-3
			 and
			 16a-38k-7
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies,
(4) health and safety impacts of the building
			 occupants and building management personnel, and
(5) the reason(s) for which such an exemption
			 is necessary. In the case of an historic building, documentation of the
			 building being on the State Register of Historic Places or the National
			 Register of Historic Places shall be submitted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 39 - Lighting Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings › Section 16a-39-1 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations shall control all matters concerning the
				lighting efficiency within or on public buildings through the lighting
				efficiency standards adopted in accordance with Sub-section (b) of Section
				16a-39
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. They shall control the operation of all
				lighting equipment used within or on buildings for the purposes of
				lighting.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 39 - Lighting Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings › Section 16a-39-2 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) to set maximum power limits for the
			 conservation of energy thereby reducing the power consumed for lighting
			 buildings, both for interior and exterior purposes;
(b) to insure against conflict with safety,
			 health, environmental or building code regulations;
(c) to address the issue of maximum feasible
			 energy efficiency of lighting equipment commensurate with those other facts
			 specified in Sub-section (c) of Section
			 16a-39
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 39 - Lighting Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings › Section 16a-39-3 - Goals

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The goal of these standards is twofold:
(1) to achieve energy conservation through a
			 reduction of energy used for lighting for public buildings; and
(2) to ensure maintenance of the highest
			 degree of energy efficiency possible in the public buildings in
			 Connecticut.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 39 - Lighting Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings › Section 16a-39-4 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Commissioner:
the
			 Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services, or his
			 designee.
(b)
Lighting Power
			 Budget:
the upper limit of the power needed to provide lighting in
			 accordance with Sections MCA-1309.1 through -1309.4 inclusive, with the
			 exception of Sub-section 1309.22, of the Mechanical Code Appendix of the State
			 Building Code.
(c)
Owner:
any person, agent, firm or corporation having legal or
			 equitable interest in the building and heads of departments of governments of
			 the State and political subdivisions who are vested with the authority to
			 maintain and operate government-owned buildings.
(d)
Secretary:
the Secretary of
			 the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee.
(e)
Standards:
those lighting
			 efficiency standards adopted pursuant to Section
			 16a-39
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes and set forth herein.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 39 - Lighting Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings › Section 16a-39-5 - Exempted buildings

Current through July 10, 2024
The following buildings are exempted from these
				regulations:
(a) any building whose
			 peak design rate of energy usage for all purposes is less than one watt per
			 square foot of floor area for all purposes;
(b) any building with neither a heating nor
			 cooling system;
(c) any building
			 owned or leased in whole or in part by the United States;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 39 - Lighting Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings › Section 16a-39-7 - Lighting power budget calculations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Lighting power
			 budgets shall be calculated in accordance with Sections MCA-1309.1 through
			 -1309.4 inclusive, with the exception of Subsection-1309.22, of the Mechanical
			 Code Appendix of the State Building Code.
(b)
Alternates:
The lighting
			 power budget for any portion of the interior area may be increased or decreased
			 from the calculated power budget values provided that the total calculated
			 interior lighting power budget is not exceeded.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 39 - Lighting Efficiency Standards for Public Buildings › Section 16a-39-8 - Inspections

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Types of Inspections.
Under
			 these regulations the following two forms of inspection will be performed: a
			 Compliance Inspection and a Complaint Inspection.
(1) Compliance Inspection. The Commissioner
			 shall make random inspections of buildings to monitor compliance with the
			 regulations established herein.
(2)
			 Complaint Inspection. Upon receipt of a written complaint alleging a violation
			 of these regulations, the Commissioner may have an inspection of the site of
			 complaint performed. The results of the inspection shall be reported to the
			 owner and the complainant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Section 16a-40b-1 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations shall be used as standards for insulation,
				alternative energy devices, and energy conservation materials that will be
				purchased and installed in new and existing residential dwellings and in
				additions to residential dwellings under a low-cost loan from the state as
				provided for in Public Act 79-509, as amended by Public Act 79-10 of the
				October Special Session.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Section 16a-40b-2 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) To establish standards for energy
			 conservation materials and devices for use by the department of housing in the
			 administration of low-cost loans for energy conservation thereby insuring that
			 such loans are issued in the best interest of the state of
			 Connecticut;
(b) To assist loan
			 applicants in the purchase of tested and approved energy conservation materials
			 and devices and in the proper and accepted methods of workmanship for
			 installation of such materials and devices;
(c) To insure against conflict with health,
			 safety, environmental or building code regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Section 16a-40b-3 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever used in Sections
				16a-40b-1 to
				16a-40b-6
				inclusive, of these regulations:
(a)
			 "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of housing or said
			 commissioner's designee.
(b)
			 "Secretary" means the secretary of the office of policy and management or said
			 secretary's designee.
(c) "State"
			 means the state of Connecticut acting by and through the department of
			 housing.
(d) "Residential dwelling"
			 means any residential structure containing not more than four dwelling
			 units.
(e) "Insulation" means a
			 material primarily designed to resist heat flow and which is installed between
			 conditioned areas of a building and the unconditioned areas of the building or
			 the outside or is installed on heating or cooling ducts or pipes or is wrapped
			 around the exterior casing of a domestic water heater.
(f) "Alternative energy device" means a
			 wood-burning stove for space heating and any system or mechanism which uses
			 wood, solar radiation, wind, water or geothermal resources as a source for
			 space heating, water heating, cooling or generation of electrical energy. Such
			 alternate energy device may be a new source or system, a replacement of an
			 existing source or system, or a supplement to an existing source or
			 system.
(g) "Energy conservation
			 material" means material other than insulation which is applied to various
			 portions of a building to reduce the passage of air and moisture, structural
			 modifications to provide for addition or exclusion of solar heat through
			 non-mechanical means and the addition of mechanical devices to improve or
			 control the operational characteristics of heating systems and domestic water
			 heaters.
(h) "Low-cost loan" means
			 a loan made by the commissioner to eligible persons or families for the
			 purchase and installation in residential dwellings of insulation, alternative
			 energy devices, and energy conservation materials pursuant to Public Act
			 79-509, as amended.
(i) "Self-built
			 solar energy system" means a solar energy system constructed with basic
			 materials and installed by the owner of a residential dwelling for the
			 provision of space heating, cooling, and domestic water heating to said
			 residential dwelling.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Section 16a-40b-4 - Eligible insulation, alternative energy devices, and energy conservation materials

