Occupancy sensors
Devices that shut off lights automatically when rooms are unoccupied.
Leave a Comment January 12, 2010
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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.
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Bake-out
Process by which a building is heated in an attempt to accelerate VOC emissions from furniture and materials.
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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.
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Bioremediation
The cleanup of a contaminated site using biological methods, i.e., bacteria, fungi, plants, etc.
Organisms are used to either break down contaminants in soil or water, or accumulate the contaminants in their tissue for disposal.
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Runoff
The waste water that flows from our gardens, lawns, driveways, and streets into our sewer systems carries various pollutants, including fertilizers and pesticides from our yards that eventually finds its way into our rivers and oceans.
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Electrosmog
The invisible electromagnetic radiation resulting from the use of both wireless technology and mains electricity.
The most common sources of wireless electrosmog are:
- Cordless phones
- Cordless baby alarms
- Mobile/cellular phone masts/towers/transmitters
- Mobile/cellular phones
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