Here is a glossary of green terms. You may be familiar with some of these, and some might be something you have never heard of before! Throughout this site, there are home and property options listed that are growing in popularity. To find out more about them, you can browse through this handy section.
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- Alternative Energy
- Aldehydes
- Air Conditioning
- Agriculture
- Afforestation
Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (AAC)
Advanced Framing / Concrete Construction- Adobe
Active Solar Power- Active Solar Heating
- Absorber
Building Envelope- Buckwheat
- Brominated Flame Retardants
- British thermal unit (Btu)
Blower Door Tests- bisphenol-a (BPA)
- Biodiversity
- Biodegradable
- Balometer
- Condenser coils
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)- Commissioning
- Coheat Test
- Climate Change
Cellulose Insulation – Post Consumer Recycled Content
Ceiling Fans- Caulk
Carbon Offset
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Duct Blaster
Dual Flush Toilets- Dry Deposits
Drought Tolerant Plants
Drought- Drip Irrigation
- Double Pane Windows
- Demand Limit Controller
- Deconstruction
- DECONSTRUCTED DESIGN
- Daylighting
- Evaporative Cooler
- ET Irrigation Control
Enterprise Green Communities- Enhanced Air Filtration
- Engineered Wood Products
Energy Star®- Energy Recover Ventilator
- Energy Rated
- Energy Improvement Mortgage (EIM)
- Energy Guide Label
- Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM)
- Energy Efficient Light Fixtures
- Energy Efficient Appliances
- Energy Audit
- Energy Assessment
- Emissions Trading
Electric Thermostat Timer- Ecoenvelope
- Fuel Cell
- Fresh Air Ventilation
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
- Fluorinated Gas
- Flashing
- Fiber Cement
- Fenestration
- Groundwater
- Greyfields
- Grey Water System
- Grey Water
- Greenwashing
- Greenhouse Gases
- Greenfield
- Green/Living Roof
- Green Seal
Green Pricing
Green Power Pricing- Green Philosophy
- Green Guides
- Grafting
- Geothermal
- Geo Thermal Heat System (Closed Loop)
- Hydrozoning
Hydroponics- Hydrological drought
- Hydrofluorcarbon
- Hydro, Hydropower or Hydroelectric Power (HEP)
- Hybrid Vehicles
- HVAC (Central Air Conditioning)
- Hubbert’s Curve
- Home Energy Rating System (HERS)
- High Efficiency Hot Water
- Heat Exchanger
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Insulation-Compatible Air-Tight Recessed Lighting
- Insulation – Foam in Place
- Insulation – Blown
- Insulated Glass Windows
- Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF)
- Indoor airPLUS Program
- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
- Low Flow Toilet
Low Flow Fixtures
Low Flow (Environmental)- Low Emittance Doors/Windows
- Locavore
- Load Controller
Living wall- Living Building Challenge
- Light-Emitting Diode Lamp (LED)
- Light Pollution
- Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS)
- Level Spreader
- LEED-ND
- LEED-NC
LEED-H- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
- Nutrient Loading
- No-Low VOC/Paints, Sealants, Varnish
- Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- Nitrogen Runoff
- Net Metering
- Naturescaping
- National Green Building Standard (NGBS)
- National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC)
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
- NAR’s Green Designation
- Runoff
- Rotation
- Root Crops
- Ridership Shed
- Retrofitting
- Renewable Energy Sources
Recyled Construction / Household Waste- Recycled Components
- Recirculating Hot Water Heater
- Rammed Earth Construction
- Rain/Freeze Sensors
- Rain Water Catchment
- Rain Garden
- Radon
- Radiant Heated Floors
- Radiant Floors – Hydronic
- Radiant Floors – Electrical
- Radiant Floors – Air
- Radiant Barrier
- R-Value Upgrades
Sustainable Flooring
Sustainable
Sunscreens- Sunlight Zone
Sulfur Hexafluoride
Succulent Plants
Structured Insulated Panels (SIP)- Straw Bale Construction
- Storm Windows
- Storm Doors
- Stone Mulching
Spray Foam Insulation- Southern Exposure
- Solar Rough-In
- Solar Pool Equipment
Solar Heat- Solar Assisted Hot Water
- Soil Erosion
- Sequestration
- Sequestration
SEER- Sealed Ducting
- Sealed Crawl Space
Sealed Combustion Fireplace / Woodstove- Sanitary Landfill
- Salinity
