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Energy efficiency
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Energy efficiency
Heat gain
Energy; Energy efficiency
The amount of heat introduced to a space from all heat producing sources, such as building occupants, lights, appliances, and from the environment, mainly solar energy.
True power
Energy; Energy efficiency
The actual power rating that is developed by a motor before losses occur.
Benefits charge
Energy; Energy efficiency
The addition of a per unit tax on sales of electricity, with the revenue generated used for or to encourage investments in energy efficiency measures and/or renewable energy projects.
Primary air
Energy; Energy efficiency
The air that is supplied to the combustion chamber of a furnace.
Orientation
Energy; Energy efficiency
The alignment of a building along a given axis to face a specific geographical direction. The alignment of a solar collector, in number of degrees east or west of true south.
Heating value
Energy; Energy efficiency
The amount of heat produced from the complete combustion of a unit of fuel. The higher (or gross) heating value is that when all products of combustion are cooled to the pre-combustion temperature, ...
Specific heat
Energy; Energy efficiency
The amount of heat required to raise a unit mass of a substance through one degree, expressed as a ratio of the amount of heat required to raise an equal mass of water through the same range.
