Last edited 10 Jan 2025
BSRIA definitions A - I
This list provides links to definitions created by BSRIA that have been published on Designing Buildings, along with the date added.
This page includes definitions A to I. Click here to see definitions J to Z.
See also a list of articles by BSRIA on Designing Buildings.
- 6LoWPAN. October 2024
- Ablative batt. April 2021.
- Absolute pressure. November 2022
- Absorption chiller. November 2021
- Absorption cooling. November 2021
- Accelerator heater. June 2023
- Acceptance factor. November 2022
- Acoustic camera. December 2023
- Acoustic flexible ductwork. December 2023
- Activated carbon filters. August 2022.
- Adenosine triphosphate. November 2021
- Adhesive anchor. December 2023.
- Adsorption cooling. November 2021
- AECB CarbonLite Building Standards. March 2024
- Aerobic. November 2021
- Aerobic count. July 2022.
- Air capture hood. January 2024.
- Air changes per hour. March 2024.
- Air turbulence. March 2023
- 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.
- Analogue input. June 2023
- Analogue output. June 2023
- Anion. November 2021
- Annular space. April 2021.
- Anode. November 2021
- Antiflash margin. November 2022
- Antifreeze. November 2022
- Antigravity loop. November 2022
- Appliance isolation valve. July 2022.
- Approach temperature. July 2022.
- As-built data. June 2022
- As-installed drawing. March 2024.
- Aspergillus. January 2025.
- Atmospheric boiler. June 2021.
- Automat. November 2022.
- Automatic air vent. July 2022.
- BACnet. August 2023.
- Ball valve. June 2021.
- Barometric pressure. March 2023
- Base case: July 2022
- Basin isolation valve. July 2022.
- Batten luminaire. July 2021.
- Biocide. April 2021.
- Biogenic. March 2022
- Biomass CHP. November 2021
- Bladder. November 2022
- Blow-down. July 2022.
- Bluetooth low energy. October 2024
- Boring. September 2024
- Break tank. November 2022
- British Standard Pipe. July 2022.
- Builders’ work details. June 2021.
- Building energy management system v building management system. June 2023
- 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
- Cascade control. July 2023
- 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.
- Chemical cleaning. January 2024.
- Chlorinate. July 2022.
- Chlorine dioxide. July 2022.
- Circuit breaker. July 2021.
- Clash. May 2021.
- Cleanliness quality class. December 2023.
- Closed loop heat pump system. January 2022.
- Coefficient of expansion. November 2022
- Co-product. March 2022
- Coincidence factor. July 2022.
- Cold aisle containment. March 2024
- Cold smoke. April 2021.
- Collar. April 2021.
- Colour changing controls. August 2023.
- Colour temperature. July 2021.
- Commissionability December 2023.
- Commissionable system. December 2023.
- Commissioning management. December 2023.
- Commissioning manager CxM. July 2024.
- Commissioning set. June 2023
- Commissioning specialist. December 2023.
- Commissioning specification. December 2023.
- Compensators. July 2021.
- Compliance maintenance. July 2022
- Compliance model. October 2024.
- Compressed air energy storage. January 2022.
- Condensation pipework. August 2022.
- Condition monitoring. July 2022.
- Constant flow regulator. August 2022.
- Constant volume damper. January 2024.
- Constant volume system. August 2022.
- Continuous commissioning. January 2024.
- Control damper. August 2023.
- Controller. July 2022.
- Coordinated-generic technical design model. May 2021.
- Coordinated-specific technical design model. May 2021.
- Copper / silver ionisation. July 2022.
- Corrective maintenance. March 2024
- Corrosion coupon. November 2021
- Corrosion inhibitor. November 2021
- Cradle. March 2022
- Crevice corrosion. November 2021
- Cyclic stress. July 2022.
- DC offset. October 2024
- Dead zone. July 2023.
- Deaerator. November 2021
- Decentralised plant. August 2022.
- Deep learning. October 2024.
- Delivered energy. March 2022
- Demand-controlled ventilation. August 2022.
- Denial-of-service. November 2024.
- Desiccant cooling. November 2021
- Design criteria. December 2023.
- Detergent. April 2021.
- Dezincification. November 2021
- Differential pressure anemometer. January 2024.
- Differential pressure control valve. April 2021.
- Digital Addressable Lighting Interface. July 2023.
- Digital input. July 2023.
- Digital output. July 2023.
- 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.
- Drilling. September 2024
- Drinking fountain. July 2022.
- Dual-fuel boiler. June 2021.
- Ductwork leakage. July 2024.
- Electric current. July 2021.
- Electric quartz heaters. July 2021.
- Electrolyte. January 2022
- Entropy. January 2022
- Electrostatic filters. August 2022.
- Electronically positioned actuators. August 2023.
- EnerPHit Standard. March 2024
- Environmental monitoring. June 2022
- Equivalent annual cost. July 2022
- European Assessment Document. April 2021.
- Exhaust air vs extract air. August 2022.
- Expansion anchor. December 2023.
- Fan convector. July 2022.
- Feasible-generic technical Design model. May 2021.
- Feedstock energy. March 2022.
- Field device. July 2023.
- Fill water. November 2021
- First party operation and maintenance audit. October 2024.
- Fixed gas cushion expansion vessel. November 2022
- Flat face seal. July 2022.
- Flexible construction. April 2021.
- Flexible ductwork December 2023.
- Float valve. July 2022.
- Flocculant. April 2021.
- Flow battery. January 2022
- Flow characteristic. April 2021.
- Flow coefficient. July 2023.
- Flow regulating valve. July 2022.
- Fluctuation of the supply voltage flicker. October 2024
- Flushing. January 2024.
- Flywheel. January 2022
- Forced-draught boilers and induced-draught boilers. June 2021.
- Four-port control valve. June 2023
- Four-port valves. June 2021.
- Free cooling. August 2022.
- Front end. July 2023.
- Function critical maintenance. July 2022
- Functional specification. August 2023.
- Functional testing. July 2024.
- 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.
- Gateway device. July 2023.
- Gauge pressure. November 2022
- Gateway protocol. August 2023.
- Globe valve. August 2023.
- Graphical user interface. July 2023
- Gravity drainage. July 2022.
- Hard water. November 2021
- Harmonics. October 2024
- Harmonic voltage. October 2024
- Head end. July 2023.
- Health Technical Memorandum. May 2021.
- Heat substation. July 2022.
- Heating and cooling diversity. January 2024.
- 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.
- Human-machine interface. July 2023
- Hydronic system. March 2024.
- Hypercat. October 2024
- Hypocaust. November 2021
- Identity theft. November 2024.
- Intermediate vessel. November 2022
- Indirect heat interface unit. July 2022.
- Inductive tachometer. January 2024.
- Industrial Internet Consortium. October 2024
- IEEE 802. October 2024
- Inhibitor. April 2021.
- Initial project brief. April 2021.
- Initial success criteria. April 2021.
- Installation model. June 2021.
- Integral control. July 2023
- Integrated control system. July 2021.
- Interharmonics. October 2024
- International Electrotechnical Commission. September 2021
- International Telecommunication Union. September 2021
- Ion. January 2022
- Ion exchange plant. November 2021.
- IoTivity. October 2024
- IPSO Alliance. October 2024
- ISA 100.11a. October 2024
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