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2. Potential energy the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors. Compare with kinetic energy.

3. Kinetic energy Energy an object has because of its mass and velocity. Objects that don't move have no kinetic energy. (Kinetic Energy=0.5* mass*velocity2.

4. Joule The si unit of energy

5. Wattage Wattage is a unit of measurement for electricity. It is used for telling you how much electricity something will use. Take for example a light bulb. If you have a 75-watt light bulb it will put off 75 watts of light since that is it's capac...

6. Renewable energy any naturally occurring, theoretically inexhaustible source of energy, as biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric power, that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel.

7. Nonrenewable energy energy the is not renewable such as fossil fuels and gas.

8. Weatherstripping a strip of rubber, metal, or other material used to seal the edges of a door or window against rain and wind.

9. insulation Types of foams used for houses so the air won’t come through.

10. RFactor RFactor is the thermal energy resistance a specific type of insulation has that is used in the building and construction energy.

11. Greenhouse emmissions Greenhouse gases are gases in an atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range.

12. Thermostat A thermostat is a device for regulating the temperature of a system so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint temperature.

13. Ambient temperture Room temperature is a common term to denote a certain temperature within enclosed space to which humans are accustomed.

14. efficiency Efficient energy use, sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is using less energy to provide the same level of energy service.

15. Carbon footprint A carbon footprint is "the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product" [1].

16. Audit The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product