§ 4–808
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. § 4-808 (2026)
Title 4. Department of General Services
Subtitle 8
§ 4–808LinkCopy Citation
(a)
To determine life-cycle costs, the Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, shall establish standards that require at least:
(1)
an evaluation of:
(i)
the amount and type of glass used in the building and the directions of exposure;
(ii)
the effect of insulation incorporated into the design of the building;
(iii)
the effect of the use of active and passive solar energy systems;
(iv)
if wind or solar energy is used, the orientation and integration of the building with respect to its site; and
(v)
the variable occupancy and operating conditions of the building and its parts;
(2)
an energy consumption analysis of each major piece of equipment in any of the following systems serving the building:
(i)
the cooling system;
(ii)
the heating system;
(iii)
the hot water system;
(iv)
the lighting system;
(v)
the ventilation system; and
(vi)
any other major energy-using system; and
(3)
a comparison of possible alternative energy systems:
(i)
that would use the most plentiful and available energy resources in combinations that would result in maximum energy efficiency, both in the building and at the source; and
(ii)
with respect to the projected annual energy consumption of the major energy-using equipment of each system over the life of the building.
(b)
To evaluate life-cycle costs, the Department shall:
(1)
adopt and uniformly apply a definition of the “life of the building”; and
(2)
provide defending criteria for the definition adopted.