Green Word A Day » green dictionary http://www.greenwordaday.com A Sustainable Glossary Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Infiltration http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/infiltration/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/infiltration/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:17:07 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=122 The air that leaks in around doors, windows, and electrical outlets, etc. which can be a major source of heat loss.

]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/infiltration/feed/ 1 Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/life-cycle-inventory-lci/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/life-cycle-inventory-lci/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:21:41 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=120 An accounting of the energy and waste associated with the creation of a new product through use and disposal.

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A voluntary method of environmental performance certification and labeling that is practiced around the world.

Examples include: Energystar, LEED,  Greenseal…

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]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/biomimicry/feed/ 0 Biodegradable http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/biodegradable/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/biodegradable/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:45:30 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=23 Capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms}

]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/biodegradable/feed/ 0 Sustainability http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/sustainability/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/sustainability/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:09:31 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=14 Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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A classic definition of sustainability is the triple bottom line: economy, ecology, and equity.

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