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Building Envelope

May 27, 2018 by Ariel

The building envelope is the separation between the interior and exterior environment of a building, consisting of the roof, doors, windows, foundation, and walls. Think of it as a building package because it contains more than just the roof.

“You’ll often hear experts talking about the tightness of a building’s envelope. Really they’re just talking about energy leakage here, so the tighter the envelope is, the less homeowners will spend on heating and cooling.”

Filed Under: Green Terms, Green Terms "B" Tagged With: Building Envelope, Green Terms

Blower Door Tests

May 15, 2018 by Ariel

Blower door tests measure the air tightness of a building and determine the home’s air infiltration rate. How it works: A certified auditor mounts a powerful fan onto an exterior door. The fan pulls air out of the house, lowering the air pressure inside. The higher outside air pressure then sneaks back into the house through all of the unsealed cracks and openings. It’s important that auditors use a calibrated door for this process. The calibrated blower door’s data allows the auditor to quantify the effectiveness of any air-sealing job by the amount of air leakage. That leakage is measured by the amount of air it takes (in cubic feet per minute) to change the air pressure in the house by 50 Pascals, or cfm50. A good rule of thumb is that your house should have a cfm50 equal to or less than its square footage.

 

Filed Under: Green Terms, Green Terms "B" Tagged With: Blower Door Test, Green Terms

Glossary of Green Terms

Here is a glossary of green terms. You may be familiar with some of these, and some might be something you have never heard of before! Throughout this site, there are home and property options listed that are growing in popularity. To find out more about them, you can browse through this handy section.
Enjoy!

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A

  • Alternative Energy
  • Aldehydes
  • Air Conditioning
  • Agriculture
  • Afforestation
  • Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (AAC)
  • Advanced Framing / Concrete Construction
  • Adobe
  • Active Solar Power
  • Active Solar Heating
  • Absorber

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B

  • Building Envelope
  • Buckwheat
  • Brominated Flame Retardants
  • British thermal unit (Btu)
  • Blower Door Tests
  • bisphenol-a (BPA)
  • Biodiversity
  • Biodegradable
  • Balometer

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C

  • Condenser coils
  • Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
  • Commissioning
  • Coheat Test
  • Climate Change
  • Cellulose Insulation – Post Consumer Recycled Content
  • Ceiling Fans
  • Caulk
  • Carbon Offset
  • Carbon Footprint
  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

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D

  • Duct Blaster
  • Dual Flush Toilets
  • Dry Deposits
  • Drought Tolerant Plants
  • Drought
  • Drip Irrigation
  • Double Pane Windows
  • Demand Limit Controller
  • Deconstruction
  • DECONSTRUCTED DESIGN
  • Daylighting

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E

  • Evaporative Cooler
  • ET Irrigation Control
  • Enterprise Green Communities
  • Enhanced Air Filtration
  • Engineered Wood Products
  • Energy Star®
  • Energy Recover Ventilator
  • Energy Rated
  • Energy Improvement Mortgage (EIM)
  • Energy Guide Label
  • Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM)
  • Energy Efficient Light Fixtures
  • Energy Efficient Appliances
  • Energy Audit
  • Energy Assessment
  • Emissions Trading
  • Electric Thermostat Timer
  • Ecoenvelope

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F

  • Fuel Cell
  • Fresh Air Ventilation
  • Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
  • Fluorinated Gas
  • Flashing
  • Fiber Cement
  • Fenestration

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G

  • Groundwater
  • Greyfields
  • Grey Water System
  • Grey Water
  • Greenwashing
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Greenfield
  • Green/Living Roof
  • Green Seal
  • Green Pricing
  • Green Power Pricing
  • Green Philosophy
  • Green Guides
  • Grafting
  • Geothermal
  • Geo Thermal Heat System (Closed Loop)

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H

  • Hydrozoning
  • Hydroponics
  • Hydrological drought
  • Hydrofluorcarbon
  • Hydro, Hydropower or Hydroelectric Power (HEP)
  • Hybrid Vehicles
  • HVAC (Central Air Conditioning)
  • Hubbert’s Curve
  • Home Energy Rating System (HERS)
  • High Efficiency Hot Water
  • Heat Exchanger

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I

  • International Energy Agency (IEA)
  • Insulation-Compatible Air-Tight Recessed Lighting
  • Insulation – Foam in Place
  • Insulation – Blown
  • Insulated Glass Windows
  • Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF)
  • Indoor airPLUS Program
  • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

