required by building codes or other regulations. Architects, designers, and builders typically design and build high-performance buildings using a range...

supercomputer is a type of computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured...

3700, the draft official standard, low-energy buildings are defined. About the buildings' energy performance, two alternatives for rating their primary energy...

High-performance computing (HPC) uses supercomputers and computer clusters to solve advanced computation problems. HPC integrates systems administration...

evaluations of high performance building should account for the economic, social, and environmental benefits that accompany green buildings. Energy efficiency/clean...

energy performance requirements for new buildings, for buildings subject to major renovation, as well as for the replacement or retrofit of building elements...

being in harmony with nature. Buildings that live in harmony; green building technology focuses on low consumption, high efficiency, economy, environmental...

High-performance teams (HPTs) is a concept within organization development referring to teams, organizations, or virtual groups that are highly focused...

High Performance Fortran (HPF) is an extension of Fortran 90 with constructs that support parallel computing, published by the High Performance Fortran...

billion for measures necessary to convert GSA facilities to High-Performance Green Buildings, as defined in the Energy Independence and Security Act of...

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (previously known as Ilmor Engineering and Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines) is a Formula One engine manufacturer...

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) is the first green building rating program designed for K-12 schools in the United States' It provides...

relevant to the design, construction, operation and control of buildings. Building performance simulation has various sub-domains; most prominent are thermal...

many causes. The performance gap is mainly due to uncertainties. Uncertainties are found in any “real-world” system, and buildings are no exception....

"Domestic High Temperature Air Source Heat Pump: Performance Analysis Using TRNSYS Simulations". International High Performance Buildings Conference...

comes to high computer performance, one or more of the following factors might be involved: Short response time for a given piece of work. High throughput...

"ASHRAE: Atlanta, Georgia:High Performance Buildings Case Study" (PDF). "Energy Information Administration (EIA)- Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey...

apartments and office buildings. A building constructed in this way is required to meet certain measurable or predictable performance requirements, such...

Daylighting and Thermal Performance of Open-Plan Office Buildings" (Conference Paper). International High Performance Buildings Conference. Purdue University...

hulls. Straw bales have also been used in very energy efficient high-performance buildings such as the S-House in Austria which meets the Passivhaus energy...

A performance indicator or key performance indicator (KPI) is a type of performance measurement. KPIs evaluate the success of an organization or of a...

energy subsidies that promote high energy consumption and inefficient energy use. Improved energy efficiency in buildings, industrial processes and transportation...

high-performance buildings. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0-393-73121-9. OCLC 52540181. Lee, Ivan Yun Tong (29 September 2010). High Performance Window...

necessary to convert General Services Administration facilities to High-Performance Green Buildings, as defined in the Energy Independence and Security Act of...

Higher-speed rail (HrSR), also known as high-performance rail, higher-performance rail, semi-high-speed rail or almost-high-speed rail, is the jargon used to...

of Zion National Park. The Visitor Center was designed by the High Performance Buildings Research of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The...

"Domestic High Temperature Air Source Heat Pump: Performance Analysis Using TRNSYS Simulations". International High Performance Buildings Conference...

limited to strength. While all high-strength concrete is also high-performance, not all high-performance concrete is high-strength. Some examples of such...

manage their performance; the main drivers of sustainability; the process and importance of existing buildings becoming high-performance buildings; the UN...

Systems for High-Performance Buildings. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. "Saving Windows, Saving Money: Evaluating the Energy Performance of Window...