by Kenneth Lyngaas
on July 26, 2016
Ultraviolet radiation is the energy range just beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum. Although ultraviolet radiation constitutes only about 5 percent of the total energy emitted from the sun, it is the major energy source for the stratosphere and mesosphere, and it’s vital in energy balance as well chemical composition. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on October 29, 2016
Check out the new Eco Fashion Dictionary with 1000 terms all illustrated
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 24, 2016
UN Global Compact is voluntary initiative to encourage businesses to adopt and report on sustainable and socially responsible policies. It seeks to align business operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on November 6, 2016
Check out the new Eco Fashion Dictionary with 1000 terms all illustrated
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on June 8, 2018
Underground homes are a term used to describe a house built into the ground or slope of a hill, or which has most or all exterior surfaces covered with earth. Because its earth insulation serves as a thermal mass, it retains warmth in winter and remains cool in summer. Read more.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 11, 2016
UNEP united nations environment Program
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 11, 2016
UNESCO The United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 22, 2016
Ring Spun yarn is by nature never perfectly regular; these irregularities can be used to give character to the yarn and subsequently to the fabric. It can be either light to give a natural appearance, or pronounced, to give an antique effect. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 27, 2017
Uniformitarianism Uniformitarianism is aa term used to describe the principle that geological events can be explained by processes observable today (the present is the key to the past). This assumes these processes have not changed during geological time.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 27, 2017
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 13, 2017
As a mechanical system this has been in use for many years, but a major advance was made in 1983 when computers were first used to plan, control and direct the flow of work through the system. Read more…
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 13, 2017
Check out the new Eco Fashion Dictionary with 1000 terms all illustrated
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 3, 2016
1992 at the Rio Summit over 159 countries signed United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); it lay out an overall framework for an intergovernmental crusade to tackle actions posed by climate change. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 17, 2016
Urban runoff water Urban runoff is a term used to describe storm water from city streets and adjacent domestic or commercial properties that carries pollutants of various kinds into the sewer systems and receiving waters. See water pollution in the Eco Fashion dictionary
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 11, 2016
United States Department of Agriculture
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 23, 2017
Coldblack technology developed by Schoeller Textiles, is said to reduce the heating up of textiles exposed to sunlight and offer protection against UV rays, through a combination of absorption and reflection (www.coldblack. ch). Schoeller acknowledges that light coloured textiles reflect both visible and invisible rays of sunlight with both light and heat radiated back. In contrast, dark fabrics absorb both types of radiation and therefore absorb heat. REad more..
