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Building performance is an attribute of a building that expresses how well that building carries out its functions. It may also relate to the performance
Building_performance
Replication of aspects of building performance
Building performance simulation (BPS) is the replication of aspects of building performance using a computer-based, mathematical model created on the
Building performance simulation
Building_performance_simulation
The Building Performance Database (BPD) is an anonymized database that contains energy use intensity data for hundreds of thousands of buildings in the
Building_Performance_Database
Energy initiative
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2024/1275), the "EPBD") is the European Union's main legislative instrument aiming to promote the improvement
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2024
Energy_Performance_of_Buildings_Directive_2024
Performance-based building design is an approach to the design of any complexity of building, from single-detached homes up to and including high-rise
Performance-based building design
Performance-based_building_design
Buildings which are better for the environment that regulations require
High-performance buildings are those which deliver a relatively higher level of energy efficiency performance or greenhouse gas reduction than what is
High-performance_buildings
A building-energy performance gap is a disparity between the energy consumption predicted in the design stage of a building and the energy use in actual
Building-energy performance gap
Building-energy_performance_gap
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
April 10, 2012. World Trade Center Building Performance Study – Bankers Trust Building, pp.6-9 "The Deutsche Bank Building at 130 Liberty Street". Lower Manhattan
September_11_attacks
Buildings damaged or destroyed in 9/11
notes in its World Trade Center Building Performance Study, "although significant damage was sustained by the buildings, subterranean structure, and subway
List of buildings damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks
List_of_buildings_damaged_or_destroyed_in_the_September_11_attacks
Former office building in Manhattan, New York
WTC-7, or Tower 7), colloquially known as Building 7 or the Salomon Brothers Building, was an office building constructed as part of the original World
7 World Trade Center (1987–2001)
7_World_Trade_Center_(1987–2001)
Rating scheme to summarise the energy efficiency of buildings or devices
An energy performance certificate (EPC) is a rating scheme to summarise the energy efficiency of buildings or devices. In the European Union, EPCs are
Energy performance certificate
Energy_performance_certificate
Scientific study of buildings
applications of building science is to provide predictive capability to optimize the building performance and sustainability of new and existing buildings, understand
Building_science
Material to reduce heat transfer in structures
Building insulation is material used in a building (specifically the building envelope) to reduce the flow of thermal energy. While the majority of insulation
Building_insulation
Post-disaster report
Civil Engineers (ASCE), who together formed a Building Performance Study Team to understand how the building structures failed and why. The team produced
NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation
NIST_World_Trade_Center_Disaster_Investigation
Season of television series
the American mystery comedy-drama television series Only Murders in the Building, often abbreviated as OMITB, premiered on June 28, 2022, on Hulu. The series
Only Murders in the Building season 2
Only_Murders_in_the_Building_season_2
Methods for higher energy efficiency
In 2013, USGBC developed the LEED Dynamic Plaque, a tool to track building performance against LEED metrics and a potential path to recertification. The
Efficient_energy_use
A performance gap is a disparity that is found between the energy use predicted and carbon emissions in the design stage of buildings and the energy use
Performance_gap
Outcome of the September 11 attacks
"Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers. Appendices A-E. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation
Collapse of the World Trade Center
Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center
High-performance energy-efficiency building standard
building performance standard for very high energy efficiency and thermal comfort that substantially reduces a building’s carbon footprint. Buildings
Passive_house
Amount of useful work accomplished by a computer
other areas. For example, building the CPU out of better, faster transistors. However, sometimes pushing one type of performance to an extreme leads to a
Computer_performance
The International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), is a non-profit international society of building performance simulation researchers
International Building Performance Simulation Association
International_Building_Performance_Simulation_Association
Large machine which accomplishes routine housekeeping
mitigation alongside other improvements like retrofitting buildings to increase building performance. Energy efficiency improvements may require changes in
Major_appliance
Measurement that evaluates the success of an organization
A performance indicator or key performance indicator (KPI) is a type of performance measurement used to evaluate the success of an organization, activity
