Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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Modified degree-day method

Energy; Energy efficiency

A method used to estimate building heating loads by assuming that heat loss and gain is proportional to the equivalent heat-loss coefficient for the building envelope.

Cathodic protection

Energy; Energy efficiency

A method of preventing oxidation of the exposed metal in structures by imposing between the structure and the ground a small electrical voltage.

A method of predicting heating and/or cooling loads using instantaneous load calculation at different outdoor dry-bulb temperatures, and multiplying the result by the number of hours of occurrence of ...

Home energy rating systems (HERS)

Energy; Energy efficiency

A nationally recognised energy rating programme that gives builders, mortgage lenders, secondary lending markets, homeowners, sellers, and buyers a precise evaluation of energy losing deficiencies in ...