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Home Energy Rating, the Glossary

The Home Energy Rating is an American estimated measurement of a home's energy efficiency based on normalized modified end-use loads (nMEULs).^[1]

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Building energy rating

American National Standards Institute

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States.

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Blower door

A blower door is a machine used to perform a building air leakage test.

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Building insulation

Building insulation is material used in a building (specifically the building envelope) to reduce the flow of thermal energy.

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Building performance

Building performance is an attribute of a building that expresses how well that building carries out its functions.

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Climate classification

Climate classifications are systems that categorize the world's climates.

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Continuing education unit

A continuing education unit (CEU) or continuing education credit (CEC) is a measure used in continuing education programs to assist the professional to maintain their license in their profession.

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Domestic energy consumption

Domestic energy consumption refers to the total energy consumption of a single household.

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Duct (flow)

Ducts are conduits or passages used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) to deliver and remove air.

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Efficient energy use

Efficient energy use, or energy efficiency, is the process of reducing the amount of energy required to provide products and services.

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Energy Star

Energy Star (trademarked ENERGY STAR) is a program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that promotes energy efficiency.

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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space.

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International Code Council

The International Code Council (ICC) is an American nonprofit standards organization, sponsored by the building trades, which was founded in 1994 through the merger of three regional model code organizations in the American construction industry.

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Passive solar building design

In passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, reflect, and distribute solar energy, in the form of heat in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer.

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Sampling (statistics)

In statistics, quality assurance, and survey methodology, sampling is the selection of a subset or a statistical sample (termed sample for short) of individuals from within a statistical population to estimate characteristics of the whole population.

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United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.

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Water heating

Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature.

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White certificates

In environmental policy, white certificates are documents certifying that a certain reduction of energy consumption has been attained.

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Zero-energy building

A Zero-Energy Building (ZEB), also known as a Net Zero-Energy (NZE) building, is a building with net zero energy consumption, meaning the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is equal to the amount of renewable energy created on the site or in other definitions by renewable energy sources offsite, using technology such as heat pumps, high efficiency windows and insulation, and solar panels.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Energy_Rating

Also known as HERS Index, Home energy rating system.