Abbreviations

BEMS

Building Energy Management System

BMS

Building Management System

CIBSE

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

CMVP

Certified Measurement and Verification Professional

ECM

Energy Conservation Measures or Decarbonisation Options

EPC

Energy Performance Certificate

EPD

Environmental Product Declaration

ESA10

European System of Accounts 2010

ESAG

Environmental, Social and Governance responsibilities

FM

Facilities Management

Hub

The hub Initiative

HVC

High Value Change

HVAC

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

hubCo

hub Company

IEQ

Indoor Environmental Quality

IRR

Internal Rate of Return

IPMVP

International Performance Measurements & Verification Protocol

LCM

Life Cycle Maintenance

LVC

Low Value Change

LZC

Low and Zero Carbon

MVC

Medium Value Change

M&V

Monitoring and Verification

NPD

Non-Profit Distributing

NPI

Normalised Performance Indicators

NPV

Net Present Value

NZ

Net Zero Carbon

PA

Project Agreement

PFI

Private Finance Initiative

PPM

Planned Preventative Maintenance

PPP

Public Private Partnerships

PV

Solar Photovoltaics

RACI

Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed matrix for task assignation

SFT

Scottish Futures Trust

SLS

Service Level Specification

UKGBC

UK Green Building Council

VfM

Value for Money