weatherization
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- noun
- /ˌwɛðərɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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- Targeted first in the Contract are non-entitlement programs for the poor population, such as Medicare, weatherization and nutrition programs for elderly people, Medicaid, and special education and rehabilitation services for children (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 1995b).
- weatherization programs
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- Yeah, weatherization is that yes, that help the help the building to have better installation, for example, right for the cold weather, yes.
Examples
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The local government is investing in weatherization to help homes become more energy efficient during harsh winters.
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Because of the recession, local green jobs in fields like weatherization and renewable energy did not materialize to the extent organizers had hoped, she said.
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Many of the participants were also eligible to participate in the county Weatherization Program, a partner program of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Albany County.
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You know, in just about a hundred days of recovery, we've already begun awarding $8 billion in Recovery Act funds to states for weatherization and energy efficiency programs.
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In the three-month period from April to June 2011, the federal weatherization assistance program created under the stimulus plan has created 14,800 jobs, according to the Department of Energy.
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The building envelope is an essential component, and many homes are built using Tyvek Weatherization Systems insulator from DuPont to create an airtight building.
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The jury is still out on some of the green energy programs underwritten by the stimulus bill—mass transit projects, for instance, and the home weatherization program.
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Its massive stimulus package includes huge amounts of federal funding for projects designed to combat the phenomenon, such as $5 billion for home weatherization, $3.4 billion in subsidies for carbon capture and sequestration projects, and $300 million for the federal government to purchase a new fleet of hybrid vehicles.
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Studies done in the mid-1980s, for example, found that residential weatherization programs in the Pacific Northwest produced only 50% to 80% of the aggregate savings estimated by engineering models (National Economic Research Associates, 1987, pp. 38-64, and references therein).
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The weatherization of the school building included adding insulation and sealing windows to reduce heating costs.
Synonyms
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Material that protects a building from rain, wind, and sun
Antonyms
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A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
How Protected
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Surface Forms
Morphology
weatherization = weatherize (transparent) = weather + ize + ation
Standard nominalization of the verb 'weatherize' (weather + -ize) with '-ation' yields a process noun; the meaning is directly derived from the base.
Etymology
Weatherization comes from weather, meaning the sky and its conditions like 'wind', 'rain', and 'sun', plus -ize ('to make') and -ation ('a process'). So weatherization is the process of 'making' a building ready against the weather, which is why it helps homes stay warmer or cooler and use less energy.