New Hampshire Revised Statutes 155-A:13 – Building Requirements for State Funded Buildings
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I. Any new construction, reconstruction, alteration, or maintenance in any state owned building, plant, fixture, or facility, meeting the definition of “project” in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:78, considered a major project under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:80, and constructed using any state funding, shall meet a high performance, energy efficient, sustainable design standard determined by the commissioners of the department of environmental services and the department of administrative services, in consultation with the division of historic resources and the community college system, that shows the building or structure can recoup the incremental costs of implementing the requirements of this section as measured by reduced energy costs over a 10-year period of time.
II. The following construction or renovation projects shall be exempt from the requirements of paragraphs I:
(a) A building or structure that is less than 25,000 square feet.
(b) A building or structure that does not consume energy for heating, ventilating, or air conditioning.
(c) A renovation or modification that is estimated to cost less than $1,000,000.
(d) Temporary structures.
(e) Public school facilities that are subject to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:15-c.
(f) The university system of New Hampshire.
(g) Projects employing new, innovative, or experimental energy efficient technology that may not recoup their incremental costs within 10 years, as may be determined by the commissioner of the department of administrative services to be in the best interest of the state.
II. The following construction or renovation projects shall be exempt from the requirements of paragraphs I:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 155-A:13
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) A building or structure that is less than 25,000 square feet.
(b) A building or structure that does not consume energy for heating, ventilating, or air conditioning.
(c) A renovation or modification that is estimated to cost less than $1,000,000.
(d) Temporary structures.
(e) Public school facilities that are subject to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:15-c.
(f) The university system of New Hampshire.
(g) Projects employing new, innovative, or experimental energy efficient technology that may not recoup their incremental costs within 10 years, as may be determined by the commissioner of the department of administrative services to be in the best interest of the state.