Performance_indicator
Process to ensure that all building systems perform according to the "Design Intent"
other, interactive, supporting, or supplemental building systems that did not directly affect the performance of the HVAC systems. In 2005, the U.S. General
Commissioning_(construction)
Arena in Greensboro, North Carolina
Building, a $16.2 million facility that opened on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's (UNCG) campus in June 1989. The Coleman Building street
Bodford_Arena
Engineering standard
Performance path: A proposed building design is demonstrated (through building performance simulation) to use less energy than a baseline building built
ASHRAE_90.1
Former skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
World Trade Center Building Performance Study, Ch. 5 WTC 7 – section 5.5.4 Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, p. xxxvii. "How
1 World Trade Center (1970–2001)
1_World_Trade_Center_(1970–2001)
Complex of buildings in New York City
World Trade Center Building Performance Study (2002), pp. 5.23 to 5. 24. "Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 – Draft for Public
World Trade Center (1973–2001)
World_Trade_Center_(1973–2001)
Scheme for rating the energy efficiency of buildings
Energy performance certificates (EPCs) are a rating scheme to summarise the energy efficiency of buildings. The building is given a rating between A (Very
Energy Performance Certificate (United Kingdom)
Energy_Performance_Certificate_(United_Kingdom)
International nonprofit organization
houses ULI’s Building Healthy Places Initiative, the Urban Resilience program, and the Greenprint Center for Building Performance. The Building Healthy Places
Urban_Land_Institute
Process of collecting, analyzing and/or reporting information regarding performance
team-based performance measurement systems: an integrated approach, Centre for Strategic Manufacturing, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, March
Performance_measurement
Building in Manhattan, New York
The Barclay–Vesey Building (also known as 100 Barclay, the Verizon Building, and formerly the New York Telephone Company Building) is an office and residential
Barclay–Vesey_Building
Artwork created through actions of an artist or other participants
Performance art is an artwork or art installation in the art world where the artist is present in the work. It may be witnessed live or through documentation
Performance_art
quality perceived by listeners". Taylor & Francis Online. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. doi:10.1080/19401493.2013.848937. Retrieved 21 April
List of largest church buildings
List_of_largest_church_buildings
Term for activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams
time, these activities are intended to improve performance in a team-based environment. Team building is one of the foundations of organizational development
Team_building
Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The Portland Building, alternatively referenced as the Portland Municipal Services Building, is a 15-story municipal office building located at 1120 SW
Portland_Building
House designed for reduced energy use
provide guidelines and issue certifications to guarantee the energy performance of buildings and their processes and materials. Certifications include passive
Low-energy_house
Construction project in New York City (1968–1987)
(September 1, 2002). "Chapter 2. WTC 1 and WTC 2". World Trade Center Building Performance Study. FEMA. p. 33. ... the loads initially carried by the damaged
Construction of the World Trade Center
Construction_of_the_World_Trade_Center
Environmentally responsible construction principles
benchmarks the sustainability performance of buildings, indoor environments, and districts. Currently, the World Green Building Council is researching the
Green_building
Energy efficiency standard for buildings
example is the Zero Building in Spain, which demonstrates how an office building can achieve net-zero and even positive energy performance through architectural
Zero-energy_building
Green building certification systems are a set of rating systems and tools that are used to assess a building or a construction project's performance from
Green building certification systems
Green_building_certification_systems
Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 2020. Bester, Nicholas (2013). "Concrete for high-rise buildings: Performance requirements, mix design and construction considerations". Structural
Burj_Khalifa
Figure of merit developed by AMD, Cyrix, IBM Microelectronics and SGS-Thomson
Feisty Upstart". Maximum PC Guide to Building a Dream PC. Que Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 0-7897-3193-2. Processor Performance Rating (P-rating) Specification
Performance_Rating
American automotive parts retailer
JEGS Performance is an American retailer and distributor of automotive performance parts and accessories. The company was founded in 1960 by Jeg Coughlin
JEGS_Performance
ESP-r is a research-oriented open-source building performance simulation software. ESP-r can model heat flow in thermal zones, fluid flow using networks
ESP-r
American automobile parts company (1958–1970)
Hurst Performance, Inc. was an American manufacturer and marketer of automobile performance parts, most notably for muscle cars. It began as a maker of
Hurst_Performance
Nonprofit arts organization
history. Coinciding with the reopening of its building, the organization announced its new name, Performance Space New York. The updated name is meant to
