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GLOSSARY & ACRONYMS
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21.
Flex Duct
— Plastic fabric duct with a spiral wire support. It is used extensively in the Western U.S.
22.
HEPA
— High Efficiency Particulate Air
23.
HVAC
— Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
24.
IAQ
— Indoor Air Quality
25.
MSDS
— Material Safety Data Sheet
26.
Make-up Air
— Fresh “outside” air that is brought into a Commercial building.
27.
NADCA
— National Air Duct Cleaners Association
28.
NAFA
— National Air Filter Association
29.
NIOSH
— National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
30.
Negative building pressure
— A condition that allows air to flow into a building when a door is
opened.
31.
NSC
— Nevada Safety Counsel
32.
NSF International
— An independent testing laboratory for Air filters
33.
OSHA
— Occupational Safety and Health Administration
34.
Positive building Pressure
— A condition when air will come out of a building when a door is
opened.
35.
Re-entrainment
— The flow of dust and debris removed from an air system back into the same
building
36.
Return/Return Duct
37.
Sanitizer
— A material designed to kill mold, bacteria, and viruses.
38.
Sick Building Syndrome
— A group of symptoms such as headache and watery eyes that
disappear after the sufferer leaves the building for a few hours.
39.
Supply/ Supply Duct
— The opening and related ductwork that delivers conditioned air to a room.
40.
VAV—Variable air volume system
— A system that varies the amount of flow of air to regulate
temperature.
41.
VOC’s
— See “ Volatile Organic Compounds”
42.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s)
— Chemicals that release gasses into the air such as
solvents.
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