Sustainability & Risk / Green Building

Carbon Footprint Terminology

The Green Building application uses the following glossary words:

aircraft factors

biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)

biochemical oxygen demand 5 (BOD5)

carbon content

carbon footprint

carbon footprint protocol

commercial aircraft factors

common unit

conversion factor

direct emissions

downstream emissions

emission factors

emission factor sector

energy grid

fuel base

fuel density

global warming potential (GWP)

greenhouse gas

greenhouse gas inventory

gross calorific value

heat content

indirect emissions

metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO 2 Equiv.)

mobile factors

net calorific value

other emissions

oxidation factor

ratio of molecular weights

refrigeration factors

scope 1 emissions

scope 2 emissions

scope 3 emissions

solid waste factors

stationary fuel combustion

subregion

technology (emission factors)

total emissions per unit area

upstream emissions

wastewater factors