Performance_Space_New_York
United States historic place
The Peter Kirk Building, first known as the Kirkland Investment Company Building, is a historic building in Kirkland, Washington located at the corner
Peter_Kirk_Building
Open schema developed to facilitate transfer of building data
enables interoperability between BIM and building performance simulation, which is relevant to sustainable building design and operation. gbXML is being integrated
Green_Building_XML
December 2018. "Building Act 2004". Building Performance. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Retrieved 9 December 2018. "Building Code compliance"
Housing_in_New_Zealand
Building-integrated agriculture (BIA) is the practice of locating high-performance hydroponic greenhouse farming systems on and in mixed-use buildings
Building-integrated agriculture
Building-integrated_agriculture
American television series (2021–present)
Only Murders in the Building (abbreviated to OMITB) is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The
Only_Murders_in_the_Building
Machine used during air leakage testing
calculation and uses. Blower door tests are used by building researchers, weatherization crews, home performance contractors, home energy auditors, and others
Blower_door
Conspiracy theory organization
attacks, including the 9/11 Commission Report, as well as FEMA's "WTC Building Performance Study" (2002). Their claims and theories lack support among the relevant
Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth
Architects_&_Engineers_for_9/11_Truth
Speed web pages are downloaded and displayed
Web performance refers to the speed in which web pages are downloaded and displayed on the user's web browser. Web performance optimization (WPO), or website
Web_performance
Fluid dynamics in buildings
(BPS) and CFD programs are important building design tools which are used for the evaluation of building performance, including thermal comfort, indoor
CFD_in_buildings
Engineering association based in London
innovation, and building performance within the built environment. Its activities include work on decarbonisation, building performance, and continuing
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Chartered_Institution_of_Building_Services_Engineers
Computing with supercomputers and clusters
High-performance computing (HPC) is the use of supercomputers and computer clusters to solve advanced problems. HPC integrates systems administration
High-performance_computing
Interdisciplinary field
organizational needs) and day-to-day operations (ensuring safe, reliable building performance and service delivery). Facilities managers may be employed directly
Facility_management
Architecture that adapts to the environment
to changing performance requirements and variable boundary conditions, and does this with the aim of improving overall building performance. This definition
Climate-adaptive building shell
Climate-adaptive_building_shell
in turn allows architects and engineers to integrate and analyze building performance. It quantifies the environmental impacts of systems and materials
Building information modeling in green building
Building_information_modeling_in_green_building
impacts. Building engineering physics addresses several different areas in building performance including: air movement, thermal performance, control
Building_engineering_physics
Former skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Gillespie (1999), p. 61. World Trade Center Building Performance Study (2002), p. 1.2. "Contracts Totaling $74,079,000 Awarded for
2 World Trade Center (1971–2001)
2_World_Trade_Center_(1971–2001)
Nature-inspired design
increase health, performance, and overall satisfaction. Plants: Bringing vegetation to the exterior and interior spaces of the building provides a direct
Biophilic_design
Indian researcher
in the area of building energy efficiency. Fellow, International Building Performance Simulation Association, 2019. Dr. Arthur H Rosenfeld Urban Cooling
Vishal_Garg
Environmentally conscious design
consumption of non-renewable resources, minimise waste, improve building performance and create healthy, productive indoor and outdoor environments. It
Sustainable_design
Standard for green building design
"Evaluating building energy model performance of LEED buildings: Identifying potential sources of error through aggregate analysis". Energy and Buildings. 65:
LEED
Process of constructing a home
cost-efficient building methods rather than adopting new technologies for improved building performance. Traditional vernacular building methods that suit
Home_construction
Statistical measure
simulation of energy consumption of buildings, the RMSE and CV(RMSE) are used to calibrate models to measured building performance. In X-ray crystallography, RMSD
Root_mean_square_deviation
Reducing energy consumption
when designing new buildings. Firstly, the building can be designed to optimize building performance by having an efficient building envelope with high-performing
Energy_conservation
appropriate spatial resolution of future weather files for building simulation. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 5, pp.1-12. Wingfield, J., Bell, M.,
Uncertainties in building design and building energy assessment
Uncertainties_in_building_design_and_building_energy_assessment
Government offices in San Francisco, California
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, formally the San Francisco Federal Building, is an 18-story, 234 ft-tall (71.3 m) building at the corner of Mission
