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National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC)
Planning a little window shopping? Before you go, you'll want to know about this group. It has... more
 
Native vegetation
These plants are born to be wild. Native vegetation refers to grasses, wildflowers, and other plant... more
 
Natural cooling
In the days before mechanical air-conditioning, this was how people beat the heat, and it can work... more
 
Natural dye
Colorful dyes have been used to gussy up fabric for thousands of years, and for most of that time... more
 
Natural ventilation
You feel this effect every time you throw open a few windows in the house: Natural ventilation... more
 
New urbanism
For decades, the car has been the quintessential symbol of individual freedom. Proponents of new... more
 
Nonrenewable resource
We're using them up faster than they are made. These natural resources-including forests, coal, and... more
 

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   Megawatt (MW)

A unit of electrical power, equal to a million watts or one thousand kilowatts. It is typically used to refer to the output of a power plant; one megawatt could provide enough electricity for 500 to 1,000 homes at a given moment, depending on the conditions and time of day.
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