Abbreviations BACS BAU CCS CHP CO2 CPD EASAC EC EEA EED EPBD EPC ETS EU GHG HVAC IEA JRC LCA NZEB PACE PEB PEN PEF PVT RED SDG UN
EASAC
Building automation and control systems Business as usual Carbon capture and storage Combined heat and power (cogeneration) Carbon dioxide Construction products directive European Academies’ Science Advisory Council European Commission European Environment Agency Energy efficiency directive Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Energy performance certificate Emissions trading system European Union Greenhouse gas Heating, ventilation and air conditioning International Energy Agency Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Life cycle assessment Nearly zero-energy building (or nearly zero GHG emissions building) Property Assessed Clean Energy Positive energy building Positive energy neighbourhood Primary energy factor Photovoltaic and thermal (solar collector panels) Renewable energy directive Sustainable Development Goal (United Nations) United Nations
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