Carbon Calculations
Scope 2 emissions come from this source
What is purchased electricity
Two major code organizations
What are IECC and ASHRAE?
Air leakage heat loss mechanism
What is infiltration
Seasonal change in solar angle is caused by this
What is the earths tilt
Life Cycle stage with biggest embodied carbon impact
What is A1-A3 (product stage)
This is required to convert energy use into emissions
What is an emission factor
Purpose of energy codes
What is to reduce energy use and improve efficiency
Factor that reduces effective wall R-Value
What is framing ratio
Direction with the greatest solar gain in the Northern Hemisphere
What is the fourth
Three strategies to reduce embodied carbon
Reduce quantity, alternative materials, comparable materials
EUI is NOT this, even though they are often confused
What are carbon emissions
Models which can be used to estimate energy performances
What is Building Energy Modeling
Heating demand estimate based on climate data
What re heating degree days
Common HVAC system type using refrigerant cycles
What is a heat pump
Steel production method with lower emissions
Electric arc furnace (EAF)
This dataset defines regional electricity emissions
What is eGRID
Levels at which codes are typically enforced in the US
What is state or local governments
Passive house principle related to airtightness
What is continuous air barrier
Impact of electrification on emissions depends on this
What is electricity grid mix
Governing framework to increase comparability across EPDs
What is a PCR