As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BENCHMARKING INFORMATION
Information generated by Portfolio Manager, as herein defined,
including descriptive information about the physical building and
its operational characteristics.
BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING
The process of measuring a building's energy use, tracking
that use over time, and comparing performance to similar buildings.
COVERED MUNICIPAL BUILDING
A building or facility that is owned or occupied by the Village
of Hastings-on-Hudson that is 1,000 square feet or larger in size.
DEPARTMENT
The Building Department of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson.
ENERGY
Electricity, natural gas, steam, hot or chilled water, fuel
oil, or other product for use in a building, or renewable on-site
electricity generation, for purposes of providing heating, cooling,
lighting, water heating, or for powering or fueling other end uses
in the building and related facilities, as reflected in utility bills
or other documentation of actual energy use.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE SCORE
The numeric rating generated by Portfolio Manager that compares
the energy usage of the building to that of similar buildings.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
The total number of enclosed square feet measured between
the exterior surfaces of the fixed walls within any structure used
or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager, the internet-based tool
developed and maintained by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency to track and assess the relative energy performance of buildings
nationwide, or successor.
UTILITY
An entity that distributes and sells energy to covered municipal
buildings.
WEATHER NORMALIZED SITE EUI
The amount of energy that would have been used by a property
under thirty-year average temperatures, accounting for the difference
between average temperatures and yearly fluctuations.
The Department shall maintain records as necessary for carrying
out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to energy
bills and other documents received from tenants and/or utilities.
Such records shall be preserved by the Department for a period of
three years.