Cnd Ci V1.0 Acronyms Definitions

CaGBC LEED CI v1.0 Definitions /Acronyms Acronym/Organization

Standard

CSA Canadian Standards Agency

Z769

EPA

Energy Star

ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA (American National Standards Institute/ American Society of Heating, refridgeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) IESNA ( Illumination Engineers Energy Policy Act 1992

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A/C-Air Conditioning Unit ACH-Air Change per Hour AHU-Air Handling Unit

90.1 - 2004

BIPV-Building Integrated Photovoltaics: e.g., integrated roof, spandrels, glazing, or shading devices BMP-Best Management Practice BOD-Basis of Design CBECS-Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey

RP - 29-99

CFCs-Chlorofluorocarbons: ozone-depleting constituent of the most widely used

RP 33

HVAC refrigerants

RP 20-98

CFM-Cubic Feet per Minute CFS-Cubic Feet per Second

Energy Policy Act of 1992

Advanced Buildings New E-Benchmark Buildings Institute, Inc. CBIP (Commercial Building Incentive Program) Model National Energy Code for Buildings

Abbreviated General Terminology:

CDVR-Corrected Design Ventilation Rate: design ventilation rate divided by the air-change effectiveness

MNECB DEC-Design Energy Cost MNECB

International Performance Measurement & IMPVP Vol. 1, 2001 Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Environment Canada Federal Trade Commission CAN/CSA-ISO CAN/CGSB Carbon Trust Good Practice Guide CIBSE Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London SMACNA (Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association

Enviro. Choice Program/ Ecologo

ANSI/ ASHRAE

52.2 - 1999

EPA’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

(ETV) Protocol (Sept 1999)

16 CFR 260.7e 14021-00 149.10-M86 G237, 1998

ECB-Energy Cost Budget: a method of demonstrating compliance with ASHRAE 90.1

ECMs-Energy Conservation Measures, as in those tracked in support of measurement and verification EER-Energy Efficiency Rating EMP-LEED Energy Modeling Protocol to assist in documenting efficiency measures not in ECBEMS-Energy Management System ETS-Environmental Tobacco Smoke, includes that transported between spaces by ventilation systems FTE-Full Time Equivalent GPF-Gallons per Flush

/ LPF Litres per Minute

GPM-Gallons per Minute

/ LPF Litres per flush

Manual 10: 2005 (AM 10)

IAQ GS-Green Seal GWP-Global Warming Potential: rating of a gaseous substance’s contribution to greenhouse effects HCFCs-Hydrochlorofluorocarbons: alternative refrigerant type that has reduced ozone-depleting effects

HFCs-Hydrofluorocarbons: alternative refrigerant with no ozone-depleting effect but some tradeoffs

Abbreviated General Terminology:

HVAC-Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning

ERC

Energy reduction Budget

HVAC&R-Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigerants

ECB PRM

Energy Cost Budget Performance Rating Method

IAQ-Indoor Air Quality with respect to human occupancy of a building

DEC Baseline Case

Design Cost Budget Ashrae 90.1-2004 Standards ECB Section 11

IAQ, thermal comfort, daylighting, views, etc.

IEQ-Indoor Environmental Quality: encompasses IPLV-Integrated Part Load Value: chiller efficiency including part-load operation for a given duty cycle

Alternative Baseline Case Ashrae 90.1-2004 Standards PRM Appendix G

LAV-Lavatory

DCV

Demand Control Ventilation

LCA-Life-Cycle Assessment: a full accounting of a material’s “cradle-to-grave” environmental impacts

VAV

Variable Air Valve

LCC-Life-Cycle Cost

REC EMP

Renewable Energy Cost LEED Energy Modeling Protocol

LCGWP-Life-Cycle Global Warming Potential

IEC

Process Energy Cost

LEED-Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Organizations and Agencies:

LCODP-Life-Cycle Ozone Depletion Potential LPD-Lighting Power DensityLr-Refrigerant Leakage Rate

AIA-American Institute of Architects

MEP-Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing

ANSI-American National Standards Institute

MERV-Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value: a measure of the effectiveness of air filtration media

ASHRAE-American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc.

Mr-End of Life Refrigerant

ASTM-American Society for Testing Materials

MSDS-Material Safety Data Sheet: provides essential information on composition, hazards, & precautions

AWEA-American Wind Energy Association

NC-New Construction

CEC-California Energy Commission

NPDES-National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

CFR-Code Federal Regulation

O&M-Operations and Management

CIBSE-Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

ODP-Ozone Depleting Potential: rating of a gaseous substance’s ability to destroy stratospheric ozone

CIWMB-California Integrated Waste Management Board

OPR-Owner Project Requirements

CRI-Carpet and Rug InstituteCRS-Center for Resource Solutions

OSA-Outside Air

DOE-U.S. Department of Energy

PM-Particulate Manner

EIA-Energy Information Administration

PMV-Predicted Mean Vote

EPA-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

PPM-Parts Per Million

FEMA-U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency

RA-Return Air

FSC-Forest Stewardship Council

Rc-Refrigerant Charge

GBCI-Green Building Certification Institute

REC-Renewable Energy Certificate

IESNA-Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

RH-elative Humidity

IMEX-Industrial Material Exchange

SA-Supply Air

ISO-International Organization for Standardization

SHGC-Solar Heat Gain Coefficient: the fraction of solar radiation admitted through a particular glazing

NBI-New Building Institute

SRI-Solar Reflectance Index

NFRC-National Fenestration Rating Council

TSS-Total Suspended Solids: particles too small or light to be removed from a liquid by gravity settling

OSWER-U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response

TP-Total Phosphorous: phosphates, polyphosphates, and orthophosphates in stormwater

SBIC-Sustainable Building Industry Council

TVOC-Total Volatile Organic Compounds, see VOCs

SCAQMD-South Coast Air Quality Management District

VAV-Variable Air Volume: ventilation system configuration differentiated from Constant Air Volume

SMACNA-Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Contractors Association

VOCs-Volatile Organic Compounds: potentially hazardous substances omitted as a gas from certain solids and liquids.

USDA-United States Department of Agriculture

WC-Water Closet

CaGBC-Canadian Green Building Council

ZEV-Zero Emissions Vehicle (minimum energy star rating of 40)

USGBC-United States Green Building Council Referenced Standards and Legislation: ASHRAE 90.1-Building energy standard covering design, construction, operation and maintenance. ASHRAE 52.2-Standardized method of testing building ventilation filters for removal efficiency by particle size. ASHRAE 55-Standard describing thermal and humidity conditions for human occupancy of buildings ASHRAE 62-Standard that defines minimum levels of ventilation performance for acceptable indoor air quality ASHRAE 192-Standard for measuring air-change effectiveness ASTM E408-Standard of inspection-meter test methods for normal emittance of surfaces ASTM E903-Standard of integrated-sphered test method for solar absorptance, reflectance, and transmittance CERCLA-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act EPACT-U.S. Energy Policy Act of 1992 RCRA-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act UBC-Uniform Building Code: the International Conference of Building Officials model building code

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11/4/2009