Best Practice Guide

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Planning an Energy Program

Funding and Approval

Lighting

Building Envelope

Central HVAC System

Distributed Generation

Demand Response

Commissioning

Procurement Policy

Water Use

Education

Energy Efficiency in Telecommuting

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Best Practice Guide Glossary

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RADIATION Return to list of terms

The flow of energy across open space via electromagnetic waves such as light. Passage of heat from one object to another without warming the air space in between.

Source: California Energy Commission