§ 10-01 Definitions.
RCNY § 10-01
(a)Definitions of the terms "capital project", "city agency", "green building standards", "LEED energy and atmosphere credit 1", "LEED green building rating system", and "not less stringent" set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 224.1 of the Charter shall apply to such terms as they appear in this chapter.
(b)As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Construction cost. The term "construction cost" means capital dollars allocated to construction as defined in the Certificate to Proceed for Construction or Certificate to Proceed for Design and Construction or with respect to entities that are not City agencies, cost allocated to construction of a project intended to achieve a public purpose of the City as such project is described in supporting documentation submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for the issuance of a Certificate to Proceed for Construction or Certificate to Proceed for Design and Construction. Estimated project cost. The term "estimated project cost" means all costs of a project that is intended to achieve a public purpose of the City, as such project is described in supporting documentation submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for the issuance of a Certificate to Proceed for Construction or a Certificate to Proceed for Design and Construction, including but not limited to the cost of site acquisition, preparation, design and construction. Floor area. The term "floor area" means all occupied and unoccupied space including, but not limited to, cellars, basements, interior shafts, penthouses and wall thickness. It shall be measured from the outside surface of exterior walls or from the centerline of walls shared by adjacent buildings. HVAC comfort controls. The term "HVAC comfort controls" means control systems and components, including, but not limited to, building management systems and related devices such as thermostats, actuators, and sensors used to regulate the equipment that provide, either collectively or individually, the processes of heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning to a building or portion of a building. Phased project. The term "phased project" means a project of a City agency undertaken in phases for which the Office of Management and Budget issues a separate Certificate to Proceed for Construction or Certificate to Proceed for Design and Construction for each phase. Plumbing fixture. The term "plumbing fixture" means all toilets, urinals, lavatories, showers, and kitchen sinks that form part of a plumbing system. Plumbing system. The term "plumbing system" means a domestic plumbing system, including all plumbing fixtures and piping and fittings associated with such fixtures. Rehabilitation work. The term "rehabilitation work" in relation to major systems means the partial or total reconstruction of the system. Such term shall include all construction work on such systems except minor alterations or ordinary repairs as described in Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Administrative Code. Reporting form. The term "reporting form" means the Local Law 86 reporting database, reporting worksheet and reporting instructions. Substantial reconstruction. The term "substantial reconstruction" means a capital project in which the scope of work includes rehabilitation work in at least two of the three major systems – electrical, HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) and plumbing – of a building and reconstruction work affects at least fifty percent (50%) of the entire building's floor area. For purposes of this definition, only work that does not constitute minor alterations or ordinary repairs as described in Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Administrative Code shall be considered in determining the amount of affected floor area.