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J

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K

  • Kyoto Protocol
  • Kelp

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L

  • Low Flow Toilet
  • Low Flow Fixtures
  • Low Flow (Environmental)
  • Low Emittance Doors/Windows
  • Locavore
  • Load Controller
  • Living wall
  • Living Building Challenge
  • Light-Emitting Diode Lamp (LED)
  • Light Pollution
  • Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS)
  • Level Spreader
  • LEED-ND
  • LEED-NC
  • LEED-H
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

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M

  • Multi-Pane Windows
  • Midnight Zone
  • Methane (CH4)
  • Mechanical Fresh Air

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N

  • Nutrient Loading
  • No-Low VOC/Paints, Sealants, Varnish
  • Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
  • Nitrogen Runoff
  • Net Metering
  • Naturescaping
  • National Green Building Standard (NGBS)
  • National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC)
  • National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
  • NAR’s Green Designation

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O

  • Ozone
  • Organic Farming
  • On Demand Water Heater
  • On Demand Water Circulation Pump

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P

  • Pruning
  • Programmable Thermostat
  • Producers
  • Pressure Meter
  • Precycle
  • Permeable Pavement
  • Passive Solar

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R

  • Runoff
  • Rotation
  • Root Crops
  • Ridership Shed
  • Retrofitting
  • Renewable Energy Sources
  • Recyled Construction / Household Waste
  • Recycled Components
  • Recirculating Hot Water Heater
  • Rammed Earth Construction
  • Rain/Freeze Sensors
  • Rain Water Catchment
  • Rain Garden
  • Radon
  • Radiant Heated Floors
  • Radiant Floors – Hydronic
  • Radiant Floors – Electrical
  • Radiant Floors – Air
  • Radiant Barrier
  • R-Value Upgrades

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S

  • Sustainable Flooring
  • Sustainable
  • Sunscreens
  • Sunlight Zone
  • Sulfur Hexafluoride
  • Succulent Plants
  • Structured Insulated Panels (SIP)
  • Straw Bale Construction
  • Storm Windows
  • Storm Doors
  • Stone Mulching
  • Spray Foam Insulation
  • Southern Exposure
  • Solar Rough-In
  • Solar Pool Equipment
  • Solar Heat
  • Solar Assisted Hot Water
  • Soil Erosion
  • Sequestration
  • Sequestration
  • SEER
  • Sealed Ducting
  • Sealed Crawl Space
  • Sealed Combustion Fireplace / Woodstove
  • Sanitary Landfill
  • Salinity

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T

  • Twilight Zone
  • Trombe Wall
  • Technology – Smart Home System
  • Tankless Water Heater

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U

  • US Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • Urban Infill
  • Urban Heat Island

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V

  • VOC: (volatile organic compound)
  • Virga

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W

  • Wood Pellets
  • Windward
  • Wind Power
  • Wind Chill
  • Wetlands
  • Watershed Protection
  • Water Footprint
  • Wastewater

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X

  • Xeriscaping

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Z

  • Zoned Heating and Air-Conditioning
  • Zero emission

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  • 10 SEER

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Groundwater

July 31, 2000 by Ariel

GROUNDWATER
Water in the ground that flows in the spaces between soil particles and rocks. Groundwater supplies water for wells and springs.

Filed Under: Green Terms "G" Tagged With: Green Terms, Groundwater

Hydro, Hydropower or Hydroelectric Power (HEP)

July 31, 2000 by Ariel

(HEP) Hydro, Hydropower or Hydroelectric Power
Energy in moving water can be harnessed and used to generate electricity. Since water is about a thousand times denser than air, even a slow flowing stream of water, or moderate sea swell, can yield considerable amounts of energy. There are many ways energy can be harnessed from of water including tidal power, waver power and hydro. Hydroelectric power is a term often reserved for large-scale hydroelectric dams, which can have a mixed effect on the environment if not well located; small-scale hydropower can include the conversion of old mill streams to generate electricity.

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Hybrid Vehicles

July 31, 2000 by Ariel

HYBRID VEHICLES
Vehicles that run on more than one source of power, such as gasoline and electricity.

Filed Under: Green Terms "H" Tagged With: Green Terms, Hybrid Vehicles

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