Okaloosa County BOCC — November 16, 2013 — reading text

553.912 Air conditioners.—All air conditioners that are 862 sold or installed in the state must shall meet the minimum 863 efficiency ratings of the Florida Building Code-Energy 864 Conservation Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction. 865 These efficiency ratings must shall be minimums and may be 866 updated in the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation Florida 867 Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction by the 868 department in accordance with s. 553.901, following its Page 31 of 37 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0269-04-er Packet Pg. 85 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 269, Engrossed 1 2013 Legislature 869 determination that more cost-effective energy-saving equipment 870 and techniques are available. It is the intent of the 871 Legislature that all replacement air-conditioning systems in 872 residential applications be installed using energy-saving, 873 quality installation procedures, including, but not limited to, 874 equipment sizing analysis and duct inspection. Notwithstanding 875 this section, existing heating and cooling equipment in 876 residential applications need not meet the minimum equipment 877 efficiencies, including system sizing and duct sealing. 878 Section 25. Section 553.991, Florida Statutes, is amended 879 to read: 880 553.991 Purpose.—The purpose of this part is to identify 881 systems provide for a statewide uniform system for rating the 882 energy efficiency of buildings. It is in the interest of the 883 state to encourage the consideration of the energy-efficiency 884 rating systems system in the market so as to provide market 885 rewards for energy-efficient buildings and to those persons or 886 companies designing, building, or selling energy-efficient 887 buildings. 888 Section 26. Section 553.992, Florida Statutes, is 889 repealed. 890 Section 27. Section 553.993, Florida Statutes, is amended 891 to read: 892 553.993 Definitions.—For purposes of this part: 893 (1) "Acquisition" means to gain the sole or partial use of 894 a building through a purchase agreement. 895 (2) "Builder" means the primary contractor who possesses 896 the requisite skill, knowledge, and experience, and has the Page 32 of 37 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0269-04-er Packet Pg. 86 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 269, Engrossed 1 2013 Legislature 897 responsibility, to supervise, direct, manage, and control the 898 contracting activities of the business organization with which 899 she or he is connected and who has the responsibility to 900 supervise, direct, manage, and control the construction work on 901 a job for which she or he has obtained the building permit. 902 Construction work includes, but is not limited to, foundation, 903 framing, wiring, plumbing, and finishing work. 904 (3) "Building energy-efficiency rating system" means a 905 whole building energy evaluation system established by the 906 Residential Energy Services Network, the Commercial Energy 907 Services Network, the Building Performance Institute, or the 908 Florida Solar Energy Center. 909 (4)(3) "Designer" means the architect, engineer, landscape 910 architect, builder, interior designer, or other person who 911 performs the actual design work or under whose direct 912 supervision and responsible charge the construction documents 913 are prepared. 914 (5) "Energy auditor" means a trained and certified 915 professional who conducts energy evaluations of an existing 916 building and uses tools to identify the building's current 917 energy usage and the condition of the building and equipment. 918 (6) "Energy-efficiency rating" means an unbiased 919 indication of a building's relative energy efficiency based on 920 consistent inspection procedures, operating assumptions, climate 921 data, and calculation methods. 922 (7) "Energy rater" means an individual certified by a 923 building energy-efficiency rating system to perform building 924 energy-efficiency ratings for the building type and in the Page 33 of 37 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0269-04-er Packet Pg. 87 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 269, Engrossed 1 2013 Legislature 925 rating class for which the rater is certified. 926 (8)(4) "New building" means commercial occupancy buildings 927 permitted for construction after January 1, 1995, and 928 residential occupancy buildings permitted for construction after 929 January 1, 1994. 930 (9)(5) "Public building" means a building comfort- 931 conditioned for occupancy that is owned or leased by the state, 932 a state agency, or a governmental subdivision, including, but 933 not limited to, a city, county, or school district. 934 Section 28. Section 553.994, Florida Statutes, is amended 935 to read: 936 553.994 Applicability.—Building energy-efficiency The 937 rating systems system shall apply to all public, commercial, and 938 residential buildings in the state. 939 Section 29. Section 553.995, Florida Statutes, is amended 940 to read: 941 553.995 Energy-efficiency ratings for buildings.— 942 (1) Building The energy-efficiency rating systems must, 943 system shall at a minimum: 944 (a) Provide a uniform rating scale of the efficiency of 945 buildings based on annual energy usage. 946 (a)(b) Take into account local climate conditions, 947 construction practices, and building use. 948 (b)(c) Be compatible with standard federal rating systems 949 and state building codes and standards, where applicable, and 950 shall satisfy the requirements of s. 553.9085 with respect to 951 residential buildings and s. 255.256 with respect to state 952 buildings. Page 34 of 37 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0269-04-er Packet Pg. 88 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 269, Engrossed 1 2013 Legislature 953 (c)(2) The energy-efficiency rating system adopted by the 954 department shall Provide a means of analyzing and comparing the 955 relative energy efficiency of buildings upon the sale of new or 956 existing residential, public, or commercial buildings. 957 (3) The department shall establish a voluntary working 958 group of persons interested in the energy-efficiency rating 959 system or energy efficiency, including, but not limited to, such 960 persons as electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, 961 architects, public utilities, and builders. The interest group 962 shall advise the department in the development of the energy- 963 efficiency rating system and shall assist the department in the 964 implementation of the rating system by coordinating educational 965 programs for designers, builders, businesses, and other 966 interested persons to assist compliance and to facilitate 967 incorporation of the rating system into existing practices. 968 (2)(a)(4) The department shall develop a training and 969 certification program to certify raters. In addition to the 970 department, Ratings may be conducted by a any local government 971 or private entity if, provided that the appropriate persons have 972 completed the necessary training established by the applicable 973 building energy-efficiency rating system and have been certified 974 by the department. 975 (b) The Department of Management Services shall rate 976 state-owned or state-leased buildings if, provided that the 977 appropriate persons have completed the necessary training 978 established by the applicable building energy-efficiency rating 979 system and have been certified by the Department of Business and 980 Professional Regulation. Page 35 of 37 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0269-04-er Packet Pg. 89  F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 269, Engrossed 1 2013 Legislature 981 (c) A state agency that which has building construction 982 regulation authority may rate its own buildings and those it is 983 responsible for, if the appropriate persons have completed the 984 necessary training established by the applicable building 985 energy-efficiency rating system and have been certified by the 986 Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The 987 Department of Business and Professional Regulation may charge a 988 fee not to exceed the costs for the training and certification 989 of raters. The department shall by rule set the appropriate 990 charges for raters to charge for energy ratings, not to exceed 991 the actual costs. 992 Section 30. Section 553.996, Florida Statutes, is