Attached Dwelling Unit – See the definition in standard ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301 Standard for the Calculation and Labeling of the Energy Performance of Dwelling and Sleeping Units using an Energy Rating Index.
Community – A group of Dwelling Units within the same development, master plan, or multifamily project. A Community shall not include multiple municipalities unless the project is on one contiguous piece of land (excluding roads and streets) that spans a municipal border.
Detached Dwelling Unit – See the definition in standard ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301 Standard for the Calculation and Labeling of the Energy Performance of Dwelling and Sleeping Units using an Energy Rating Index.
Failure – A Sampled Feature that does not meet its Threshold Specification. (check ANSI definition)
Qualification Set – A group of five (5) instances of a single Sampled Feature that meets their Threshold Specification consecutively, without Failure or assistance, that occurs before that Sampled Feature is eligible for Sampling.
Sampled Project – A group of multifamily Dwelling Units to which Sampling is applied.
Sample Set – A specific group of Dwelling Units from which one or more individual Dwelling Units are randomly selected for Sampling Verifications.
Sampling – A process whereby fewer than 100% of the Dwelling Units are inspected, tested, or modeled to demonstrate compliance with a set of Threshold Specifications.
Sampling Verifications – A collection or set of required tests and inspections performed for a Sample Set of Dwelling Units in order to confirm that the Threshold Specifications have been met.
Sampling Provider – An entity, accredited through these standards, that oversees the Sampling process and issues the Sampling certifications that Dwelling Units meet a particular set of Threshold Specifications such as the ENERGY STAR® specifications adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Threshold Specification – The specific pass/fail criterion for the inspection or testing of each Sampled Feature, which is based on a predetermined prescriptive or worst-case specification.
Townhouse - A single-family Dwelling Unit constructed in a group of three or more attached units in which each unit extends from the foundation to roof and with open space on at least two sides.