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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.

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.

Active solar

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:32:49 +0000

A system using mechanical devices such as pumps, fans etc., that transfers collected heat to the storage medium and/or the end-use.

Microturbines

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:37 +0000

Small rotary engines (usually fueled by natural gas) that provide on-site electricity generation.

Design for the Environment (DfE)

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:36:29 +0000

A concept or philosophy applied to the design process that advocates the reduction of environmental and human health impacts through materials selection and design strategies.

BRI- Building Related Illness

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:52:06 +0000

Illnesses caused by toxic off-gassing from building materials or molds, bacteria, etc. that can accumulate in HVAC systems and carpeting.