Review of Title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, September 26, 27, 1979U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 240 pages |
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Page 2 - Order applies (a) to military departments as defined in section 102 of title 5, United States Code, and...
Page 7 - Federal facility" means any building, structure, or fixture or part thereof which is owned by the United States or any Federal agency or which is held by the United States or any Federal agency under a lease-acquisition agreement under which the United States or a Federal agency will receive fee simple title under the terms of such agreement without further negotiation. Such term also applies to facilities related to programs administered by Federal agencies. (2) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary...
Page 5 - Federal Building" means any building, structure, or facility which is constructed, renovated or leased or purchased in whole or in part for use by the United States, and which includes a heating system, a cooling system, or both. (6) The term "construction" means construction and substantial reconstruction or renovation, as determined under rules prescribed by the Secretary.
Page 4 - ... costs of operating Federal buildings, and the life cycle fuel and energy requirements of such buildings, with and without special features for energy conservation, and (2) the use of solar heating and cooling and other renewable energy sources in Federal buildings.
Page 4 - Congress finds that^(1) there is an urgent need to promote the design, construction, and operation of buildings to conserve and make more efficient use of fuels and energy ; (2) a shift from dependence on nonrenewable to renewable energy sources would have a beneficial effect on the Nation's overall energy supply...
Page 5 - preliminary energy audit" means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a building, including the size, type, rate of energy consumption and major energy-using systems of such building. (15) The term "energy conservation project...
Page 7 - The purpose of the program established by section 563 is to — ( 1) accelerate the growth of a commercially viable and competitive industry to make photovoltaic solar electric systems available to the general public as an option in order to reduce national consumption of fossil fuel...
Page 4 - life cycle cost" means the total costs of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life, including its fuel and energy costs, determined on the basis of a systematic evaluation and comparison of alternative building systems ; except that in the case of leased buildings, the life cycle cost shall be calculated over the effective remaining term of the lease.
Page 7 - PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PROGRAM. There is hereby established a photovoltaic energy commercialization program for the accelerated procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric systems for electric production in Federal facilities.
Page 2 - Federal building" means any building or other structure owned in whole or part by the United States or any Federal agency, including any such structure occupied by a Federal agency under a lease-acquisition agreement under which the United States or a Federal agency will receive fee simple title under the terms of such agreement without further negotiation.