Building envelope

Building envelope

The exterior surface of a building's construction--the walls, windows, floors, roof, and floor. Also called building shell.

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building envelope

Energy; Energy efficiency

The structural elements (walls, roof, floor, foundation) of a building that encloses conditioned space; the building shell.

building envelope

Natural environment; Water

The exterior surface of a building's construction--the walls, windows, floors, roof, and floor. Also called building shell.

building envelope

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The exterior surface of a building's construction--the walls, windows, floors, roof, and floor. Also called building shell.

building envelope

Energy; Natural gas

The walls, doors, windows and roof that separates the inside of a building from the outside.

building envelope

Energy; General

The assembly of exterior partitions of a building which enclose conditioned spaces, through which thermal energy may be transferred to or from the exterior, unconditioned spaces, ...

building envelope

Construction; Green building

The separation between the interior and exterior environment of a building. Usually consisting of the roof, doors, windows, foundation, and walls.

benchmark response (BMR)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A designated level or percent of response relative to the control level of response used in calculating a BMD.

best management practices (BMP)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Procedures or controls other than effluent limitations to prevent or reduce pollution of surface water (includes runoff control, spill prevention, and operating procedures).

BMD10

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Benchmark Dose associated with a 10% response adjusted for background. For example, these BMD(10) values are doses expected to produce a 10% reduction in brain cholinesterase ...

comparative effect level (CEL)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Dose by which potency of chemicals may be compared; e.g. the dose causing a maximum of 15% cholinesterase inhibition.

confidential business information (CBI)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Information that contains trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other information that has been claimed as confidential by the submitter.