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IPC International Plumbing Code
IPCC International Panel on Climate Change
IPMVP International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LCA Life-cycle assessment or analysis
LCC Life-cycle cost
LCI Life-cycle inventory
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LID Low-impact development
2
LPD Lighting power density (W/ft or W/lin ft, or W/item)
LZ1 Light zone 1: “dark” ambient illumination
LZ2 Light zone 2: “low” ambient illumination
LZ3 Light zone 3: “medium” ambient illumination
LZ4 Light zone 4: “high” ambient illumination
MDF Medium-density fiberboard
MEP Mechanical, electrical, plumbing
MERV Minimum efficiency reporting value, for particulate removal by filters
MET Metabolic rate
MILCON Military construction
MPO Municipal planning organization
MPR Minimum Program Requirements
MR Materials and Resources
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
MTBE Methyl-tertiary-butyl ether
M&V Measurement and Verification
N Nitrogen
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standard
NAHB National Association of Home Builders
NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NBI New Buildings Institute
NC New construction or major renovation
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NH Ammonia
3
(NH ) CO Urea (see also CON H )
2 2 2 4
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology