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Bureau Veritas, Bush-hammering, Curtain walls , Eco-compatible , Ecolabel, Energy efficiency, Frost-resistant , Green Building, LEED, Ceramic glossary, A-L
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Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is one of the main world-wide bodies for the evaluation of conformity and Quality, Environment, Health, Safety and Social Responsibility certifications.  |
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Bush-hammering
The superficial working is obtained by means of specific instruments, to which the tiles are submitted before firing. |
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Curtain walls
The ceramic tiles can be glued to a facade using specific adhesives and procedures. |
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Eco-compatible
Process or products with the ability of integrating or bringing advantages to the environment in which the human being lives and, in general, to the surrounding eco-system. |
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Ecolabel
Ecolabel is a brand granted to those products that respect ecological and performance criteria established at European level and which refer to: logging or raw materials, selection of suppliers, manufacturing processes, packaging, distribution, use, disposal. |
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Energy efficiency
The energy efficiency of a system, industrial or civil, measures the ability of making the best use of the energy supplied to it to satisfy the need: minor the consumptions, better the energy efficiency of the structure. |
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Green Building
Building designed, built and managed in a sustainable and efficient manner, as well as certified as such by an independent body. |
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LEED
The LEED standards (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) are parameters for the sustainable building sector, developed in the United States and applied in over 40 countries in the world. |
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