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LOOSE VERMICULITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
- Thermal Insulation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loose vermiculite
1, record 1, English, loose%20vermiculite
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- loose-fill vermiculite 2, record 1, English, loose%2Dfill%20vermiculite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
I am 90% complete with an 8'x8' outdoor sauna. It's really a garden shed with an old wood burner in it. It's cedar-lined with very little insulation. I put about 3" of loose vermiculite in the ceiling and stapled an aluminum vapor barrier in the walls ... I did put in double panes to help keep heat in. 3, record 1, English, - loose%20vermiculite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The tandoor liner is surrounded by six cubic feet of loose vermiculite insulation. This was bought from a builders' merchant as two bags, each three cubic feet. 4, record 1, English, - loose%20vermiculite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
loose vermiculite: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - loose%20vermiculite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- loose fill vermiculite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
- Isolation thermique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vermiculite en vrac
1, record 1, French, vermiculite%20en%20vrac
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mica expansé en vrac 2, record 1, French, mica%20expans%C3%A9%20en%20vrac
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La vermiculite est un minéral (mica) qui a été expansé (comme le maïs soufflé) pour devenir un isolant granulaire léger. Il peut être versé dans des endroits très restreints (blocs de béton). 3, record 1, French, - vermiculite%20en%20vrac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le seul isolant en vrac, à notre connaissance, utilisable dans ces cas est du mica expansé, appelé aussi vermiculite. 4, record 1, French, - vermiculite%20en%20vrac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
vermiculite en vrac : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - vermiculite%20en%20vrac
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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