San Francisco Federal Building
San_Francisco_Federal_Building
Award
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_Pop_Vocal_Performance
Egyptian-Belgian academic and architectural engineer
technical reports. He is actively involved with the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and several International Energy Agency
Shady_Attia
Award
The Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast (or Ensemble) in a Comedy Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest
Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Actor_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Comedy_Series
Engineering, architectural, and materials-science firm based in the USA
on building collapse investigations and building codes” led the investigation of the structural performance of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
CTLGroup
Canadian provincial regulation
of energy-efficiency performance. By gradually adopting one or more steps, a local government can increase the building performance requirements in its
BC_Energy_Step_Code
9/11 conspiracy theories
September 13, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2025. FEMA. World Trade Center Building Performance Study, p. 4. "Tehran fire: Many feared dead as high-rise collapses"
World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories
World_Trade_Center_controlled_demolition_conspiracy_theories
Type of extremely powerful computer
A supercomputer is a type of computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. Supercomputers play an important role
Supercomputer
Construction research organisation in New Zealand
Zealand's building system performance. BRANZ started out as an industry-funded research library in the 1950s, the Building Research Bureau. In the late
Building Research Association of New Zealand
Building_Research_Association_of_New_Zealand
Way to visualize and design structures
1st International Congress on Performance (1972) discussed the early approaches to computerizing the building performance simulations. New research journals
Computer-aided architectural design
Computer-aided_architectural_design
American girl group
Building the Band". Vulture. Retrieved August 4, 2025. "'Building the Band' Fans Can't Stop Talking About 3QUENCY's Netflix Summer Break Performance"
3Quency
Architecture designed to minimize environmental impact
Daylighting and Thermal Performance of Open-Plan Office Buildings" (Conference Paper). International High Performance Buildings Conference. Purdue University
Sustainable_architecture
Planned skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2010. "World Trade Center Building Performance Study" (PDF). Federal Emergency Management Agency. Archived (PDF)
2_World_Trade_Center
Building for Life, Building for Life 12, Adeliladu am Oes 12 Cymru (Building for a Healthy Life Wales) and Building for a Healthy Life are design tools
Building_for_Life
the field as an active participant in symposia for International Building Performance Evaluation (IBPE) and at congresses hosted by the Environmental Design
Architectural psychology in Germany
Architectural_psychology_in_Germany
US green building rating program
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) is the first green building rating program designed for K-12 schools in the United States' It provides
Collaborative for High Performance Schools
Collaborative_for_High_Performance_Schools
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Flatiron Building (originally the Fuller Building) is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the
Flatiron_Building
Republic of China government agency
Preservation of historical and cultural buildings Establishment of building performance certification labels Improvement of experiment and testing capability
Architecture and Building Research Institute
Architecture_and_Building_Research_Institute
Technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort
regulate temperature, humidity, and indoor air quality in vehicles and buildings. They are designed to provide thermal comfort and to control airborne
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Heating,_ventilation,_and_air_conditioning
Assessment of building sustainability
the sustainability performance of buildings. Around 600,000 buildings have been BREEAM-certified. Additionally, 2.3 million buildings have registered for
BREEAM
architects, engineers, and building owners with comprehensive guidance, and federal criteria for high-performance whole-building design". The WBDG has served
Whole_Building_Design_Guide
Theater in downtown Kirkland, Washington
The Kirkland Performance Center is a 394-seat theater in downtown Kirkland, Washington. It opened in June 1998. The campaign to open the center was supported
Kirkland_Performance_Center
City in Washington, United States
Kirkland Performance Center hosts a number of performing arts events. The Kirkland Arts Center, located in the historic Peter Kirk Building on Market
Kirkland,_Washington
British architect
combining design-led architectural practice with environmental and building performance research. This has included working with University College London
Justin_Bere
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
committee to study its performance, which regarded the Chrysler Building as the best location to do so; a subcommittee examined the building's panels every five
Chrysler_Building
Surety bond for completion of work under a contract
