New Mexico Statutes Chapter 15. Administration of Government § 15-3-36. Energy efficiency standards for public buildings

(1) “department” means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;

(2) “new building” means a building to be constructed that is designed with a square footage of three thousand or more square feet;

(3) “selected building addition” means an addition to a building that increases the square footage of the building by three thousand or more square feet; and

(4) “selected building renovation” means a renovation of a building that includes upgrade or replacement of at least two of the following:

(1) a new building, a selected building addition or a selected building renovation for which the initial legislative appropriation is made prior to January 1, 2011;

(2) a new building, a selected building addition or a selected building renovation for which, in the department's opinion, substantial design expenditures have been made prior to July 1, 2010;

(3) a selected building addition to an existing building or a selected building renovation to an existing building if the existing building is listed in the state register of cultural properties of the national register of historic places; or

(4) a new building, selected building addition or selected building renovation if the department determines that the costs of compliance with the requirements of this section would exceed the estimated life-cycle savings of the building, addition or renovation.