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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