Last edited 08 Aug 2022
BSRIA definitions
The list below are definitions created by BSRIA that have been published on Designing Buildings, and the date added:
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- Ablative batt. April 2021.
- Absorption chiller. November 2021
- Absorption cooling. November 2021
- Activated carbon filters. August 2022.
- Adenosine triphosphate. November 2021
- Adsorption cooling. November 2021
- Aerobic. November 2021
- Aerobic count. July 2022.
- Alkalinity. November 2021
- Alpha-beta brass. November 2021
- Ambient loop heat pump system. January 2022
- American National Standards Institute. September 2021
- American Society of Heating and Air-conditioning Engineers. September 2021
- Amoeba. July 2022.
- Analogue control systems. July 2022.
- Anion. November 2021
- Annular space. April 2021.
- Anode. November 2021
- Appliance isolation valve. July 2022.
- Approach temperature. July 2022.
- As-built data. June 2022
- Atmospheric boiler. June 2021.
- Automatic air vent. July 2022.
- Ball valve. June 2021.
- Base case: July 2022
- Basin isolation valve. July 2022.
- Batten luminaire. July 2021.
- Biocide. April 2021.
- Biogenic. March 2022
- Biomass CHP. November 2021
- Blow-down. July 2022.
- British Standard Pipe. July 2022.
- Builders’ work details. June 2021.
- Building services concept design model. May 2021.
- Building services concept schematics. May 2021.
- Building services concept sketch drawings. May 2021.
- Building services contractor. May 2021.
- Building services developed design schematics. May 2021.
- Building services plant. August 2022.
- Building services technical design model. May 2021.
- Busbar. April 2021.
- Butterfly valve. June 2021.
- By-product. March 2022.
- Cable carrier. April 2021.
- Capital energy. March 2022
- Category A fit-out works. August 2021
- Category B fit-out works. August 2021
- Cathode. November 2021
- Cation. November 2021
- Cavitation. November 2021
- Cavity collector. November 2021
- Central plant. August 2022.
- Charged-media non-ionising filters. August 2022.
- Chelant. April 2021.
- Chlorinate. July 2022.
- Chlorine dioxide. July 2022.
- Circuit breaker. July 2021.
- Clash. May 2021.
- Closed loop heat pump system. January 2022.
- Co-product. March 2022
- Cold smoke. April 2021.
- Collar. April 2021.
- Colour temperature. July 2021.
- Coincidence factor. July 2022.
- Compensators. July 2021.
- Compliance maintenance. July 2022
- Compressed air energy storage. January 2022.
- Condensation pipework. August 2022.
- Condition monitoring. July 2022.
- Constant flow regulator. August 2022.
- Constant volume system. August 2022.
- Controller. July 2022.
- Coordinated-generic technical design model. May 2021.
- Coordinated-specific technical design model. May 2021.
- Copper / silver ionisation. July 2022.
- Corrosion coupon. November 2021
- Corrosion inhibitor. November 2021
- Cradle. March 2022
- Crevice corrosion. November 2021
- Cyclic stress. July 2022.
- Deaerator. November 2021
- Decentralised plant. August 2022.
- Delivered energy. March 2022
- Demand-controlled ventilation. August 2022.
- Desiccant cooling. November 2021
- Detergent. April 2021.
- Dezincification. November 2021
- Differential pressure control valve. April 2021.
- Dip slide. November 2021
- Direct digital control systems. July 2021.
- Direct heat interface unit. July 2022.
- Dispersants. April 2021.
- Display lighting. July 2021.
- Domestic water services. July 2022.
- Double regulating valve. August 2022.
- Downlighter. July 2021.
- Downstream impacts. March 2022.
- Drain valve. July 2022.
- Drift eliminator. July 2022.
- Drinking fountain. July 2022.
- Dual-fuel boiler. June 2021.
- Electric current. July 2021.
- Electric quartz heaters. July 2021.
- Electrolyte. January 2022
- Entropy. January 2022
- Electrostatic filters. August 2022.
- Environmental monitoring. June 2022
- Equivalent annual cost. July 2022
- European Assessment Document. April 2021.
- Exhaust air vs extract air. August 2022.
- Fan convector. July 2022.
- Feasible-generic technical Design model. May 2021.
- Feedstock energy. March 2022.
- Fill water. November 2021
- Flat face seal. July 2022.
- Flexible construction. April 2021.
- Float valve. July 2022.
- Flocculant. April 2021.
- Flow battery. January 2022
- Flow characteristic. April 2021.
- Flow regulating valve. July 2022.
- Flywheel. January 2022
- Forced-draught boilers and induced-draught boilers. June 2021.
- Four-port valves. June 2021.
- Free cooling. August 2022.
- Function critical maintenance. July 2022
- Future value. July 2022.
- Gas absorption heat pump. January 2022
- Gas-fired plaque heaters. July 2021.
- Gas-fired radiant-tube heaters. July 2021.
- Gasification. November 2021
- Gate valve. June 2021.
- Gravity drainage. July 2022.
- Hard water. November 2021
- Health Technical Memorandum. May 2021.
- Heat substation. July 2022.
- Heating value. March 2022.
- Heat network mains. July 2022.
- High-bay luminaire. July 2021.
- High temperature heat network. July 2022.
- High temperature thermal storage. January 2022.
- Hold point. June 2022.
- Hot water radiant panels. July 2021.
