Abbreviations

A/C: Air-Conditioning

BEMS: Building Energy Management System

CBA: Cost Benefit Analysis

CHP: Combined Heat and Power

COP: Coefficient of Performance

DHW: Domestic Hot Water

EGR: Exhaust Gas Recirculation

GWP: Global Warming Potential

HEX: Heat EXchanger

HP: Heat Pump

HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning

LCA: Life Cycle Assessment

LCC: Life Cycle Cost

MFB: Multi-Family residential Building

(N)ZEB: (Nearly) Zero Energy Building

ODP: Ozone Depletion Potential

ORC: Organic Rankine Cycle

PBP: Payback Period

PV: Photovoltaic

SoA: State of the Art

TEG: Thermoelectric Generator