HVAC (Central Air Conditioning)

by | Jul 30, 2000 | Green Terms "H"

HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Central air conditioners circulate cool air through a system of supply and return ducts. Supply ducts and registers (i.e., openings in the walls, floors, or ceilings covered by grills) carry cooled air from...

Hubbert’s Curve

by | Jul 30, 2000 | Green Terms "H"

Hubbert’s Curve A prediction, made by a geologist in the late 1950s, that classified fossil fuels as finite and said that after a peak time access to these resources would rapidly decline, eventually diminishing entirely.

Home Energy Rating System (HERS)

by | Jul 30, 2000 | Green Terms "H"

Home Energy Rating System (HERS) A scoring system established by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET). Homes built to the specifications of the HERS Reference Home (based on the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code) scores a HERS Index of 100, while...