- Hot water radiant-strip heating. July 2021.
- Hypocaust. November 2021
- Indirect heat interface unit. July 2022.
- Inhibitor. April 2021.
- Initial project brief. April 2021.
- Initial success criteria. April 2021.
- Installation model. June 2021.
- Integrated control system. July 2021.
- International Electrotechnical Commission. September 2021
- International Telecommunication Union. September 2021
- Ion. January 2022
- Ion exchange plant. November 2021.
- Jointing compound. July 2022.
- Kinetic energy. January 2022.
- Lead-acid battery. January 2022.
- Life cycle cost model. July 2022.
- Life Cycle Maintenance. July 2022
- Limescale. November 2021
- Lithium-ion battery. January 2022
- Low temperature thermal storage. January 2022.
- Low temperature hot water. November 2021
- Luminaire. July 2021.
- Lump sum cost. July 2022.
- Magnetite. November 2021
- Make-up water. November 2021
- Manufacturers' drawings. June 2021.
- Microbially Influenced Corrosion. July 2022.
- Microbiologically influenced corrosion. November 2021
- Microorganism. November 2021
- Millscale. April 2021.
- Mixed-mode ventilation. July 2021.
- Modular boiler. June 2021.
- National Fire Protection Association. September 2021
- Natural convector. July 2022.
- Nitrile rubber. July 2022.
- Nominal Bore. July 2022.
- Non-critical maintenance. July 2022
- Occupied zone. August 2022.
- Open loop heat pump system. January 2022
- Organisation specific maintenance. July 2022
- Orifice plate (OP) flow measurement device. August 2022.
- Ozone disinfection. July 2022.
- P-alkalinity. November 2021
- Passivator. April 2021.
- Penetration seal. April 2021.
- Pepper pot corrosion July 2022.
- Perforated air collectors. November 2021
- Photocatalytic filters. August 2022.
- Pipe closure device. April 2021.
- Pitting. November 2021
- Plasticisation. April 2021.
- Plate heat exchanger. July 2022.
- Potential Energy. January 2022
- Pressure independent control valves. April 2021.
- Pressure regulating valve. July 2022.
- Primary electricity. March 2022.
- Primary filters. August 2022.
- Primary stakeholder. June 2022
- Process carbon dioxide emissions. March 2022.
- Professional team. June 2022
- Project success criteria. April 2021.
- Proof luminaire. July 2021.
- Pseudomonad. April 2021.
- Pumped drainage. July 2022.
- Pumped hydro. January 2022.
- Quarter turn ball valve. July 2022.
- Recessed luminaire. July 2021.
- Re-circulation air. August 2022.
- Recurring cost. July 2022.
- Recycled content. March 2022.
- Reduced pressure zone valve. July 2022.
- Re-usable filters. August 2022.
- Reverse cycle heat pump system. January 2022
- Rigid construction. April 2021.
- Roll filter. August 2022.
- Room air cleaners. August 2022.
- Room-based heat pump. July 2021.
- Rosette corrosion. July 2022.
- Run to Fail Maintenance. July 2022.
- Savings-to-investment ratio. July 2022.
- Secondary filters. August 2022.
- Secondary stakeholder. June 2022
- Self-discharge. January 2022
- Sentinel taps. July 2022.
- Sequestrant. April 2021.
- Serogroup. July 2022.
- Service support construction. April 2021.
- Sewage heat pump. January 2022.
- Shower mixers. July 2022.
- Single opening. April 2021.
- Single-phase v three-phase ac current systems. August 2021
- Single-sided ventilation. July 2021.
- Sleeve. April 2021.
- Soft water. November 2021
- Solar air heating. November 2021
- Solar cooling. November 2021
- Solar water heating. November 2021
- Soldering flux. July 2022.
- Spa pool. July 2022.
- Stage 2 cost plan. June 2021.
- Stage 2 design report. June 2021.
- Stage 3 cost plan. June 2021.
- Stage 3 design report. June 2021.
- Stagnation. July 2022.
- Sterilise. July 2022.
- Stop valve. July 2022.
- Study period. July 2022
- Success criteria. June 2021.
- Surface water cooling. November 2021
- Surfactant. April 2021.
- Susceptible population. July 2022.
- Suspended solids. November 2021
- System boundaries. March 2022
- System expansion. March 2022.
- Temperature and pressure relief valve July 2022.
- Terminal. August 2022.
- Thermal response. August 2022.
- Thermostatic bypass valve. July 2022.
- Thermosyphon. November 2021
- Three-port valve. June 2021.
- Total dissolved solids. November 2021
- Total viable count. November 2021
- Transformer. July 2021.
- Tri-generation. November 2021
- Trunking. April 2021.
- Tubercle. November 2021
- Two-port valve. June 2021.
- Two-port (variable flow) control strategy. July 2022.
- Ultraviolet disinfection. July 2022.
- Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. August 2022.
- Under-deposit corrosion. November 2021
- Up-and-down luminaire. July 2021.
- Upstream burden. March 2022.
- Vacuum relief valve. July 2022.
- Value engineering report. April 2021.
- Variable occupancy controller. July 2021.
- Waste product. March 2022.
- Waste-to-energy. January 2022.
- Water fittings. July 2022.
- Water stratification. July 2022.
- Water treatment programme. November 2021.
- Written scheme. July 2022.
--BSRIA
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