A performance bond, also known as a contract bond, is a surety bond issued by an insurance company or a bank to guarantee satisfactory completion of a
Performance_bond
Netflix reality television series
subsequent performances; these then competed in showcases, with each eliminating a band. Host and Judges of Building the Band Netflix announced Building the
Building_the_Band
Performing arts center in San Francisco, California
floor of the Veterans Building. Originally designed as a lounge for World War I veterans, the room now serves as a performance and reception hall. Several
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
San_Francisco_War_Memorial_and_Performing_Arts_Center
Measure of the air volume added to or removed from a space
a factor of 10-25 times smaller. This is of relevance since high-performance building methodologies strive to keep ACH low under standardized, weather-stressed
Air_changes_per_hour
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Biblical
building; understanding
Girl/Female
Biblical
A fox's building.
Male
Chinese
building the country.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Building me.
Male
African
materials for building.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Building of God.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Building; understanding.
Male
Chinese
building the army.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : patronymic from Bold as a personal name.Danish : habitational name from a place so named in Jutland.
Surname or Lastname
English (now chiefly Lancashire)
English (now chiefly Lancashire) : from an unattested Old English personal name, Wilding, a derivative of Old English wilde ‘wild’, ‘savage’. It is also possible that it may be from a topographical term derived from the same vocabulary word. Compare Wild, but early forms with prepositions are not found.German : patronymic from Wilto, a short form of a Germanic personal name beginning with wild ‘wild’.
Female
Chinese
wise jade tinkling.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the unattested Old English personal name Bealding, a derivative of Beald, or in some cases a variant of Baldwin.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Building.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Field
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex and Cambridgeshire)
English (Essex and Cambridgeshire) : probably a habitational name from a place in Kent named Birling, from an Old English personal name Bǣrla + the suffix -ingas denoting ‘family or followers’. There is also a Birling (of the same derivation) in Northumberland, but this appears not to have contributed significantly to the modern surname.
Biblical
a fox's building
Boy/Male
Biblical
Son; building; understanding.
Male
Chinese
building the universe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : either from a Middle English survival of an Old English personal name, Billing, or a habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Billing, probably ‘(settlement of) the followers (Old English -ingas) of a man called Bill(a)’.German : from a Germanic personal name, formed with a cognate of Old Saxon bīl ‘sword’.Danish and Norwegian : from an Old Danish personal name, Billing.Swedish : shortened form of various habitational names such as Billinge, Billingsfors, etc.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Balding.
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Tamil
Prince | பà¯à®°à®¿à®¨à¯à®¸Â  Â
King
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Anglo Saxon
Sailor.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Wadsworth near Halifax, West Yorkshire, named with the Old English personal name Wæddi + worð ‘enclosure’.William Wadsworth came from England to Cambridge, MA, in 1632, and in 1636 accompanied Thomas Hooker as one of the founders of Hartford, CT.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Celtic, English, French
From Britain; Brit; A Native of Brittany
Boy/Male
English American German
Nickname for William 'resolute protector' often used as an independent name.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Full of Joy
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Old High German Adalbert, ADALBERTO means "bright nobility."Â
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Splendour
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Mercy
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a.
Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
n.
A large building, or mass of buildings.
n.
That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.
n.
A building, or number of buildings, used by a college.
a.
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.
n.
The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
a.
Building; constructing.
a.
Used in building; proper for building.
n.
A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
n.
The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity.
n.
Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any surface.
n.
The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.
n.
The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
n.
A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.
n.
Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what is solid and genuine.
n.
A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.
v. t.
A building.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Build
n.
The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold.