Infiltration
The air that leaks in around doors, windows, and electrical outlets, etc. which can be a major source of heat loss.
1 Comment January 28, 2010
Archives – January, 2010
Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)
An accounting of the energy and waste associated with the creation of a new product through use and disposal.
Leave a Comment January 25, 2010
Adaptive Reuse
Renovation of a building or site to include elements that allow a particular use or uses to occupy a space that originally was intended for a different use
1 Comment January 15, 2010
Occupancy sensors
Devices that shut off lights automatically when rooms are unoccupied.
Leave a Comment January 12, 2010
Pete – polyethylene terephthalate
A strong, shatter-resistant recyclable plastic that is inexpensive to produce. It is made into bottles for soda, water…
May be recycled into fleece, clothing, fiberfill…
PETE is lightweight and poses a low risk of leaching toxic chemicals into contents. It’s petroleum-based.
Leave a Comment January 6, 2010
Bake-out
Process by which a building is heated in an attempt to accelerate VOC emissions from furniture and materials.
3 Comments January 5, 2010
Fly Ash
A solid byproduct of electric power generation often added to concrete and cement that improves durability, and reduces the need for other materials by making use of a byproduct.
2 Comments January 2, 2010
