BEDES Dictionary

Version 2.6

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Global Terms
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Aspect Ratio

The ratio of width to length, of a premises

None
Area

The space inside the boundary of a 2 dimensional shape. This can be used with many other terms, including Location, Conditioning Status, Opaque Surface, to characterize the area of particular components.

ft2
Age

Age of premises or equipment in years.

years
Measures
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Work Performed By

Entity who performed the work.

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Technology Category

Categories of technology that can be used as qualifiers for Measures or other terms. Categories are inclusive of systems defined.

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Scope

Percentage of the premises affected by the measure that's either proposed, implemented or evaluated

percent
Savings Attribution

Type of savings associated with a measure or project. Complete constrained list options include constrained lists from Energy Resource and Water Resource.

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Retro Commissioning Exemption

Conditions under which the building is exempt from a mandated retro-commissioning.

None
Resource Savings Intensity

Resource savings per square foot.

Unknown
Resource Savings

Energy or water resource savings that can be realized from a measure or a project. This term can also further explained by using a relevant entry from the term Interval Frequency.

Unknown
Resource Cost Savings Intensity $/ft2
Resource Cost Savings $
Residual Value

The estimated worth of an asset after the asset has fully depreciated

$
Reporting Level

level or boundary of reporting metrics for this record.

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Report Name

Name of the report.

None
Recommendation Status

Status of energy conservation measure proposal processing

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Quantity Affected

Quantity of devices or equipment affected by the measure- e.g, number of lighting luminaires replaced, tons of chiller replaced, number of VAV boxes installed.

count
Project Name

Name of the project.

None
Periodically Recurring Costs

Costs to operate the project or measure or equipment or system and can associated with any of the Type of Implementation or Recurring Costs. This term can be used in conjunction with "Interval Frequency" defined in resource consumption and generation section

$
Origination Channel

The original point of contact for a loan borrower.

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Number Of Staff Members Trained

Number of staff members trained as part of measure.

count
Number Of Permits Replaced

Number of permits replaced as part of measure.

count
Loan Security

The collateral pledged, if any, to the lender to secure a loan.

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Loan Repayment Status

The status of the borrower's repayment obligations at any given time.

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Loan Label

Loan characterization qualifier

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