Appendix A - Acronyms
- AHJ
- Authority Having Jurisdiction
- AB
- alkylbenzene
- AI
- artificial intelligence
- ACH
- air changes per hour
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- ARP
- Address Resolution Protocol
- ASHRAE
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
- AWEF
- annual walk-in energy factor
- BAS
- building automation systems
- BCuP
- brazing alloy copper phosphorous
- BAg
- brazing alloy silver
- CEC
- Canadian Electrical Code
- CO2
- carbon dioxide
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association
- CFC
- chlorofluorocarbon
- CFM
- cubic feet per minute
- COP
- coefficient of performance
- CPR
- crankcase pressure regulator
- CRAC
- computer room air conditioning
- DDC
- direct digital control
- DX
- direct-expansion
- ECM
- electronically commutated motors
- EPR
- evaporator pressure regulator
- ERV
- energy recovery ventilator
- GHG
- greenhouse gas
- GPM
- gallons per minute
- GWP
- global warming potential
- HART
- Highway Addressable Remote Transducer
- HC
- hydrocarbons
- HCFC
- hydrochlorofluorocarbon
- HFC
- hydrofluorocarbons
- HFO
- hydrofluoroolefin
- HLHG
- heat loss, heat gain
- HRV
- heat recovery ventilator
- HSPF
- heating seasonal performance factor
- HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HVAC/R
- heating, ventilation and air conditioning/refrigeration
- IAQ
- indoor air quality
- ITP
- inspection test plans
- LEED
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- LON
- local operation network
- NCV
- non-contact voltage
- NBC
- National Building Code of Canada
- ODSHAR
- Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations
- OEM
- original equipment manufacturer
- OHS
- Occupational Health and Safety
- P
- proportional
- PAG
- polyalkylene glycol
- PAO
- polyalphaolefin
- PI
- proportional integral
- P&I
- piping and instrumentation
- PID
- proportional integral derivative
- PLC
- programmable logic controller
- POE
- polyolester
- PPE
- personal protective equipment
- PVE
- polyvinyl ether
- P/T
- pressure/temperature
- PWM
- pulse width modulation
- RMS
- root mean square
- RSE
- Red Seal Endorsement
- RTD
- resistive temperature device
- SCBA
- self-contained breathing apparatus
- SCR
- silicon-controlled rectifiers
- SDS
- Safety Data Sheets
- SEER
- seasonal energy efficiency ratio
- SOP
- safe operating procedures
- TDG
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods
- VAV
- variable air volume
- VFD
- variable frequency drive
- VRF
- variable refrigerant flow
- VSD
- variable speed drives
- VVT
- variable volume and temperature
- WHMIS
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- ZCB
- Zero Carbon Building
- ZEV
- zero-emission vehicle