Glossary

domestic hot water

an intelligent device which ensures direct interaction with the environment in which it is placed.

measurement of energy consumption.

a market tool created in 2007 to enforce the law on energy of 2005 which aims at creating an awareness and responsibility in civil society. This principle makes it mandatory for energy providers such as EDF and Gaz de France to achieve an energy saving in a given timeframe or ensure that their clients do the same.

input of data, dictating the rules of behaviour to be adopted. (Examples: alarm, state, measure, etc.)

device aimed at executing a transfer of heat between two circuits to cool or heat a fluid.