Section 3.108.590. Definitions.

In 3 AAC 108.500 - 3 AAC 108.590, unless the context requires otherwise,  
		(1) "American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Level II or higher energy audit" means an energy audit that complies with guidance provided by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers in the publication Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits, Second Edition (2011), adopted by reference, for a Level II or higher energy audit;  
		(2) "Association of Energy Engineers certified energy auditor or certified energy manager" means an individual with the Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification offered through the Association of Energy Engineers;  
		(3) "building type definitions section of the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey" means the section designated "Building Type Definitions" in the United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey, revised as of 2003; the building type definitions section of the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey is adopted by reference;  
		(4) "commercial building" means a building that is  
			(A) located in the state;  
			(B) privately owned, including a building owned by a non-profit organization; and  
			(C) used for commercial purposes, including office buildings, restaurants, grocery stores, warehouses, retail, medical offices, hospitals, hotels, lodges, places of worship, and buildings used for industrial, manufacturing, or other similar commercial uses;  
		(5) "grant" or "commercial building energy audit grant" means a grant awarded under 3 AAC 108.500 - 3 AAC 108.590.  

Authorities

44.83.080

Notes

Reference

3 AAC 108.500
3 AAC 108.510
3 AAC 108.590

Authority

AS 44.83.080 Editor's note: A copy of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers publication Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits, adopted by reference in 3 AAC 108.590, is available for inspection at the offices of the Alaska Energy Authority, 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. A copy of the publication may also be obtained from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers at ASHRAE Headquarters, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329, and at http://www. ashrae.org/resources-publications/book- store/procedures-for-commercial-build- ing-energy-audits. A copy of the building type definitions section of the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey, adopted by reference in 3 AAC 108.590, is available for inspection at the offices of the Alaska Energy Authority, 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. A copy of the document may also be obtained from the United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington D.C., 20585, and at http://www.eia. gov/consumption/commercial/building- type-definitions.cfm. ________________________

History

Eff. 9/25/2013, Register 207

References

3.108.590