Version 2.6
Term | Term Definition | Options | Unit of Measure |
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Living Building Challenge | The Living Building Challenge(TM) is a building certification program, advocacy tool and philosophy that defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today. | View | None |
Load Category |
Category of internal or external load either directly to energy use (e.g., lighting electric load to electricity consumption and/or demand) or indirectly through a thermal load to interior conditioning (e.g., lighting heat load to space conditioning). |
View | None |
Load greater than 10 percent not submetered | Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) supports IT equipment plus non-IT loads greater than 10% of total load. The load is not submetered. | View | None |
Load greater than 10 percent submetered | Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) supports IT equipment plus non-IT loads greater than 10% of total load. The load is submetered. | View | None |
Load less than 10 percent | Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) supports IT equipment plus non-IT loads less than 10% of total load. | View | None |
Load shedding | A control strategy for selectively reducing the loaad of a system on a temporary basis to reduce energy usage. A building manager or system may utilize load shedding to avoid peak pricing or to avoid a condition where electricity demand exceeds supply. | View | None |
Load Value |
Value of load associated with Load Category or HVAC Category |
View | Unknown |
Loaf | Commonly used street suffix or abbreviations: Lf | View | None |
Loaf | Commonly used street suffix or abbreviations: Lf | View | None |
Loan | Funds obtained through loans either directly or through contracting mechanisms | View | None |
Loan Amount |
An amount of a borrowed loan. Can be characterized using Loan Label. |
View | $ |
Loan Label |
Loan characterization qualifier |
View | None |
Loan Repayment Status |
The status of the borrower's repayment obligations at any given time. |
View | None |
Loan Security |
The collateral pledged, if any, to the lender to secure a loan. |
View | None |
Lobby | Common unit abbreviation: Lbby | View | None |
Lobby | A lobby, foyer or entrance hall is an area often located at the entrance of a building for socializing and greeting. | View | None |
Local | The premises is in a locally designated hurricane zone | View | None |
Local | The premises is in a locally designated flood zone | View | None |
Local | The premises is shows as being in a significant earthquake area/zone on a local seismic hazard map | View | None |
Local electric resistance | View | None | |
Local fan | View | None | |
Local fan | View | None | |
Local fan | View | None | |
Local gas | View | None | |
Local government | Occupants are members or employees of local government. | View | None |