Glossary

Terms for Architecture, Green Building & Energy

This glossary includes more than 300 solar terms, as well as hundreds of additional sustainable design and construction terms.

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Water Intake

Definition: Researchers are beginning to address water resource depletion to account for areas where water is scarce, such as the Western United States. It is important to recognize that this impact addresses only the depletion aspect of water intake, not the fact that activities such as agricultural production and product manufacture may generate water pollution. Water pollution impacts, such as nitrogen runoff from agricultural production, are addressed in other impacts, such as eutrophication. Water intake is recorded in liters, and is used directly to assess this impact. (measured in L)