Birds
This flightless bird is the largest living bird species in the world
Ostrich
This piece of energy-using equipment is responsible for producing the cold water used to air condition a building
What is a chiller?
This "eye" is the calm center of this powerful tropical storm system
Hurricane
Before a jurisdiction can enforce a mandatory Building Performance Standard, it must first implement this data-collection process to establish a baseline of the energy performance of its building stock
What is benchmarking?
This partner swears they can eat 100 scrambled eggs
Cyrus Parra Allen
A group of these pink, long-legged wading birds is called a "flamboyance"
Flamingo
Found in mechanical rooms or on roofs, this unit uses fans to move conditioned air throughout a structure
What is an AHU (air handling unit) or RTU (rooftop unit)?
This phenomenon, meaning "The Boy" in Spanish, causes unusual warming of Pacific waters
El Niño
This industry-leading online tool, managed by the EPA, allows you to benchmark the energy, water, and waste performance of your commercial buildings in a secure environment
What is ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager?
This partner loves to ski and climb and has the injured knee to prove it
Isabel Baird
Known for their intelligence, some species of this colorful tropical bird can live for over 80 years
Parrot (Macaw)
Unlike a traditional starter that runs motors at a fixed speed, this device dynamically adjusts the motor's rotational speed to meet real-time building demand
What is a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive)?
In 1934, a record wind speed of 231 mph was measured atop this New Hampshire mountain
Mount Washington
This is the most common metric use to set BPS targets, often measured in energy use per square foot or greenhouse gas emissions per square foot
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) (or emissions intensity)?
Your mentor's favorite mentor, this partner has two goofy dogs named Crackerjack & Bo
Maric Munn
These tiny birds are the only ones capable of flying backward
Hummingbird
It is the only type of boiler capable of reaching over 90% efficiency by wringing every last bit of heat out of its own exhaust
What is a condensing boiler?
This rare "fire" version of a tornado occurs when intense heat and rising air combine
Fire Whirl
While the ENERGY STAR score normalizes for factors like weather and occupancy, the EPA recommends using this type of energy—rather than site energy—to account for the energy consumed at the power plant and during transmission
What is source energy?
Annalyn Bergin
To protect its brain, this bird's tongue wraps all the way around the back of its skull
Woodpecker
Unlike systems that use chilled water, this type of cooling system circulates refrigerant directly to the evaporator coil to cool the air
What is a DX (Direct Expansion system)?
This scale, ranging from EF0 to EF5, measures the intensity of tornadoes
Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale
This allows high-performing buildings to sell their excess "carbon credits" to buildings that are struggling to meet their required emissions limits
What is emissions trading?
This person is the proud owner of a horse named Roscoe (and loves a good horse podcast)
Who is Rebecca Shepard?