| Term | Term Definition | Options | Unit of Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blower door | View | None | |
| Blower door subtract | A technique involving conducting two whole house Blower Door air tightness tests with and without the supply and return registers and grills sealed off from the house. A subtraction of the sealed register test from the unsealed register test provides an estimate of duct leakage to the outside. | View | None |
| Blue roof | A blue roof is a roof design that is explicitly intended to store water, typically rainfall. | View | None |
| Boiler | Efficiency of boiler equipment | View | None |
| Bond | Funds raised through issuing a bond | View | None |
| Brick | Brick finish materials can include brick veneer, as well as full dimension brick. | View | None |
| Brick | View | None | |
| Btu/s | British thermal units per second | View | None |
| Builder | Contact information for the builder. | View | None |
| Building | A building is a single structure wholly or partially enclosed within exterior walls, or within exterior and abutment walls (party walls), and a roof, affording shelter to persons, animals, or property. A building can be two or more units held in the condominium form of ownership that are governed by the same board of managers. | View | None |
| Building America | A simplified version of the IECC climate zone map, developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to be used for the Building America program. | View | None |
| Building Operator Certification (BOC) | View | None | |
| Building Performance Institute (BPI) Certification | View | None | |
| Building Performance Institute: Advanced Home Energy Professional (HEP) | View | None | |
| Building Performance Institute: Advanced Home Energy Professional - Energy Auditor (HEP-EA) | View | None | |
| Building Performance Institute: Advanced Home Energy Professional - Quality Control Inspector (HEP-QCI) | View | None | |
| Building Performance Institute: Building Analyst (BA) | View | None | |
| Building Performance Institute: Multifamily Building Analyst | View | None | |
| Built-up | Built-up means it is made by fastening several layers or sections one on top of the other | View | None |
| Burner Type |
Type of burner on boiler or furnace, if applicable. |
View | None |
| Bus | View | None | |
| Business | The schedule during which business is commonly conducted. | View | None |
| CA | California | View | None |
| CA | California | View | None |
| Cabinet Configuration |
Configuration can include refrigeration cases and walk-ins, not central refrigeration systems. |
View | None |
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