1. ACH – Air changes per hour
2. AHAM – Association of home appliance Manufacturers
3. ASHRAE- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
4. ARI- Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
5. CDD – Cooling degree-day
6. COP – Coefficient of performance
7. EER – Energy efficiency ratio
8. EF – Energy Factor
9. HDD – Heating degree day
10. HVAC – Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
11. IPLV – Integrated part load value
12. NFPA – Narional fire protection association
13. NPLV – Nonstandard part load value
14. SMACNA-Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
15. rmp – Revolutions per minute
16. SHGC – Solar heat gain coefficient
17. W/m2 – watts per square meter
18. W/m2.oC – watts per square meter per degree Celsius
19. Cfm – cubic feet per minute
20. Et – thermal efficiency