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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18282.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations

AF Air Force
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
   
BCA benefit-cost analysis
BIU Buildings in Use (database)
BLCC building life-cycle cost
BOMA Building Owners and Managers Association
BRE Building Research Establishment (United Kingdom)
BREEAM Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method
   
CBE Center for the Built Environment (at University of California, Berkeley)
CBECS Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (conducted by the EIA)
CEA cost-effectiveness analysis
CIEB Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings (Green Globes)
   
DOD U.S. Department of Defense
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
   
EIA Energy Information Administration (Department of Energy)
EISA 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
EUI energy use intensity
   
FY fiscal year
   
GBCI Green Building Certification Institute
GBI Green Building Initiative
Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18282.
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GSA U.S. General Services Administration
   
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
   
IEQ indoor environmental quality
IESNA Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
IFMA International Facility Management Association
IgCC International Green Construction Code
IHS Indian Health Service
   
LCC life-cycle costs
LCCA life-cycle cost analysis
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LEED-EB LEED-Existing Buildings
LEED-NC LEED-New Construction and Major Renovations
LMI Logistics Management Institute
   
NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NRC National Research Council
NPV net present value
NDAA 2012 National Defense Authorization Act of 2012
   
OMB U.S. Office of Management and Budget
   
SPiRiT Sustainable Project Rating Tool
   
USGBC U.S. Green Building Council
Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18282.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18282.
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Congress has an ongoing interest in ensuring that the 500,000 buildings and other structures owned and operated by the Department of Defense (DOD) are operated effectively in terms of cost and resource use. Section 2830 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the energy-efficiency and sustainability standards used by DOD for military construction and major renovations of buildings.

DOD's report must include a cost-benefit analysis, return on investment, and long-term payback for the building standards and green building certification systems, including:

(A) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 189.1-2011 for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential.

(B) ASHRAE Energy Standard 90.1-2010 for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential.

(C) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver, Gold, and Platinum certification for green buildings, as well as the LEED Volume certification.

(D) Other American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards.

DOD's report to the congressional defense committees must also include a copy of DOD policy prescribing a comprehensive strategy for the pursuit of design and building standards across the department that include specific energy-efficiency standards and sustainable design attributes for military construction based on the cost-benefit analysis, return on investment, and demonstrated payback required for the aforementioned building standards and green building certification systems. Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations summarizes the recommendations for energy efficiency.

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