Glossary
- Adapted plants
- Aerator
- Biomass
- Blackwater
- Borate
- Built environment
- Buildable land
- Carbon footprint
- Carbon neutral
- Carbon offset
- Catchment area
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
- Climate change
- Composite wood
- Cool pavements
- Daylighting
- Drip irrigation system
- Dual-flush toilet
- Embodied energy
- Emission
- Energy efficient
- Geothermal
- Greenhouse gas
- Greywater
- Heat island effect
- HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Absorbing)
- Hydronic system
- Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
- Infill site
- Invasive species
- LEED
- Micro-irrigation
- Native plants
- Photovoltaics
- Post-consumer recycled content
- Potable water
- Rain garden
- Recycling
- R-values
- Solar panel
- Solar window screens
- Sustainable forestry
- Thermal envelope
- U value (U factor)
- Vegetated roof
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- Walk-off mats
