Air-conditioning Equipment |
Equipment which provides conditioned air to the premise space. |
Air Handling Unit |
A device used to treat, supply and circulate conditioned air with higher handling air volume than fan coil units. |
Biweekly Working Hours |
The total working hours of the premises in two weeks in accordance with normal work schedule. |
Business Registration Number (BR Number) |
The registration number of a local limited company or non-Hong Kong company which has established a place of business in Hong Kong and registered with the Companies Registry of HKSAR Government. |
Central Air-conditioning System |
A centralised cooling plant which supplies chilled water or chilled air to multiple air-conditioning spaces, premises and loads. Common air-side terminals at office tenants with central air-conditioning system are fancoil units, constant air volume and variable air volume air handling units. |
Coefficient of Performance (COP) |
The ratio of cooling or heating effect to the energy consumption. |
Energy Performance Benchmarking |
A process that compares the energy performance of a subject among the peers with similar properties and operation nature. |
Energy Consumption |
Amount of energy used in a process or system. It is measured in kilo-watt hour, kWh or mega joule, MJ. |
Energy Efficiency |
The effective output as compared with the actual energy input for a process. |
Energy Label |
The 5 Star grading with which 5 Star refers to excellent energy performance and 1 Star refers to normal energy performance of the premise. |
Free Benchmarking Tool |
The energy performance assessment tool which provides assessment function for office premises of multi-tenancy commercial buildings (Office/Retail) in Hong Kong. |
Hong Kong Green Building Council |
In 2009, four industry leaders united to establish the HKGBC - the Construction Industry Council (CIC), the Business Environment Council (BEC), the BEAM Society Limited (BSL, which has replaced BEAM Society as a Founding Member of HKGBC) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC). HKGBC strives to promote the creation of green building standards, and sustainable buildings, for a more sustainable Hong Kong. |
Internal Floor Area |
The area of all enclosed space of the unit measured to the internal face of enclosing external and/or parity walls. It is measured in terms of sq.ft or m2 and is commonly used for non-domestic buildings according to Rating and Valuation Department, HKSAR Government. |
Lighting Equipment |
The equipment which is used for illumination purpose. |
Percentile |
The value of a variable at certain percent of observations. |