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Buildings


List of acronyms ADB


Asian Development Bank


ADEME French Environment and Energy Management Agency


BAU Business-as-usual BCA


CDM


CEU CFL CHP


CO2 CRC


CSIR


DVD EC


EEFS EPBD EPC FIDE G2


GBC GDP GER GHG


GRIHA HVAC ICT


IEA ILO


IOE


Building and Construction Authority (Singapore)


Clean Development Mechanism


CEDEFOP European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training


Central European University Compact fluorescent lamp Combined heat and power Carbon dioxide


Carbon Reduction Commitment


Council of Scientific and Industrial Research


Digital versatile disc European Commission


Energy Efficiency Co-Financing Scheme


Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU)


Energy performance contracting


ESCO Energy service company EU


European Union


Fund for Electric Energy Savings (Mexico)


Green Scenario 2


Green Building Council Gross Domestic Product Green Economy Report Greenhouse gas


Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment


Heating ventilation and air conditioning


Information & Communication Technology


International Energy Agency International Labour Organization


INFONAVIT National Workers’ Housing Fund Institute (Mexico)


International Organisation of Employers


IPCC ITUC


KfW LCA LED


LEED LPG LTCR


Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change


International Trade Union Confederation


German Development Bank Life-cycle assessment Light emitting diode


Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design


Liquefied petroleum gas Lost time case rates


MEPS Minimum efficiency performance standards


MURE Mesures d’Utilisation Rationnelle de l’Energie


NPV


O&M OECD


Net Present Value Operation and management


Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development


OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)


PV Photovoltaic PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers RIRs SB


SEEP TBL TCO


Total cost of ownership


UN DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs


UN Habitat United Nations Human Settlements Programme


UNEP


United Nations Environment Programme


UNEP SBCI United Nations Environment Programme Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative


UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change


WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development


WHO World Health Organization


Recordable incident rates Sustainable Buildings


Serbian Energy Efficiency Programme Triple bottom line


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