123:4-1-03 Requirements.

(A) Each state agency shall:

(1) Procure from the department of administrative services an evaluation of energy related life cycle costs prior to constructing or renovating any facility five thousand square feet or greater.

(2) Procure from the department of administrative services an evaluation of energy consumption prior to leasing any facility twenty thousand square feet or greater within a given boundary, for the term of the proposed lease.

(3) Submit copies of a pertinent life cycle cost analysis prepared in accordance with rule 123:4-1-04 of the Administrative Code, when requesting release of capital improvement funds.

(B) Life cycle cost analysis shall:

(1) Determine the reasonably expected fuel costs over the life of the building that are required to maintain illumination, power, temperature, humidity, ventilation, and all other energy consuming equipment in a facility and the reasonable costs of probable maintenance including labor, materials, and building operation. The life-cycle cost analysis shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) The coordination, orientation, and positioning of the facility on its physical site;

(b) The amount and type of glass employed in the facility and the directions of exposure;

(d) Architectural features which affect energy consumption, including the effect of solar utilization of the properties of external surfaces;

(e) The variable occupancy and operating conditions of the facility and subportions of the facility, including illumination levels;

(f) An energy consumption analysis of the major equipment of the facility’s heating, ventilating, and cooling system, lighting system, hot water system, and all other energy consuming systems and equipment as appropriate.

(2) Be a primary consideration in selecting a building design for the purpose of minimizing energy consumption in state owned and assisted facilities in a cost effective manner.

(1) Include the comparison of two or more system alternatives, one of which may be a system using solar energy;

(2) Include the projection of the annual energy consumption of major energy consuming equipment and systems for a range of operation of the facility over the life of the facility;

(3) Include an evaluation of the energy consumption of component equipment in each system, considering the operation of such components at other than full or rated outputs;

(4) Evaluate the energy consuming systems and components of a proposed design and provide an estimate of the annual energy usage and associated costs resulting from the design, construction, location, orientation, environment and utilization of the facility;

(5) Estimate the energy performance index of the design for the purpose of evaluating the energy efficiency of the proposed facility relative to similar facilities;

(6) Be a primary consideration in selecting a facility to be leased by a state agency.

(D) The life cycle and energy consumption analysis shall:

(1) Be prepared by a qualified architect or engineer licensed by the state and selected or approved by the department of administrative services;

(2) Not supersede any other rules of the Administrative Code governing the design and construction of such facilities;

(3) Be performed in accordance with procedures set forth in rule 123:4-1-04 of the Administrative Code;

(4) Be considered an evaluation of the proposed design and an estimation of the energy consumption of the proposed facility, but shall in no way be considered as certification of the actual energy consumption of the proposed facility.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/23/2004 and 02/23/2009

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 123.011

Rule Amplifies: 123.011

Prior Effective Dates: 12-30-80