"Commonwealth agency." An executive agency, an independent
agency, a State-affiliated entity or State-related institution
as defined by 62 Pa.C.S. ยง 103 (relating to definitions). The
term also includes the General Assembly, its officers and
agencies and the unified judicial system and its officers and
agencies.
"Department." The Department of General Services of the
Commonwealth.
"High-performance building." A building designed to achieve
integrated systems design and construction so as to
significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of the
built environment.
"Major facility project." Any of the following:
(1) A State-owned building project in which the building
to be constructed is larger than 20,000 gross square feet.
(2) A new building project in which the building to be
constructed is more than 20,000 gross square feet and in
which building a Commonwealth agency has agreed to lease no
fewer than 90% of the gross square feet.
(3) A renovation project that is larger than 20,000
gross square feet and at least 90% of the total square
footage of the building.
The term does not include a building, regardless of size or
ownership interest, that does not have conditioned space as
defined by Standard 90.1 of the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, referred to as
ASHRAE 90.1.
"Renovation project." A building project involving the
modification or adaptive reuse of an existing facility that is
owned or leased by a Commonwealth agency.
20150HB0083PN0073 - 3 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30