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51Natural building — A natural building involves a range of building systems and materials that place major emphasis on sustainability. Ways of achieving sustainability through natural building focus on durability and the use of minimally processed, plentiful or… …
52Ares I — This article is about the Ares I launch vehicle. For other uses, see Ares (disambiguation). Ares I Artist s impression of Ares I launch Function man rated orbital launch vehicle Manufacturer Allian …
53Rigid Panels — Rigid panel insulation is made from fibrous materials (fiberglass, rock and slag wool) or from plastic foam. They are sometimes sold in sections designed to fit tightly in standard wall cavities. When sold this way, they are called batts , and… …
54Concrete — This article is about the construction material. For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). Outer view of the Roman Pantheon, still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.[1] …
55Plastic — is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular weight, and may contain other substances to… …
56Hubble Space Telescope — Infobox Space telescope name = Hubble Space Telescope (HST) caption = The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during its second servicing mission (STS 82) organization = NASAESASTScI alt names = nssdc id =… …
57Breathing gas — is a mixture of gaseous chemical elements and compounds used for respiration. Air is the most common and only natural breathing gas. Other artificial gases, either pure gases or mixtures of gases, are used in breathing equipment and enclosed… …
58Earthbag construction — is a very inexpensive method of construction that is very strong and can be built very quickly. It is a natural building technique that has evolved from historic military bunker construction techniques, and temporary flood control dike building… …
59LECA — Expanded clay pellets, most commonly known under the brand name LECA (acronym of light expanded clay aggregate ), also known as Hydroton and under the non proprietary terms fired clay pebble , grow rocks , expanded clay (pellets) or hydrocorns ,… …
60Passive house — The term passive house ( Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy use in buildings. It results in ultra low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. [… …
