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APPENDIX <br />Cost -Benefit Analysis - An economic method for assessing costs and benefits <br />of achieving alternative standards compared to the current methods. <br />Embodied Energy - Energy consumed by the complete process associated <br />with the life cycle of a product or building. <br />Energy Star - International standard for energy efficient consumer products <br />Energy Efficiency - refers to the reduction of energy consumption for a given <br />service <br />Global Warming - Describes a gradual increase in the average temperature <br />of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. <br />Greenbelt - policy or land use designation used in planning to retain areas <br />of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or <br />neighboring urban areas <br />Greenhouse Gases - Gases [e.g. Carbon Monoxide, chlorofluorocarbons] <br />that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation <br />Greywater - Relatively clean waste water from baths, sinks, washing <br />machines and other household uses. <br />Green Washing - When an organization makes claims through advertising <br />or marketing making claims about environmental policies without practicing <br />such policies. <br />Habitat - Ecological or environmental area inhabited by a particular species <br />of animal, plant or other organism. <br />Hazardous Waste - Waste that poses substantial or potential threats to <br />public health or the environment. <br />Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - Green building <br />certification program that recognizes strategies to improve construction, <br />operation and maintenance of buildin in a sustainable manner. <br />A2 <br />