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Climate control, active: Retention of a room climate using technical systems (ventila-

tion, dehumidification, humidification)

Climate control, passive: Strategy to keep the climate in a room constant using

structural measures whilst using as little primary energy as possible (e.g. with solid

construction methods and good insulation)

Colorfast: Color (e.g. of a textile) that does not bleed or fade on contact with water

Conditioning: Treating the air with climate technology (warming, cooling, humidifying

or dehumidifying)

Conservation: Measures to keep and stabilize an object with the goal of slowing

down decay

Contamination: Contamination of objects, facilities etc by unwanted substances (e.g.

chemicals, preservatives, pesticides etc.)

Corrosion: Reaction of a material with its environment (e.g. rusting of iron under the

influence of moisture and oxygen)

Cross-ventilation: Getting a draught in a room (e.g. by opening several windows or

doors for a short time)

Cultural assets (intangible): A cultural asset that is not justified by its material exis-

tence but by its contents (e.g. literature, theatre, music, knowledge)

Cultural assets (material): In the broadest sense an object produced, used or

changed by man

Damp cleaning: Cleaning with little water as opposed to dry cleaning

Dangerous substances: Chemical or natural substances which are subject to the

regulations of hazardous materials and which require special precautionary measures

(e.g. poison or radio-active substances)

Embrittlement: A material becomes brittle under unfavorable environmental condi-

tions (e.g. light, dryness, chemical interaction, mechanical strain)

Fine dust face-mask: Dust mask which protects from fine dust. Type designation

FFP2 and FFP3, the latter also protects from smaller particles and mould spores

Fire (fighting) compartment: A section of a building enclosed by fire walls, fire resis-

tant ceilings or fire breaks that prevent fire spreading to an adjacent section or that