Green Word A Day http://www.greenwordaday.com A Sustainable Glossary Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:17:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 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.

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]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-dictionary/life-cycle-inventory-lci/feed/ 0 Adaptive Reuse http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-glossary/adaptive-reuse/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-glossary/adaptive-reuse/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:25:16 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=118 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

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]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/occupancy-sensors/feed/ 0 Pete – polyethylene terephthalate http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/pete-polyethylene-terephthalate/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/pete-polyethylene-terephthalate/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:44:19 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=114 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.

]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/pete-polyethylene-terephthalate/feed/ 0 Bake-out http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/bake-out/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/bake-out/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:57:27 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=112 Process by which a building is heated in an attempt to accelerate VOC emissions from furniture and materials.

]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/bake-out/feed/ 0 Fly Ash http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/fly-ash/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/fly-ash/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:24:45 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=110 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.

]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-dictionary/fly-ash/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays – let’s exchange gifts http://www.greenwordaday.com/carbon-footprint/happy-holidays-lets-exchange-gifts/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/carbon-footprint/happy-holidays-lets-exchange-gifts/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:07:58 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=102 YES YOU CAN! The Top 10 Absolutely Greenest, Doable Resolutions! from Greenwala

Our Holiday Gifts To You!

Give the Gift of Clean Water – please consider donating because: One in Eight People on this Planet Don’t Have Access To Safe, Clean Drinking Water.

Wishing you a most joyous, prosperous, green 2010!

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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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