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The annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE; pronounced 'A'-'Few' or 'A'-'F'-'U'-'E') is a thermal efficiency measure of space-heating furnaces and boilers.The AFUE differs from the true 'thermal efficiency' in that it is not a steady-state, peak measure of conversion efficiency, but instead attempts to represent the actual, season-long, average efficiency of that piece of equipment ...
80 Plus (trademarked 80 PLUS) is a voluntary certification program launched in 2004, intended to promote efficient energy use in computer power supply units (PSUs). Certification is acquirable for products that have more than 80% energy efficiency at 20%, 50% and 100% of rated load, and a power factor of 0.9 or greater at 100% load.
The SEER rating of a unit is the cooling output during a typical cooling-season divided by the total electric energy input during the same period. The higher the unit's SEER rating the more energy efficient it is. In the U.S., the SEER is the ratio of cooling in British thermal units (BTUs) to the energy consumed in watt-hours.
Jennifer Aniston, 55, exercises regularly and keeps her diet in check with the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 rule involves eating healthily 80% of the time and being more lenient during the other 20%.
Example EU energy label for a refrigerator. EU Directive 92/75/EC (1992) [1] established an energy consumption labelling scheme. The directive was implemented by several other directives [2] thus most white goods, light bulb packaging and cars must have an EU Energy Label clearly displayed when offered for sale or rent.
When considering where to put your money for retirement, you may have to choose between an IRA and an annuity.These financial “vehicles” are set up to ensure guaranteed income down the road ...
The American Public Works Association publication, Special Report #62, describes the use and value of facility condition rating systems in Chapter 3.6. Within the US Federal Government, the "condition index" (CI) is a general measure of the constructed asset's condition at a specific point in time. [2]
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Andre Francois Helier Villeneuve joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 7.0 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.