Best Practice Guide

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Introduction

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Funding and Approval

Education

Lighting

Central HVAC System

Procurement Policy

Building Envelope

Demand Response

Distributed Generation

Water Use

Motors

Food Service

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Lessons Learned

Best Practice Guide Glossary

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SPECIFIC HEAT Return to list of terms

In English units, the quantity of heat, in Btu, needed to raise the temperature of one pound of material one degree Fahrenheit.

Source: California Energy Commission