Glossary of Terms
Confused by the jargon used by contractors, manufacturers, agents, program, lenders, appraisers, and others? Look here!
- AFUE: Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
- ACH@50
- Blower Door Test
- Uniform Energy Factor (UEF) and Energy Factor (EF)
- SEER and SEER2
- R-Value
- HSPF and HSPF2
- MERV
- U-Factor
- Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
- Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) and Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRVs)
- Demand Energy Rate Management (DERM), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
- Home Hardening
- Passive Survivability
- Active Survivability
- Air Conditioner (AC)
- Low Emissivity (Low E)
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Shelter-In-Place
- Defensible Space
- Class-A Fire Rated Materials