Current through July 10, 2024
The following insulation, devices, and materials are eligible
				for a low-cost loan from the commissioner. The secretary shall provide
				technical assistance to the department of housing regarding eligible
				insulation, devices, and materials. Eligibility of items not mentioned in these
				regulations shall be determined by the secretary.
(a)
Insulation.
The insulation
			 materials listed in this subsection are eligible for use in existing
			 residential dwellings to increase the heat flow resistance of such dwellings
			 and are also eligible for use in the construction of new residential dwellings,
			 or additions to existing residential dwellings, for the purpose of exceeding
			 the minimum insulation requirements of the state basic building code.
(1) Loose-fill organic or wood fiber thermal
			 insulation
(2) Loose-fill mineral
			 fiber thermal insulation
(3)
			 Mineral fiber blanket and batt thermal insulation
(4) Vermiculite thermal insulation
(5) Perlite thermal insulation
			 board
(6) Polystyrene thermal
			 insulation board
(7) Polyurethane
			 and polyisocyanurate thermal insulation board
(8) Aluminum foil reflective thermal
			 insulation
(9) Urea-formaldehyde
			 based foam insulation
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Section 16a-40b-5 - Mandatory compliance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Insulation.
Eligible insulation shall meet the requirements of the
			 Connecticut fire safety code and basic building code, except that insulation in
			 new residential buildings and additions to existing residential buildings shall
			 exceed the requirement of the basic building code and only the excess
			 insulation shall be eligible for a loan.
(b)
Alternative energy devices.
(1) All eligible alternative energy devices
			 and installation thereof shall meet the minimum requirements of the Connecticut
			 fire safety code and basic building code.
(2) Self-built solar energy heating, cooling,
			 and electrical system designs and installation shall be certified as to safety
			 and feasibility by a registered professional engineer when required by the
			 commissioner.
(3) System and
			 installation designs for photo-voltaic, windmill and low-head hydroelectric
			 generation and geothermal heating and cooling shall be certified as to safety
			 and feasibility by a registered professional engineer when required by the
			 commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Section 16a-40b-6 - Consideration of approved materials

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Alternative energy devices.
In making a loan pursuant to Public
			 Act 79-509 the commissioner may consider the use of appurtenant mechanical,
			 electrical, structural, and insulating parts and materials that have been
			 approved by the state board of material review or the department of consumer
			 protection.
(b)
Insulation
			 and energy conservation materials.
In making a loan pursuant to Public
			 Act 79-509 the commissioner may consider the use of eligible insulation and
			 energy conservation materials approved by the state board of material review or
			 the department of consumer protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Energy Conservation Loan Program › Section 16a-40b-9 - Loans and loan guarantees for residential structures of more than four dwelling units

