BET Rener Glossary

Free energy contributions (solar, internal)

Energy audit (commercial/condominium)

Individual/collective self-consumption

Bbio (Bioclimatic Need)

Self-contained emergency lighting unit (BAES)

Outdoor power-light switch box

Humidity-controlled vents

DHW recirculation

Modulating burner

Regulatory calculations

Thermal insulation (network insulation)

CEE (Energy Savings Certificates)

Cep / Cep,nr (Primary energy consumption)

Condensing boiler

Biomass boiler (pellets / wood chips)

Check valve

Clarinet

Heating column

Commissioning / Fine-tuning

Flue

Summer comfort (overheating)

Combustion control

COP / EER (instantaneous performance)

Load curve & consumption profile

Heating curve

EPC (Energy Performance Contract)

AHU (Air Handling Unit)

HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning)

Variable flow rate (VFD pumps/fans)

Phase shift / Thermal inertia

Desludging of the networks

French Energy Performance Certificate (DPE)

Hydraulic disconnector

DJU (Unified Degree Days)

Plate heat exchanger

Hydraulic balancing

Solar factor (g) / Light transmission (TL)

Free-cooling / Night-cooling

GTB / GTC (Building Technical Management / Central Control Unit)

Hybridization of systems (heat pump + boiler)

“Green” hydrogen

thermal inertia

External thermal insulation (ETI)

Engineering Design & Works Supervision (MOE), design/implementation phase

High-performance joinery (Uw, Sw)

Optimization of tariff curves / subscribed power

air/water heat pump

Water-to-water heat pump (geothermal energy using groundwater)

Ground/water heat pump (geothermal probes)

Underfloor heating

Multi-annual Works Plan (PPT)

Thermal bridges (Ψ, χ)

HHV/LHV Heating Value

Purger

Indoor air quality (IAQ)

Boiler cleaning

RE2020 (Regulation)

Heating curve regulation

Seasonal yield (SCOP/SEER for systems)

Heating/cooling networks

Thermostatic tap

RT2012 (Thermal Regulation 2012)

Photovoltaic (PV) solar power

Solar thermal (domestic hot water, backup)

Temperature probe

Safety valve

Submetering & remote meter reading

Dynamic Thermal Modelling and Operational Energy Simulation

Operational Performance Monitoring & Engineering Design & Works Supervision Assistance (AMO)

Operating temperature / resulting dry temperature

Adjustment tees

Thermostat

Film-forming treatment

Ubat (heat loss coefficient)

3-way / 2-way valves

Balancing valves

Expansion tank

Assisted natural ventilation (ANV)

Dual-flow mechanical ventilation (with heat recovery)

Single-flow mechanical ventilation