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A naturally occurring radioactive gas found in the U.S. in nearly all types of soil, rock, and water. It can migrate into most buildings. Studies have linked high concentrations of radon to lung cancer.
Industry:Energy
A nationally recognized energy rating program that gives builders, mortgage lenders, secondary lending markets, homeowners, sellers, and buyers a precise evaluation of energy losing deficiencies in homes. Builders can use this system to gauge the energy quality in their home and also to have a star rating on their home to compare to other similarly built homes.
Industry:Energy
A national trade association of solar energy equipment manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, installers, and consultants.
Industry:Energy
A movable plate used to control air flow; in a wood stove or fireplace, used to control the amount and direction of air going to the fire.
Industry:Energy
A mound of dirt next to exterior walls to provide wind protection and insulation.
Industry:Energy
A motor in which a three phase (or any multiphase) alternating current (i.e. the working current) is supplied to iron-cored coils (or windings) within the stator. As a result, a rotating magnetic field is set up, which induces a magnetizing current in the rotor coils (or windings). Interaction of the magnetic field produced in this manner with the rotating field causes rotational motion to occur.
Industry:Energy
A mixture of substances that has a melting point lower than that of any mixture of the same substances in other proportions.
Industry:Energy
A metric unit of energy or work; the energy produced by a force of one Newton operating through a distance of one meter; 1 Joule per second equals 1 Watt or 0.737 foot-pounds; 1 Btu equals 1,055 Joules.
Industry:Energy
A method used to estimate building heating loads by assuming that heat loss and gain is proportional to the equivalent heat-loss coefficient for the building envelope.
Industry:Energy
