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A year 'round heating and air conditioning system that has all the components completely encased in one unit outside the home. Proper matching of components can mean more energy-efficient operation compared to components purchased separately.
Industry:Energy
A wood or gas burning heating appliance that fits into the opening or protrudes on to the hearth of a conventional fireplace.
Industry:Energy
A wood or gas burning appliance that is primarily used to provide ambiance to a room. Conventional, masonry fireplaces without energy saving features, often take more heat from a space than they put into it.
Industry:Energy
A window located on the roof of a structure to provide interior building spaces with natural daylight, warmth, and ventilation.
Industry:Energy
A window located high in a wall near the eaves that allows daylight into a building interior, and may be used for ventilation and solar heat gain.
Industry:Energy
A window glazing coating, usually tinted bronze or gray, used to reduce building cooling loads, glare, and fabric fading.
Industry:Energy
A window glass that has been coated with a reflective film and is useful in controlling solar heat gain during the summer.
Industry:Energy
A widely used rate of return for performing economic analysis. This method solves for the interest rate that equates the equivalent worth of an alternative's cash receipts or savings to the equivalent worth of cash expenditures, including investments. The resultant interest rate is termed the internal rate of return (IRR).
Industry:Energy
A wheel that is designed to use the weight and/or force of moving water to turn it, primarily to operate machinery or grind grain.
Industry:Energy
