Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

(BIPV)
Building Log Book
(BLB)
Building
Management
System (BMS)
Business As Usual
(BAU)
A simple document providing the building owner/manager with easily understood
information on how the building should be operated, maintained and serviced. It
also allows ongoing building performance and major alterations to be recorded.
A computer based system with the capability to monitor, control and optimise the
performance of building systems, controls and functions.
The practice of conducting business according to the status quo, with no attempt
to assess new/additional needs, identify possibilities for improvement or
implement change.
Candela The base unit of luminous intensity i.e. the power emitted by a light source in a
particular direction.
Carbon emissions The release of carbon (or carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere.
Carrying capacity The maximum number of organisms or amount of biomass that can be supported
in a given area.
Car sharing
Central monitoring
system
Chromated Copper
Arsenate (CCA)
The shared use of a car by the driver and one or more passengers, usually for
commuting.
A central point for the storage and monitoring of information.
A chemical wood preservative containing chromium, copper and arsenic.
Climate change A change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity
that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to
natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods.
Clock time The artificial time used in everyday life to standardise time measurements. It
allows people in difference locations to use the same time or to easily convert
time from one location to another. Clock time differs from Solar Time, also known
as local solar time, which is the time according to the position of the sun in the
sky relative to one specific location on the ground. In solar time, the sun is always
due south in the northern hemisphere at exactly noon.
Coefficient of
performance (COP)
- cooling
The ratio of the net cooling energy exported from the system to the total electric
power used by the system.
Co-generation The generation of both electricity and useful heat. Also known as combined heat
and power (CHP).
Color Rendering
Index (CRI)
A scale of 0 to 100 of the ability of a light source to reproduce the colors of
various objects in comparison with an ideal or natural light source. The higher the
CRI, the closer the color reproduction is to that of the ideal/natural light source.
Commissioning The process of ensuring that newly constructed/installed systems (HVAC,
plumbing, electrical, fire/life safety, building security etc) operate as designed
and meet the performance requirements of the building occupant.
Commissioning
agent
An individual with responsibility for co-ordinating and monitoring the
commissioning process.
Compensation The measures taken to make up for the loss of, or permanent damage to,
biological resources through the provision of replacement areas. Any replacement
area should be similar to or, with appropriate management, have the ability to
reproduce the ecological functions and conditions of those biological resources
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