Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-82-601. Definitions

(1) “Description” means a nontechnical explanation of all passive solar design and energy conservation features.

(2) “Fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal” means the goal for the amount of energy to be consumed or used on-site for the purposes of heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation, but the term does not include energy losses associated with energy transmission, generation, or distribution.

(3) “Renewable energy systems” means passive and active solar systems, wind energy systems, biomass energy source systems, geothermal energy systems, hydroelectric energy systems, cogeneration systems, waste heat recovery systems, and other innovative energy recovery systems which meet the energy performance goal as provided in this part 6.

(4) “Unconditioned space” means buildings and structures or portions thereof which are neither heated nor cooled by fuel or electrical energy, including buildings or portions of buildings used primarily for the storage of materials and are uninhabited, except for the handling of those materials, and are not heated to fifty degrees Fahrenheit.