Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of section 8-103 of this article, the commissioner may limit by regulation the application of any standards so as to include or exclude classes or types of buildings, according to the use thereof, or according to any other distinction as may make differentiation of separate classification or regulation necessary, proper or desirable, so long as such limitations of the application of the standards are consistent with the purposes of this article, as set forth in section 8-101 of this article, and the criteria set forth in section 8-104 of this article.
N.Y. Energy Law § 8-105