A wall usually about 3 to 4 feet high located that is placed in the attic of a home, anchored with plates between the attic floor joists and the roof joist. Sheathing can be attached to these walls to enclose an attic space.

The ratings under which specified appliances convert energy sources into useful energy, as determined by procedures established by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Hydraulic Coupling

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

(1) A reduction of the anodic reaction rate of an electrode involved in corrosion. (2) The process in metal corrosion by which metals become passive. (3) The changing of a chemically active surface of' a metal to a much less reactive state. Contrast with ...

International Bunker Industry Association Ltd

Hague-Visby Rules

The frequency of a carrier wave.

(AVC)Additional payments to a tax deferred savings account or an occupational pension scheme by an.

Women's International Shipping and Trading Association

A type of heating fuel derived by refining crude oil that has a boiling range at atmospheric pressure from 400 degrees to 550 degrees F.

A psychrometer in which the ventilation is provided by a suction fan.

Working Paper

International Code of Signals

The interval between full moon and change of moon and the highest high tide.

An up slope wind due to local surface heating. Opposite of katabatic wind.

(ADI)A daily weighted volume indicator that moves with price.

Distilled Water or Drill Water.

All quoted companies have a legal obligation to send shareholders annual results within six.

The use of direct, diffuse, or reflected sunlight to provide supplemental lighting for building interiors.