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Income
				Limits.
There shall be no income limit for eligible persons under this
				section. The Commissioner shall, however, give preference, through reduced
				interest rates or other means, to applications for loans for structures which
				are occupied by persons of low or moderate income. Standards for low or
				moderate income shall be established by the Commissioner. The Commissioner
				shall consider, but not be limited to, the following statistics in making this
				determination: poverty level statistics as determined by the Department of
				Health and Human Services and median income statistics as determined by the
				United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(b)
Loan Limits.
The loan shall
				not be more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) multiplied by the number of
				dwelling units in each structure, provided no such loan shall exceed thirty
				thousand dollars ($30,000). If the cost of the energy improvements exceeds this
				amount for a structure containing more than thirty dwelling units, the eligible
				person shall include in his application a commitment to make comparable energy
				improvements to all dwelling units in the structure in addition to the thirty
				units which are eligible for the loan.
(c)
Term.
The term of the loan
				or loan guarantee shall not exceed ten years.
(d)
Interest Rates.
A range of
				interest rates payable on loans made under this section shall be established by
				the Commissioner.
(e)
Underwriting.
(1) Savings/Payment
				Ratio. The energy conservation improvement financed by this loan must result in
				net savings, as projected by a technical energy audit performed according to
				standards set by the Office of Policy and Management, at least ten percent
				(10%) greater than the energy loan monthly payment. In the case of multiple
				improvements, the net savings is the sum of the normalized savings from
				individual measures as projected by a technical energy audit. In the case of
				inoperable heating systems, no technical energy audit shall be required and the
				energy conservation improvements shall be considered cost effective in order to
				determine the net savings.
(2)
				Credit. All mortgages on the building to be improved must be current and show a
				satisfactory payment history. If other credit is not satisfactory, arrangements
				for payment must be made. At the option of the Commissioner, an eligible person
				may be required to submit evidence that, for the property to be improved,
				property taxes are current.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Energy Conservation Loan Program › Section 16a-40b-10 - Loans for residential electrical heating conversion

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Eligible Structures.
To be
				eligible for a loan, a residential structure must:
(1) Be located in the State of
				Connecticut;
(2) Have been
				constructed prior to January 1, 1980;
(3) Have an existing electric heating system
				which the applicant is replacing with a primary or secondary heating system;
				and
(4) Have had at least fifty
				percent (50%) of the area of the structure heated by the existing electric
				heating system or predecessor electric heating systems since December 31,
				1979.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Energy Conservation Loan Program › Section 16a-40b-10a - Eligibility requirements for residential structures with not more than four dwelling units

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Eligible
				Costs.
(1) Loans made under this
				program shall be used for the purchase and installation of insulation,
				alternative energy devices, energy conservation or materials and replacement
				furnaces and boilers, or for the purchase of a secondary heating system using a
				source of heat other than electricity or for the conversion of a primary
				electric heating system to a system using a source of heat other than
				electricity.
(2) All materials
				purchased and/or installed shall be approved in accordance with regulations
				promulgated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
(3) In the purchase and installation of
				insulation in residential structures built after December 31, 1979, only that
				insulation which exceeds the requirements of the state building code shall be
				eligible for such loans.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Energy Conservation Loan Program › Section 16a-40b-10b - Eligibility requirements for residential structures with more than four dwelling units

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Eligible
				Costs
(1) Weatherization
(2) Mechanical Systems including, but not
				limited to;
(A) Heating systems efficiency
				improvements,
(B) Domestic hot
				water system efficiency improvements, or
(C) Lighting efficiency
				improvements;
(3)
				Building Envelope Improvements; or
(4) Renewable Resources
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Energy Conservation Loan Program › Section 16a-40b-11 - Interest rate subsidy payment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Calculation.
Not later than August 1 of each year, the
				Commissioner shall calculate the interest rate subsidy payment which shall be
				the lesser of the following amounts:
(1) The
				difference between (1) the weighted average of the percentage rates of interest
				payable on all subsidized loans made (A) after July 1, 1982 from the Energy
				Conservation Loan Fund and (B) from the Home Heating System Loan Fund
				established under Section
				16a-40k, of the
				Connecticut General Statutes and (2) the average of the percentage rates of
				interest on any bonds and notes issued pursuant to Section
				3-20,
				which have been dedicated to the energy conservation loan program and used to
				fund such loans, and multiply such difference by the outstanding amount of all
				such loans;
(2) The maximum
				allowable under Section 103 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or any
				successor legislation thereto; or
(3) Six percent (6%) of the sum of the
				outstanding principal amount at the end of each fiscal year of all loans made
				(A) on or after July 1, 1982, from the Energy Conservation Loan Fund and (B)
				from the Home Heating System Loan Fund established under Section
				16a-40k, as amended,
				and the balance remaining in the Energy Conservation Loan Fund.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 40b - Energy Conservation Material Standards for Residential Buildings › Energy Conservation Loan Program › Section 16a-40b-12 - Priorities

Current through July 10, 2024
The department shall endeavor to ensure that loans for
				  dwelling units owned or occupied by low or moderate income persons are
				  facilitated to the extent possible. In the event the allocation of funds
				  available for loans is not sufficient to finance all of the qualified
				  applicants, priority shall be established first by the extent to which the loan
				  will be used by or for low or moderate income persons and then by date of
				  department receipt of application.