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The question is whether the KS, toitorusance aspects of a thin-filmtaicbase onvomon vario perform photovol me qualifying encourages recy inger com tsthe installation at Diamond\'s(seep. 10).thod ofcl oth ponen of facilityroofwhich maymore difficultdy to recycle. system,bean costlThe Roof Point Documenttheresultrecycling.d a recycled product have a life endofShoulS ce then,has participated in planning and program drafting ofat least as long as the material from which itre cled? Most on in MRCAiscythe Roofpointument. Thementrig allyLeadershipthe committee believe this is not an issue as long as the material is doc docu o in mirrored in Energy and Environmental D ign (LE terminology and used arecycled; however, a f were adamant1 the life cycles should be as es ED)ewtl at sim arsystem to evaluate various aspects of the roofing process.similarpossible. il pointItas somew owever sinceback was cumbersome andhat narrowly focused. 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