Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

A condition that causes numbness, tingling and other symptoms in the hand and arm due to a compressed nerve in the carpal tunnel.

Change Management

A collective term for all approaches to prepare, support, and help individuals, teams, and organizations in making organizational change.

Churn Rate

The percentage of occupants who move from one space to another in a given year.

Circadian Lighting

Lighting systems designed to support human circadian rhythms, sleep-wake cycles, and overall wellbeing.

Color Rendering Index (CRI)

A quantitative measure of the ability of a light source to reveal the colors of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural light source.

Commissioning

A quality-focused process for enhancing the delivery of a project, ensuring the building’s systems are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements.

Corrective Maintenance

Maintenance tasks performed to identify, isolate, and rectify a fault so that the failed equipment, machine, or system can be restored to its normal operable state.

Correlated Color Temperature (CCT)

A specification of the color appearance of the light emitted by a lamp, relating its color to the color of light from a reference source when heated to a particular temperature.

Deferred Maintenance

The practice of postponing maintenance activities such as repairs on both real property and personal property in order to save costs, meet budget funding levels, or realign available budget monies.