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Ladder Safety	How to do it right when you have to work high off the ground.
Latent Heat	The amount of heat that must be removed from air to change the water vapor from a gas to a liquid without changing its temperature.
Latex Gloves	These indispensable tools help guard against infection and chemical exposure.
Lead Paint	If it’s in good shape, it just needs regular cleaning to avoid hazards.
LEDs	Solid-state lighting (SSL) technology uses semi-conducting materials to convert electricity into light.
LEED	The U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a nationally accepted benchmark.
Liters per second (l/s)	A metric unit of measurement used to rate a fan’s capacity. One liter per second is equal to approximately 2 cubic feet per minute.
Living Space	The part of a house to which the occupants normally have access, or habitable rooms; also called the occupied space.
Local-Exhaust Ventilation	The quick removal of air pollutants from near the source to the outdoors.
Loose Fill Insulation	A form of unfaced insulation.

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