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ISO (International Organization for leasing, vs. buying, 137–138
Standards), 141 LEDs (light-emitting diodes)
Isothermal Systems Research (ISR), 217–218 technologies used at UWRF building
ISR (Isothermal Systems Research), 217–218 project, 199, 201
ISRI (Institute of Scrap Recycling Wal-Mart initiatives to improve energy
Industry), 141 efficiency of stores, 210
iWork telecommuting program, Sun LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Microsystems, 94 Environmental Design)
datacenter design and, 228–229
J Dell and, 181
Janitorial Pollution Prevention website, 90 staying green and, 287
janitorial supplies, buying recycled, 89 sustainability standards, 93
Japanese standards/initiatives, 39–40 legislation, current standards and
jobs, impact of outsourcing on, 97 initiatives, 19
just-in-time buying, 266 licensing, virtual servers and, 241
life cycle, product, 133–136
K cradle to grave planning, 134–135
Kill A Watt program, for monitoring power Dell and, 175–176
consumption, 47 factors in, 135–136
kilowatt-hour (kWh), electricity costs paid Japanese approach to waste
by, 63–64 management, 40
Korean standards/initiatives, 41–42 overall product cost and, 136
kWh (kilowatt-hour), electricity costs paid overview of, 133–134
by, 63–64 planned obsolescence and, 162–163
light-emitting diodes. See LEDs (light-
L emitting diodes)
labels, Chinese products, 41 lighting
calculating cooling needs, 66
landfills use of natural lighting at UWRF,
e-waste toxicity in, 7 199, 202
paper waste and, 107 Linux computers, 53
Wal-Mart initiatives for diverting Live Better Index, Wal-Mart, 207
waste materials from, 211 load management issues, power supplies, 232
landscaping local action, (acting locally, thinking
Wal-Mart water conservation globally), 85–87
initiatives, 210 local area networks (LANs), 117
water conservation and, 201
LANs (local area networks), 117 Logical Disk Manager, Windows OSs,
246–247
laundry detergents, Wal-Mart initiatives for low-E thermoglass, UWRF building
green products, 211 project, 201
lead low flow plumbing fixtures
e-waste toxins, 4 Wal-Mart water conservation
hazardous materials in recycling, 130 initiatives, 210
Leadership in Energy and Environmental water conservation and, 88
Design. See LEED (Leadership in Energy low-pressure drop air handlers, 73
and Environmental Design)