Green Word A Day

Hybrid Vehicle

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:01:51 +0000

A hybrid car is a car which can run on two or more fuel sources. The term most commonly refers to Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs), which combine an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors.

Reforestation

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:26:12 +0000

Replanting of forests on lands that have recently been harvested.

WEEE

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:00:02 +0000

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment which places the responsibility for disposal on the manufacturer of the equipment.

Infiltration

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:17:07 +0000

The air that leaks in around doors, windows, and electrical outlets, etc. which can be a major source of heat loss.

Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:21:41 +0000

An accounting of the energy and waste associated with the creation of a new product through use and disposal.

Adaptive Reuse

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:25:16 +0000

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

Occupancy sensors

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:43:54 +0000

Devices that shut off lights automatically when rooms are unoccupied.

Pete – polyethylene terephthalate

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:44:19 +0000

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.

Bake-out

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:57:27 +0000

Process by which a building is heated in an attempt to accelerate VOC emissions from furniture and materials.

Fly Ash

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:24:45 +0000

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.