Term | Term Definition | Options | Unit of Measure |
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Caesar Chavez Day | Caesar Chavez Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of the civil rights leader on March 31st. | View | None |
Calibration | View | None | |
California Title 24 | Climate zone map published by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to be used to show compliance with the Title 24 building energy efficiency standards. | View | None |
California Title 24 | The "Building Energy Efficient Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings", part of the California Title 24, Part 6. This standard is used in California as part of the building permitting process for new construction and renovation. | View | None |
Campus | A campus is comprised of multiple buildings served by a single electric meter or by a group of meters with the same service address. | View | None |
CAMX | WECC California / Western Power Grid | View | None |
Capacity | Seating capacity of a restaurant, theater, classroom, etc. | View | None |
Capacity percentage | A percentage reflecting the occupancy level of the property. The occupancy is measured as the percentage of the property that is occupied and operational. For example, the average annual occupancy should be based on the number of rooms filled in a hotel. | View | None |
Capacity Qualifier |
The capacity refers to the energy or physical load amount that equipment can handle. |
View | None |
Carpet | Finish material usually associated with a floor surface | View | None |
Case | A refrigeration case, also known as a refrigeration cabinet, designed for easy reach in, can be open or closed, vertical or horizontal. | View | None |
Case Door Orientation |
Orientation of refrigerated case doors used for display cases at stores, food-service establishments. |
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Catastrophic leaks | View | None | |
Cathedral | A construction that does not have space, other than for framing, between the ceiling structural framing and the roof structural framing. This means that, in general, the ceiling form follows the roof form. | View | None |
CAV terminal box with reheat | Constant air volume terminal box with reheat | View | None |
Cavity | Insulation installed in surface cavities, possibly with thermal bridging due to breaks such as studs. | View | None |
CBECS | Climate zone map based on climate divisions developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Each NOAA climate division is placed into one of the five CBECS climate zones based on its 30-year average heating degree-days (HDD) and cooling degree-days (CDD). | View | None |
CDT | View | None | |
CEE Tier 1 | The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) energy efficiency program. Tier 1 meets Energy Star, includes the top 25% of models, is cost-effective for the customer and multiple manufacturers make the product widely available. | View | None |
CEE Tier 2 | The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) energy efficiency program. Tier 2 and 3 exceed Energy Star minimums, are cost-effective for the customer with an incentive, is cost-effective for most market, and three or more manufacturers make the product.transformation programs. | View | None |
CEE Tier 3 | The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) energy efficiency program. Tier 2 exceeds Energy Star minimums, is cost-effective for the customer with an incentive, and three or more manufacturers make the product, and is cost-effective for most market transformation programs. | View | None |
Ceiling | A finished construction under the roof or adjacent floor | View | None |
Ceiling Configuration |
Description of the type of ceiling in the premises. |
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Cellulose | Plant-fiber based material | View | None |
Central air handler dual duct | View | None |