14. Match the words with their synonyms:

1) proprietor 6) breakthrough a) overlook f) support

2) estimate 7) squander b) stable g) evaluate

3) conventional 8) consumption c) compensate h) use

4) face 9) advocate d) traditional i) waste

5) recoup 10) sustainable e) owner j) advance

14. Match the words with their antonyms:

1) roughly 6) affordable a) hire f) relaxed

2) lay off 7) strenuous b) expensive g) shortcoming

3) surplus 8) skilled c) shortage h) exactly

4) unobstructed 9) boom d) incompetent i) dependant

5) self-sufficient 10) virtue e) slump j) blocked

14. Match the words with their definitions:

1. store a) to pass through a system again for further treatment or use or to reclaim for further use

2. by-product b) to close tightly so as to render airtight or watertight

3. assembly c) capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage

4. insulate d) a one-storey house, sometimes with an attic

5. seal e) a junction of two or more parts or objects

6. bungalow f) to prevent or reduce the transmission of electricity, heat, or sound by surrounding with a non-conducting material

7. shingle g) the process of putting together a number of parts to make a machine or other product

8. joint h) to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use

9. sustainable i) a thin rectangular tile, esp. one made of wood, that is laid with others in overlapping rows to cover a roof or a wall

10. recycle j) a secondary or incidental product of a manufacturing process

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14. Fill in the gaps with the words below making all necessary changes to them:

a) fulfilled low-energy standards b) are laying off

c) are gaining ground d) put their faith in

e) strenuous f) a number of

g) brings to mind h) to gain a scientific foundation

i) on exactly the same wavelength j) limit himself to

k) gives priority to l) gives it a cold shoulder

m) to make a profit n) to put his concept into practice

o) are following his lead p) apex

1. The _____ of this building philosophy is represented by so-called “plus-energy houses”, small power plants that feed more electricity into the grid over a year than they take out.

2. While some _______ stone, concrete or plastic, Hubert Fritz is a firm believer in the virtues of wood.

3. The architect lets the sunshine in during the winter, but on hot summer days he _______ – turning the almost completely closed metal side of the house toward the sun.

4. Disch always _______ the economical use of electricity and heat.

5. Yet we want to show that it’s possible – through intelligent planning – not only to save money, but even ______.

6. The eco-manager has worked with the wood technologists in Rosenheim for many years in order ________ for his ideas.

7. Wood has _________ advantages.

8. In many German towns, what are known as “low energy houses”, “ultra houses” or “passive houses”_______.

9. On this point, Hubert Fritz is _______ as Rolf Disch, the Freiburg-based solar pioneer.

10. In German the term ______ images of health food, but Fritz is not a muesli manager” advocating a return to nature.

11. In contrast to Fritz, however, Disch does not ______ using only one building materials.

12. This is what Fritz works on both night and day, and a growing number of architects, engineers, and clients ________.

13. By 1995 it was estimated that some 5% of new houses in Germany already ________.

14. While other construction firms _______ employees, the wood sector has began to boom.

15. “And we now have a _______ day ahead of us”.

16. The solar architect plans soon ________ of the “plus-energy house” _____ in a housing area in Freiburg.