NBC CHAPTER 11

NAME :KUNAL PANCHAL

FIFTH YR. DIV: C
ROLL NO 18
B.V.C.O.A.
 TERMINOLOGY

1.AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION – THE AUTHORITY WHICH HAS BEEN

CREATED BY A STATUTE AND WHICH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CODE /
PART, MAY AUTHORIZE A COMMITTEE OR AN OFFICIAL OR AN AGENCY TO
ACT ON ITS BEHALF; HEREIN AFTER CALLED THE AUTHORITY.

2.BIODIVERSITY – THE VARIABILITY AMONG LIVING ORGANISMS FROM ALL

SOURCES INCLUDING: TERRESTRIAL, MARINE, AND OTHER AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEMS AND THE ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES OF WHICH THEY ARE A
PART; THIS INCLUDES DIVERSITY WITHIN SPACES, BETWEEN SPECIES, AND OF
ECOSYSTEMS.

3.BUILDING PERFORMANCE – ABILITY OF A BUILDING TO FULFILL REQUIRED

FUNCTIONS UNDER INTENDED USE CONDITIONS OR BEHAVIOR WHEN IN USE.

4.DISASTER – IT IS A SUDDEN EVENT, SUCH AS A MAN MADE ACCIDENT OR A

NATURAL CATASTROPHE, THAT CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE OF LOSS OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY INCLUDING ADVERSE EFFECTS ON SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT.

5.ECOSYSTEM – COMMUNITY OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS AND THEIR

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, FUNCTIONING TOGETHER AS AN
INTERDEPENDENT UNIT WITHIN A DEFINE AREA.
6.EMBODIED ENERGY – THE SUM TOTAL OF ENERGY THAT IS USED TO
EXTRACT, PROCESS, PACKAGE, TRANSPORT AND INSTALL THE MATERIAL IN
THE BUILDING.

7.EMISSITIVITY (E) – IT IS THE RATIO OF THE RATE OF HEAT EMITTED BY A

SURFACE AS COMPARED TO THAT OF AN ABSOLUTELY BLACK SURFACE
UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. IT VARIES WITH THE TEMPERATURE OF THE
EMITTING SURFACE.

8.ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT – ANY CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT,

WHETHER ADVERSE OR BENEFICIAL, WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY, RESULTING
FROM ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF A BUILDING.

9.GREEN ROOF SYSTEM – AN ASSEMBLY THAT SUPPORTS AN AREA OF

PLANTING/LANDSCAPING, BUILT UP ON A WATERPROOFED SUBSTRATE AT
ANY LEVEL THAT IS SEPARATED FROM THE NATURAL GROUND BY A HUMAN
MADE STRUCTURE.

10.HEAT CAPACITY – THE AMOUNT OF HEAT NECESSARY TO RAISE THE

TEMPERATURE OF A GIVEN MASS BY 1 ºC. NUMERICALLY, THE HEAT
CAPACITY PER UNIT AREA OF SURFACE IS THE SUM OF THE PRODUCTS OF
THE MASS PER UNIT AREA OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MATERIAL IN THE ROOF,
WALL, OR FLOOR SURFACE MULTIPLIED BY ITS INDIVIDUAL SPECIFIC HEAT.
11.HEAT ISLAND EFFECT – A PHENOMENON IN WHICH URBAN AIR AND
SURFACE TEMPERATURE ARE HIGHER THAN NEARBY RURAL AREAS DUE TO
THE REPLACEMENT OF NATURAL LAND COVER WITH PAVEMENT, BUILDING,
AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE.
12.HORIZONTAL SUN ANGLE (HSA) – THIS IS THE HORIZONTAL ANGLE BETWEEN
THE NORMAL OF THE WINDOW AND THE SUN AZIMUTH ANGLE AT A GIVEN
TIME.
13.LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) – A
METHOD OF EVALUATING A PRODUCT BY
REVIEWING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT
OVER THE LIFE OF THE PERIOD.

14.NON-RENEWABLE SOURCES – RESOURCE

THAT EXISTS IN A FIXED AMOUNT THAT
CANNOT BE REPLENISHED ON A HUMAN
TIME SCALE.

