The amount of heat introduced to a space from all heat producing sources, such as building occupants, lights, appliances, and from the environment, mainly solar energy.

The process of the absorption of heat from one location and its transfer to another for rejection or recuperation.

A wood-burning appliance for space and/or water heating and/or cooking.

A tax allowance which takes account of depreciation of certain types of business assets such as.

Shares which entitle the holder to receive the capital appreciation from a split capital.

An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

The ratio and percent of the actual delivered capacity (measured at inlet temperature, pressure and gas composition) to the piston displacement.

A company or individual that is not directly regulated as a utility. These entities produce power for their own use and/or sell it to regulated utilities.

Succession of long and unbroken waves that are not due to meteorological conditions in the vicinity. Generally due to wind or storms at a distance from the position.

The distance the bow of a boat is forward of another's stern

A member of a commodity exchange, usually a commission house broker, through whom another broker or.

A type of long term bond (loan), taken out by a company, which it agrees to repay at a specified.

A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

(EPS)Earning per Share (EPS) = Earnings / Number of Shares in Issue

A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

(FNMA)In the US, a government-backed corporation which purchases mortgages from lenders and resells them.

The operation of bringing two lines together; term also applied to other objects.

in folklore, a name for fire.

A metallic element of atomic weight 200.6 1, unique (for metals) in that it remains liquid under all but very extreme temperatures.