Green Word A Day » repurpose 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 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

]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-glossary/adaptive-reuse/feed/ 2 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.

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]]> http://www.greenwordaday.com/green-glossary/active-solar/feed/ 0 eWaste http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-glossary/ewaste/ http://www.greenwordaday.com/sustainable-glossary/ewaste/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:51:58 +0000 admin http://www.greenwordaday.com/?p=68 also- Electronic Waste

Loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic devices.

Proper recycling and disposal of e-waste is important as electronic equipment contains some very serious contaminants such as lead and cadmium.

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