AAMA - American Architectural Manufacturers Association
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ACEEE - American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
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AEO - EIA's Annual Energy Outlook
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AFEAS - Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study
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AFUE - Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
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AHAM - Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
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ARI - Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
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ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
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BTS - DOE's Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs
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CBECS - EIA's Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey
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CDD - Cooling Degree Days
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CF - Cubic feet
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CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon
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CHP - Combined Heat and Power
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CO - Carbon monoxide
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CO2 - Carbon dioxide (CO2 )
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COP - Coefficient of Performance (dimensionless, heating/cooling capacity: (Btu) over electric input (Btu))
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CPS - Bureau of the Census' Current Population Survey
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Delivered - Refers to energy used on site (including purchased electricity)
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DG - Distributed Generation
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DOC - U.S. Department of Commerce
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DOE - U.S. Department of Energy
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EER - Energy Efficiency Ratio (Btu/watt-hour)
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EERE - DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
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EF - Energy Factor
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EIA - DOE's Energy Information Administration
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EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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FEMP - DOE's Federal Energy Management Program
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FT2 - Square Feet
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FY - Fiscal Year
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GAMA - Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
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GDP - Gross Domestic Product
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GHP - Geothermal Heat Pump
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GWP - Global Warming Potential
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HCFC - Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
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HFC - Hydrofluorocarbon
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HHS - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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HSPF - Heating Season Performance Factor (Btu/watt-hour)
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HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HVAC/R - Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning/refrigeration
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IEA - International Energy Agency
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LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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LIHEAP - HHS' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
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LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas
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MEF - Modified Energy Factor
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MMTCE - Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (includes only energy consumption effects, unless otherwise noted)
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N.A. - Not Available
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N/A - Not Applicable
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NAHB - National Association of Home Builders
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NCES - National Center for Educational Statistics
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NEMS - National Energy Modeling System
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NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
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NOx - Nitrogen oxide (NOx )
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NWWDA - National Wood Window and Door Association
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OBE - BTS's Office of Building Equipment
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OBT - DOE's Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (formerly the Office of Building Technologies)
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ODP - Ozone Depletion Potential
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ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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OWIP - Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program
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PM-10 - Particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter less than 10 microns
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PM-2.5 - Particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 microns
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PNNL - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Primary - Refers to energy used at the source (including fuel input to electric power plants)
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PV - Photovoltaic
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PY - Program Year
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Quad - Quadrillion Btu (10^15 Btu)
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R-value - Thermal resistance measured in (Btu/Hr-SF-oF)-1
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RECS - EIA's Residential Energy Consumption Survey
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SEDS - State Energy Data System
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SEER - Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (Btu/watt-hour)
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SEF - Solar Energy Factor
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SF - Square feet
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SHGC - Solar heat gain coefficient
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SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
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Site - Refers to energy used on site (i.e., delivered)
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SO2 - Sulfur dioxide (SO2 )
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SRCC - Solar Rating and Certification Corporation
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U-Factor - Thermal conductance measured in (Btu/Hr-SF-oF)
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VOC - Volatile organic compounds
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