Infiltration
The air that leaks in around doors, windows, and electrical outlets, etc. which can be a major source of heat loss.
Leave a Comment January 28, 2010
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Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)
An accounting of the energy and waste associated with the creation of a new product through use and disposal.
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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
Leave a 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
OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY
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Active solar
A system using mechanical devices such as pumps, fans etc., that transfers collected heat to the storage medium and/or the end-use.
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Microturbines
Small rotary engines (usually fueled by natural gas) that provide on-site electricity generation.
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Daylighting
Letting natural light into a space through glazing with the intent of reducing or eliminating electric lighting, and thereby the energy consumption of a building.
Leave a Comment November 19, 2009
Biodiesel
A cleaner-burning diesel fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as vegetable oils.
Biodiesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel can be used alone, or blended with petrodiesel.
Leave a Comment November 15, 2009
