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Green Building Bible, Fourth Edition
Green Building Bible, fourth edition (both books)
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  1.  
    Being new to all this GBTT* I'm wondering if there's SKOG** available anywhere here. When reading these threads, I quite often find myself having to pause while I try to figure out what a particular term or acronym means. Sometimes I can't work it out and have to run with a vague contextual definition. Does anyone else think SKOG might be U***?

    Though I'm not sure if a searchable/updatable document is even possible on the forum.

    * Green Building Technology Talk
    **Some Kind Of Glossary
    ***Useful
  2.  
    You could start one here, change the thread title to "Glossary / acronyms" or something and I'll make a start with some acronyms...

    ASHP - Air source heat pump
    BCO - Building control officer
    CSH / CfSH - Code for Sustainable Homes (slightly duff government sustainability measure...)
    DEA - Domestic Energy Assessment - SAP or EPC etc
    DECC - Department for Energy and Climate Change
    EPC - Energy performance certificate, very duff energy calc
    EWI - External wall insulation
    FIT / FiT - Feed in Tariff incentive scheme for renewable and low carbon local power generation
    GSHP - Ground source heat pump
    GBP - Green Building Press
    HA - Housing association
    IBC - Intermediate bulk container (oft' used for DIY rainwater harvesting, or RH)
    kW - kiloWatt = 1000 Joules per second
    kWh - kiloWatt hour = self evidently silly unit (see above)
    LPA - Local Planning Authority
    LA - Local Authority
    PHPP - Pasiv haus planning package (ultra low energy energy calc)
    PV - Photovoltaic
    RH - Rainwater harvesting
    RHI - Renewable Heat Incentive, like it says, pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for biomass etc
    ROC - Renewables obligation certificate
    SAP - UK Building regs energy calc
    UFH - Underfloor heating
    W - Joules per second, rate of energy
    WBS - Woodburning stove

    Posted By: palebluedotThough I'm not sure if a searchable/updatable document is even possible on the forum.

    just use the search tab...

    J
  3.  
    James - thanks for making a good start for me. I've learnt a few things already.:smile:
  4.  
    The search tab doesn't allow you to search within a document does it? Though I don't suppose it'll get so long that simply scrolling through would be a problem, as long as it's kept alphabetical.

    James - as we can only edit our own posts (as far as I can see), I'll copy your list to a new thread. If anyone has something to add, they can just stick it in a comment, and I'll edit it into the main document alphabetically.
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