Glossary

ACA - American Correctional Association
AIA - American Institute of Architecture
ASCA - Association of State Correctional Administrators
BOP - Federal Bureau of Prisons
CAC - Commission on Accreditation for Corrections
CAFE - Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CAMA - Correctional Accreditation Managers Association
CM - Construction Manager
DOC - Department of Correction
DOJ - Department of Justice
DOL - Department of Labor
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
FIM - Facility Improvement Measure
HVAC - Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
IDR - Interval Data Recorder (for use in measuring energy use as recorded by utility meters)
LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
NIJ - National Institute of Justice
RFI - Request for Information
RFP - Request for Proposal
RFQ - Request for Quote
USGBC - US Green Building Council
VFD - Variable Frequency Device/Design

The EPA has a great glossary of terms associated with its research on the "Heat Island Effect". Though some of the terms are specific to that phenomenon, there are many terms that are used in more general discussion of energy conservation and global warming. Click Here for the EPA glossary.