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| Alternative-Fueled Vehicle: e.g., hybrid-electric, electric, natural-gas, bio-diesel, and fuel-cell |
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| Building Automation System: a network of electronic devices that control mechanical and lighting systems |
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| Building Integrated Photovoltaics: e.g., integrated with roof, spandrels, glazing, or shading devices |
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| Basis of Design: design information necessary to accomplish the owner’s project requirements |
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| Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: DOE database logging actual building energy use figures |
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| Corrected Design Ventilation Rate: design ventilation rate divided by the air-change effectiveness |
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| Chlorofluorocarbons: ozone-depleting constituent of the most widely used HV AC refrigerants |
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| Chain-of-Custody: proper accounting of materials flows, as used by the FSC |
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| Commissioning Authority: an independent representative who guides the commissioning process |
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| Demand Controlled Ventilation: outdoor airflow rate is determined by CO2 monitors within occupied spaces |
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| Energy Conservation Measure: tracked in support of measurement and verification |
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| Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan |
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| Environmental Tobacco Smoke, incl. that transported between spaces by ventilation systems |
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| Full-Time Equivalent: a method of measuring total occupant hours in a building |
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| Glazing Factor: the percentage ratio of exterior illumination to interior illumination |
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| Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide |
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| Global Warming Potential: rating of a gaseous substance's contribution to greenhouse effects |
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| Hydrochlorofluorocarbons: alternative refrigerant type that has reduced ozone-depleting effects |
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| Hydrofluorocarbons: alternative refrigerant with no ozone-depleting effects but some trade-offs |
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| Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration |
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| Indoor Air Quality with respect to human occupancy of a building |
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| Indoor Environmental Quality: includes IAQ, thermal comfort, daylighting, acoustics etc. |
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| Integrated Part Load Value: chiller efficiency including part-load operation for a given duty cycle |
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| Life-Cycle Assessment: a full accounting of a material's "cradle-to-grave" environmental impacts |
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| Lighting Zone: ASHRAE/IESNA divisions (4) that determine the amount of light appropriate to a land use |
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| Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value: a measure of the effectiveness of air filtration media |
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| Material Safety Data Sheet: provides essential information on composition, hazards, & precautions |
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| Measurement & Verification: the process of monitoring building systems to ensure optimal performance |
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| Ozone Depleting Potential: rating of a gaseous substance's ability to destroy stratospheric ozone |
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| Owner’s Project Requirements: the functional requirements of a project and the expectations of use and operations |
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| Performance Rating Method: requires development of an energy model for the proposed building design |
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| Renewable Energy Certificate: purchased as offsets when alternative energy (e.g., wind) cannot be directly used |
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| Solar Heat Gain Coefficient: the fraction of solar radiation admitted though a particular glazing |
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| Solar Reflectance Index: the measure of a material’s ability to reject solar heat, demonstrated by a temperature rise |
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| Total Suspended Solids: particles too small or light to be removed from a liquid via gravity settling |
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| Total Phosphorous: phosphates, polyphosphates, and orthophosphates in stormwater |
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| Total Water Applied: the total amount of water used for irrigation, including potable and non-potable |
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| Variable Air Volume: ventilation system configuration differentiated from Constant Air Volume |
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| Volatile Organic Compounds: potentially hazardous substances that offgas from certain materials |
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| Zero Emission Vehicles: a California Air Resources Board designation for alternative-fuel vehicles |
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