15.RENEWABLE RESOURCE – A RESOURCE

THAT IS GROWN, NATURALLY REPLENISHED,
OR CLEANSED, AT A RATE WHICH EXCEEDS
THE DEPLETION OF THE USABLE SUPPLY OF
THAT RESOURCE.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
16.REUSE – USING A MATERIAL, PRODUCT SOLAR ANGLE FORMULATION
OR COMPONENT OF THE WASTE STREAM IN
ITS ORIGINAL FORM MORE THAN ONCE.

17.SKYLIGHT ROOF RATIO (SRR) – THE

RATIO OF THE TOTAL SKYLIGHT AREA OF
THE ROOF, MEASURED TO THE OUTSIDE
OF THE FRAME, TO THE GROSS EXTERIOR
ROOF.

18.SOLAR HEAT GAIN COEFFICIENT (SHGC)

– THE SHGC IS THE FRACTION OF INCIDENT
SOLAR RADIATION ADMITTED THROUGH A
WINDOW, BOTH DIRECTLY TRANSMITTED,
AND ABSORBED AND SUBSEQUENTLY
RELEASED INWARD THROUGH MECHANISM OF SOLAR HEAT GAIN
CONDUCTION, CONVECTION AND
RADIATION
 19.SUSTAINABILITY – THE MAINTENANCE OF ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS AND
FUNCTIONS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
20.SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS – A BUILDING THAT PROVIDES THE SPECIFIED
BUILDING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS WHILE MINIMIZING DISTURBANCE
TO AND IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONING OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND
GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM BOTH DURING AND AFTER ITS CONSTRUCTION AND
SPECIFIED SERVICE LIFE.
21.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEED OF
THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE
GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN.
22.THERMAL ABSORPTIVITY – A FACTOR INDICATING THE RELATIVE AMOUNT
OF RADIATION ABSORBED BY A SURFACE AS COMPARED TO AN
ABSORBING BLACK BODY UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. ITS VALUE IS
DEPENDENT UPON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SOURCE AND OF THE
RECEIVING SURFACE.
23.THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (K) – THE QUANTITY OF HEAT IN THE STEADY
STATE CONDITIONS FLOWING IN UNIT TIME THROUGH A UNIT AREA OF A
SLAB OF UNIFORM THICKNESS OF INFINITE EXTENT AND OF UNIT THICKNESS,
WHEN UNIT DIFFERENCE OF TEMPERATURE IS ESTABLISHED. THE UNIT IS W/MK
(WATT PER METER-DEGREE KELVIN).
24.THERMAL REFLECTIVITY – THE RATIO OF THE REFLECTED HEAT TO THAT OF
THE TOTAL HEAT INCIDENT ON A SURFACE AT A CERTAIN MEAN
TEMPERATURE RANGE.
25.THERMAL RESISTANCE (R) – THERMAL RESISTANCE IS RECIPROCAL OF
THERMAL CONDUCTANCE. FOR A STRUCTURE HAVING PLANE PARALLEL
FACES, THERMAL RESISTANCE IS EQUAL TO THICKNESS (L) DIVIDED BY
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (K).
26.THERMAL RESISTIVITY (1/K) – THE RECIPROCAL OF THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY. THE UNIT IS MK/W
27.THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE – THERMAL TRANSMISSION THROUGH UNIT
AREA OF THE GIVEN BUILDING UNIT DIVIDED BY THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AIR ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING UNIT IN
STEADY STATE CONDITION. IT IS ALSO CALLED AS U-FACTOR. ITS UNIT IS
W/M2K
28.VERTICAL SOLAR ANGLE (VSA) – THE ANGLE THAT A PLANE CONTAINING
THE BOTTOM TWO POINTS OF THE WINDOW AND THE CENTRE OF THE SUN
MAKES WITH THE GROUND WHEN MEASURED NORMAL TO THE SHADED
SURFACE .
29.WASTE – SUBSTANCES OR OBJECTS WHICH THE HOLDER INTENDS OR IS
REQUIRED TO DISPOSE OF.